---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-003011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFWA"
cik: "0001046025"
company_name: "HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/"
filed_at: "2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:39:43.095225+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heritage Financial shareholders approve stock issuance for Olympic Bancorp merger

## Summary
- Stock issuance proposal approved with 27,081,202 votes for, 25,429 against, 42,699 abstain.
- Quorum of ~80% (27.1M of 33.96M shares) present at January 21 special meeting.
- Adjournment proposal also approved but not needed; meeting concluded without adjournment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-003011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFWA
- cik: 0001046025
- company_name: HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
- filed_at: 2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026003011/0001628280-26-003011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026003011/hfwa-20260121.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-003011.txt

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