Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders




The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Washington Federal, Inc. (the "Company")
was held on January 25, 2022. The three items voted upon by shareholders
included 1) the election of four directors: three directors for a three-year
term and one director for a two-year term; 2) the approval of a non-binding,
advisory vote on the compensation of Washington Federal named executive
officers; and 3) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2022. The results of
the voting were as follows:

                                                        Votes Cast                                Votes                   Total              Broker
                                              For                      Against                  Withheld                Votes Cast          Non-votes
Election of Directors
Three-year term:
R. Shawn Bice                              51,827,564                         -                   457,866               52,285,430          4,728,481
Linda S. Brower                            51,160,275                         -                 1,125,155               52,285,430          4,728,481
Sean B. Singleton                          51,843,015                         -                   442,415               52,285,430          4,728,481
Two-year term:
Sylvia R. Hampel                           51,837,985                         -                   447,445               52,285,430          4,728,481

                                                        Votes Cast                                                        Total
                                              For                      Against                  Abstained               Votes Cast
Non-binding advisory vote on
executive compensation                     50,113,548                 1,832,501                   339,381               52,285,430

Ratify appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP                      55,370,891                 1,604,580                    38,440               57,013,911

Based on the results above, all of the Board of Directors' recommendations were approved by shareholders.




Item 7.01   Regulation FD


The Company is hereby furnishing the slide presentation used in the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. The slide presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 to
this report and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18
of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits




(a)   Not applicable
(b)  Not applicable
(c)  Not applicable
(d)   The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

99.1 Washington Federal, Inc. Annual Meeting slide presentation


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