Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting ofShareholders of Washington Federal, Inc. (the "Company") was held onJanuary 26, 2021 . The three items voted upon by shareholders included 1) the election of three directors for a three-year term; 2) the approval of a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation ofWashington Federal named executive officers; and 3) the ratification of the appointment ofDeloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2021. 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: Mark N. Tabbutt 61,705,474 - 520,702 62,226,176 5,139,556 Brent J. Beardall 61,913,863 - 312,313 62,226,176 5,139,556 S. Steven Singh 61,803,468 - 422,708 62,226,176 5,139,556 Votes Cast Total For Against Abstained Votes Cast Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation 59,903,742 1,930,477 391,957 62,226,176 Ratify appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP 66,165,192 1,154,007 46,533 67,365,732
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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Washin g ton Fede ral , Inc. Annual Meeting slide presentation
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