---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936528-22-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAFD"
cik: "0000936528"
company_name: "WAFD INC"
filed_at: "2022-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:06:48.384670+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Washington Federal raises dividend to $0.24, appoints new chairman, CFO to retire 2023

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend raised to $0.24 per share, payable Feb 18, 2022 to holders of record Feb 4, 2022.
- Chairman Thomas Kelley and Director Barbara Smith retired; Stephen Graham named Chairman, Brent Beardall Vice-Chairman.
- CFO Vincent Beatty announced intent to retire in early 2023; no changes to compensatory plans.
- New directors Sylvia Hampel, Sean Singleton, Shawn Bice assigned to Audit, Compensation, Risk, Technology, and Nominating committees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936528-22-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAFD
- cik: 0000936528
- company_name: WAFD INC
- filed_at: 2022-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/wfsl-20220125.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-22-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-22-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-22-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas Kelley retired as Chairman of the Board at WAFD INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: both Chairman Thomas Kelley and Director Barbara Smith were not nominated for re-election to the board and retired following the January 25, 2022 annual shareholder meeting, consistent with the Company's director retirement policy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen Graham was appointed as Chairman of the Board at WAFD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Concurrent to Chairman Kelley's retirement, Director Stephen Graham was appointed as successor to the role of Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brent Beardall was appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Board at WAFD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice-Chairman of the Board
  source text: and Director Brent Beardall was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Vincent Beatty departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at WAFD INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 25, 2022 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Vincent Beatty informed the Board of his intent to retire effective in early 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Barbara Smith retired as Director at WAFD INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: both Chairman Thomas Kelley and Director Barbara Smith were not nominated for re-election to the board and retired following the January 25, 2022 annual shareholder meeting, consistent with the Company's director retirement policy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652822000036/0000936528-22-000036-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.