WaFd, Inc. Depositary Shares

WaFd, Inc. engages in the provision of lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and currently employs 2,037 full-time employees. WaFd Bank is a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank doing business as WaFd Bank (the Bank). The Bank is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The Bank's business consists primarily of accepting deposits from the public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, loans on multifamily, commercial real estate and other income-producing properties, home equity loans and business loans. The Bank invests in certain United States government and agency obligations and other investments. The Bank has approximately 208 branches located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.