WaFd Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2024
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events | ||||
On November 12, 2024 the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (the "Company" or "WaFd") declared a cash dividend of $12.1875 per share, on its 4.875% Fixed Rate Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. This dividend equals $0.30468750 per depositary share, each representing 1/40th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock, which is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol "WAFDP." The Series A Preferred Stock dividend is payable on January 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024.
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(d) The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within with Inline XBRL)
Important Cautionary Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation statements related to the Company’s ability to close or timely close on the proposed sale described above. These statements are based on management’s current assumptions and are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, please see the risks and uncertainties identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, and our other reports filed with the SEC and which are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| November 12, 2024 | WAFD, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ KELLI J. HOLZ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kelli J. Holz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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