Form 8-K/A - Current report: [Amend]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 11, 2023

FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	001-33652	26-0610707
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

201 Wells Avenue South

Renton, Washington 98057

(Address of principal executive offices)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		FFNW		The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§230.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

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Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) on May 12, 2023 (the “Original Form 8-K”) and is being filed solely to disclose the decision of the Company regarding the frequency with which it will submit proposals to approve executive compensation for a non-binding, advisory vote of shareholders (a “Say-on-Pay Proposal”) at future annual meetings of shareholders. No other changes are being made to the Original Form 8-K.

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(d)

As previously reported, at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 11, 2023, a majority of the votes cast by shareholders favored submitting a Say-on-Pay Proposal to a vote of shareholders each year, as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors. Based on the shareholders’ preference and consistent with its previous recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved submission of a Say-on-Pay Proposal for a vote of shareholders each year until the next required vote by shareholders on a Say-on-Pay Proposal.

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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.

	FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC.
Date: February 13, 2024	By:		/s/ Richard P. Jacobson
			Richard P. Jacobson
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information	May 11, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K/A
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Document Period End Date	May 11, 2023
Entity File Number	001-33652
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001401564
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	WA
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-0610707
Entity Address, Address Line One	201 Wells Avenue South
Entity Address, City or Town	Renton
Entity Address, State or Province	WA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	98057
City Area Code	425
Local Phone Number	255-4400
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	FFNW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false

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