WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC
EXHIBIT 10.6.2
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.    <BR>    <BR>    SECOND AMENDMENT TO<BR>  1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>  AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2000    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Article&nbsp;6
of the Washington Mutual 1994 Stock Option Plan, Amended and Restated as of February&nbsp;15, 2000, is hereby amended by adding a new section&nbsp;at the end thereof to read as
follows, effective April&nbsp;17, 2001: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.6&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>Deferral of Stock Option Gain</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee may authorize, in its discretion, a Participant who exercises a
Nonqualified Option to defer the taxable income attributable to such exercise. To the extent the Committee elects to permit such deferrals, the Committee shall identify the Participants to whom such
deferral elections shall be made available and establish administrative procedures under this Plan or another Company plan for implementing such deferrals. A Participant who makes a deferral under
this Section&nbsp;6.6 may also be credited with deemed dividends under this Plan on such terms as the Committee shall prescribe. All deferrals and any deemed dividends under this Section&nbsp;6.6
shall be distributed to Participants in the form of Stock. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Washington Mutual, Inc. has caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed on the 17th day of April, 2001. </FONT></P>

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By: /s/ Daryl D. David<BR>
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