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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or l5 (d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;23, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington Banking Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>91-1725825</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>450 SW Bayshore Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oak Harbor, WA 98277 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(360) 679-3121 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>No Change </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name
or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;23, 2013, Washington Banking Company (&#147;Washington
Banking&#148;) and Heritage Financial Corporation (&#147;Heritage&#148;) issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;23, 2013 under which Washington Banking and Heritage will
enter into a strategic merger, with Washington Banking merging with and into Heritage. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, on October&nbsp;24, 2013, Washington Banking
and Heritage intend to provide supplemental information regarding the proposed transaction in connection with a presentation to analysts and investors. The slides that will be made available in connection with the presentation are attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;SEC&#148;), in press releases or other public shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;will likely
result,&#148; &#147;are expected to,&#148; &#147;will continue,&#148; &#147;is anticipated,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; or similar expressions are intended to identify &#147;forward-looking statements&#148;
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp;You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made.&nbsp;These statements may
relate to future financial performance, strategic plans or objectives, revenues or earnings projections, or other financial information.&nbsp;By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated in the statements.&nbsp;Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger and all other statements in this release other than historical facts constitute forward-looking
statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or projected include, but
are not limited to, the following: (1)&nbsp;expected revenues, cost savings, synergies and other benefits from the Heritage-Washington Banking merger might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all and costs or difficulties relating
to integration matters, including but not limited to customer and employee retention, might be greater than expected; (2)&nbsp;the requisite shareholder and regulatory approvals for the Heritage-Washington Banking merger might not be obtained;
(3)&nbsp;the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which could necessitate additional
provisions for loan losses, resulting both from loans originated and loans acquired from other financial institutions; (4)&nbsp;results of examinations by regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may,
among other things, require increases in the allowance for loan losses or writing down of assets; (5)&nbsp;competitive pressures among depository institutions; (6)&nbsp;interest rate movements and their impact on customer behavior and net interest
margin; (7)&nbsp;the impact of repricing and competitors&#146; pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products; (8)&nbsp;fluctuations in real estate values; (9)&nbsp;the ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to meet customers&#146;
needs and developments in the market place; (10)&nbsp;the ability to access cost-effective funding; (11)&nbsp;changes in financial markets; (12)&nbsp;changes in economic conditions in general and in Western Washington and the Pacific Northwest in
particular; (13)&nbsp;the costs, effects and outcomes of litigation; (14)&nbsp;new legislation or regulatory changes, including but not limited to the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations adopted thereunder, changes in capital requirements pursuant to the
Dodd-Frank Act and the implementation of the Basel III capital standards, other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry and changes in federal and/or state tax laws or interpretations thereof by taxing authorities;
(15)&nbsp;changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; (16)&nbsp;future acquisitions of other depository institutions or lines of business; and (17)&nbsp;future goodwill impairment due to changes in business, changes in market
conditions, or other factors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington Banking does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Heritage will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement
will include a joint proxy statement of Washington Banking and Heritage that also </P>

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constitutes a prospectus of Heritage, which will be sent to the shareholders of Washington Banking and Heritage. Shareholders are advised to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it
becomes available because it will contain important information about Washington Banking, Heritage and the proposed transaction. When filed, this document and other documents relating to the merger filed by Washington Banking and Heritage can be
obtained free of charge from the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. These documents also can be obtained free of charge by accessing Washington Banking&#146;s website at http://investor.washingtonbanking.info/docs.aspx?iid=1025104 or by accessing
Heritage&#146;s website at http://www.hf-wa.com/docs.aspx?iid=1024198. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from Washington Banking, upon written request to Washington Banking Company, Secretary, 450 SW
Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 or by calling (360)&nbsp;240-6458, or from Heritage upon written request to Heritage Financial Corporation, Secretary, 201 Fifth Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98501 or by calling (360)&nbsp;943-1500. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PARTICIPANTS IN THIS TRANSACTION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington Banking, Heritage and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about these participants may be found in the definitive proxy statement of Washington Banking relating to its 2013 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;26, 2013, and the definitive proxy statement of Heritage relating to its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC by Heritage on March&nbsp;19, 2013. These definitive proxy
statements can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.&nbsp;Additional information regarding the interests of these participants will also be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction
