Washington Federal Raises Qtr. Dividend from $0.08 to $0.09/Share

The Board of Directors of Washington Federal, Inc.

, parent company of Washington Federal, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share, a 1 cent per share or 12.5% increase over the prior quarter. The dividend will be payable on April 19, 2013 to common stockholders of record on April 5, 2013. This will be Washington Federal's 121st consecutive quarterly cash dividend.