Registration No. 333-_______ Filed January 22, 1997 ------------------------ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------ Washington Federal, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Articles of Incorporation) WASHINGTON 91-1661606 - ------------------------ --------------------------------- (State of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 425 Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98101 - ------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) Washington Federal Savings Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan - ---------------------------------------------------- (Full Title of the Plan) Guy C. Pinkerton Copies to Chairman, President and Gerard L. Hawkins, Esq. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth B. Tabach, Esq. Washington Federal, Inc. Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P. 425 Pike Street 734 15th Street, N.W. Seattle, Washington 98101 Washington, D.C. 20005 (206) 624-7936 (202) 347-0300 - ---------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Page 1 of 6 pages Index to Exhibits is located on page 3. CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Title of Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Securities Amount Offering Price Aggregate Amount of to be to be Per Share(3) Offering Price(3) Registration Registered Registered(1) Fee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $1.00 200,000(2) $26.75 $5,350,000 $1,621.21 (1) Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Washington Federal Savings Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of Washington Federal, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant"). (2) Represents an estimate of such presently undeterminable number of shares as may be purchased with employee contributions pursuant to the Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan. (3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, which has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c). The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market System on January 16, 1997. __________________________ This Registration Statement shall become effective automatically upon the date of filing in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 17 C.F.R. <section> 230.462. 2 This Registration Statement registers additional securities to be issued under the Washington Federal Savings Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been filed and is effective. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-97900), filed with the Commission on October 10, 1995, are incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (numbering corresponds to Exhibit Table in Item 601 of Regulation S-K): NO. EXHIBIT PAGE 4 Common Stock Certificate. * 23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP E-1 24 Power of attorney for any subsequent amendments (located in the signature pages of this Registration Statement). -- 99 Washington Federal Savings Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan ** --------------------- * Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B, filed with the Commission on January 26, 1995. ** Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 33-97900), filed with the Commission on October 10, 1995. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the State of Washington on January 21, 1997. By: /S/ GUY C. PINKERTON --------------------------- Guy C. Pinkerton Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Guy C. Pinkerton his or her true and lawful attorney, with full power to sign for such person and in such person's name and capacity indicated below, and with full power of substitution any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming such person's signature as it may be signed by said attorney to any and all amendments SIGNATURE TITLE DATE /S/ KERMIT O. HANSON - -------------------- Kermit O. Hanson Director January 21, 1997 /S/ W. ALDEN HARRIS - -------------------- W. Alden Harris Director January 21, 1997 /S/ ANNA C. JOHNSON - -------------------- Anna C. Johnson Director January 21, 1997 /S/JOHN F. CLEARMAN - -------------------- John F. Clearman Director January 21, 1997 4 SIGNATURE TITLE DATE /S/ H. DENNIS HALVORSON - ----------------------- H. Dennis Halvorson Director January 21, 1997 /S/E.W. MERSEREAU, JR. - ----------------------- E.W. Mersereau, Jr. Vice Chairman January 21, 1997 /S/ GUY C. PINKERTON - ----------------------- Guy C. Pinkerton Chairman, President January 21, 1997 and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) /S/ CHARLES R. RICHMOND - ------------------------ Charles R. Richmond Director January 21, 1997 /S/RICHARD C. REED - ------------------------ Richard C. Reed Director January 21, 1997 /S/ RONALD L. SAPER - ------------------------ Ronald L. Saper Executive Vice January 21, 1997 President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) 5