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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 27, 2010

                   First Financial Northwest, Inc.              
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington
  
001-3365
  
26-0610707
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
  
Commission
File Number
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
         
201 Wells Avenue South, Renton, Washington
  
98057
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number (including area code) (425) 255-4400


Not Applicable
(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.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e)           On January 27, 2010, First Financial Northwest, Inc.’s (“Company”) subsidiary, First Savings Bank Northwest (“Bank”), entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement (“Agreement”) with Kari Stenslie, who, serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank.  The Agreement is in the form of the change in control severance agreement for executive officers previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and is incorporated herein by reference as disclosed in Item 10.1 below.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the exhibit index:

10.1   
Form of Change in Control Severance Agreement for Executive Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-143539) filed on June 6, 2007.

 
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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.
 
 

 
  FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. 
   
   
   
DATE: February 1, 2010  By: /s/ Victor Karpiak                                               
         Victor Karpiak 
         Chief Executive Officer 
        

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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