when it becomes available. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard A. Shields</P></TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or l5 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2013
Washington Banking Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-24503
91-1725825
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
450 SW Bayshore Drive
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(360) 679-3121
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No Change
(Former name
or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
x
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))
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On October 23, 2013, Washington Banking Company ("Washington
Banking") and Heritage Financial Corporation ("Heritage") issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 23, 2013 under which Washington Banking and Heritage will
enter into a strategic merger, with Washington Banking merging with and into Heritage. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, on October 24, 2013, Washington Banking
and Heritage intend to provide supplemental information regarding the proposed transaction in connection with a presentation to analysts and investors. The slides that will be made available in connection with the presentation are attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
When used in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), in press releases or other public shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "believe," "will," "will likely
result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "plans," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. These statements may
relate to future financial performance, strategic plans or objectives, revenues or earnings projections, or other financial information. By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated in the statements. Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger and all other statements in this release other than historical facts constitute forward-looking
statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or projected include, but
are not limited to, the following: (1) expected revenues, cost savings, synergies and other benefits from the Heritage-Washington Banking merger might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all and costs or difficulties relating
to integration matters, including but not limited to customer and employee retention, might be greater than expected; (2) the requisite shareholder and regulatory approvals for the Heritage-Washington Banking merger might not be obtained;
(3) the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which could necessitate additional
provisions for loan losses, resulting both from loans originated and loans acquired from other financial institutions; (4) results of examinations by regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may,
among other things, require increases in the allowance for loan losses or writing down of assets; (5) competitive pressures among depository institutions; (6) interest rate movements and their impact on customer behavior and net interest
margin; (7) the impact of repricing and competitors' pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products; (8) fluctuations in real estate values; (9) the ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to meet customers'
needs and developments in the market place; (10) the ability to access cost-effective funding; (11) changes in financial markets; (12) changes in economic conditions in general and in Western Washington and the Pacific Northwest in
particular; (13) the costs, effects and outcomes of litigation; (14) new legislation or regulatory changes, including but not limited to the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations adopted thereunder, changes in capital requirements pursuant to the
Dodd-Frank Act and the implementation of the Basel III capital standards, other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry and changes in federal and/or state tax laws or interpretations thereof by taxing authorities;
(15) changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; (16) future acquisitions of other depository institutions or lines of business; and (17) future goodwill impairment due to changes in business, changes in market
conditions, or other factors.
Washington Banking does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
circumstances or events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Heritage will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement
will include a joint proxy statement of Washington Banking and Heritage that also
constitutes a prospectus of Heritage, which will be sent to the shareholders of Washington Banking and Heritage. Shareholders are advised to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it
becomes available because it will contain important information about Washington Banking, Heritage and the proposed transaction. When filed, this document and other documents relating to the merger filed by Washington Banking and Heritage can be
obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These documents also can be obtained free of charge by accessing Washington Banking's website at http://investor.washingtonbanking.info/docs.aspx?iid=1025104 or by accessing
Heritage's website at http://www.hf-wa.com/docs.aspx?iid=1024198. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from Washington Banking, upon written request to Washington Banking Company, Secretary, 450 SW
Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 or by calling (360) 240-6458, or from Heritage upon written request to Heritage Financial Corporation, Secretary, 201 Fifth Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98501 or by calling (360) 943-1500.
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS TRANSACTION
Washington Banking, Heritage and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about these participants may be found in the definitive proxy statement of Washington Banking relating to its 2013 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March 26, 2013, and the definitive proxy statement of Heritage relating to its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC by Heritage on March 19, 2013. These definitive proxy
statements can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants will also be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction
when it becomes available.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1 Joint Press Release dated October 23, 2013
99.2 Investor Presentation
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
hereunto duly authorized.
WASHINGTON BANKING COMPANY
Dated: October 23, 2013
By:
/s/ Richard A. Shields
Richard A. Shields
EVP and Chief Financial Officer