Summary of WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Washington Federal, Inc. was held on January 16, 2013. The three items voted upon by shareholders included 1) the election of four directors, two for a one-year term and two for a three-year term, 2) the approval of a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of Washington Federal executive officers and 3) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2013. The results of the voting were as follows:

                                     Votes Cast           Votes        Total
                                   For       Against    Withheld    Votes Cast
Election of Directors
  One-year term:
    David K. Grant             86,253,076          -     711,092    86,964,168
    Randall H. Talbot          86,239,852          -     724,316    86,964,168
  Three-year term:
    Thomas J. Kelley           86,261,039          -     703,129    86,964,168
    Barbara L. Smith           86,258,463          -     705,705    86,964,168


Non-binding advisory vote on
  executive compensation       85,946,634    807,616                86,754,250
    Abstained                                            209,917       209,917
                                                                    86,964,167

Ratify appointment of
  Deloitte & Touche LLP        97,635,804    954,129     196,122    98,786,055

Based on the results above, all of the business voted upon by the shareholders was approved.