First Financial Northwest, Inc. Announces Declaration of Initial Liquidating Distribution; Stock Transfer Books Closed

RENTON, Wash., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Financial Northwest, Inc. (NASDAQGS:FFNW) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an initial liquidating distribution pursuant to its previously announced Plan of Dissolution in the amount of $22.00 per share, or approximately $203 million, representing approximately 95% of the anticipated proceeds to ultimately be distributed. The initial liquidating distribution will be payable on April 30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of April 23, 2025. The Company also announced that it has closed its stock transfer books and has filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to delisting the Company’s common stock from trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company expects to file Form 15 with the SEC on or about May 1 in order to suspend its periodic reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.