 SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Washington Federal, Inc. NASDAQ: WAFD Washington Federal or the Company announced today the preliminary results of its modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to 290 million of its common stock for cash at a price per share not less than 26.50 and not greater than 31.00, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on March 9, 2021. Based on the preliminary count by American Stock Transfer Trust Company, LLC, 