<p>2025 年 4 月 21 日- 下午 4:10</p>
<p>華盛頓州倫頓，2025 年 4 月 21 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- First Financial Northwest, Inc.（納斯達克代碼：FFNW）（“公司”）今天宣佈，其董事會已根據之前宣佈的清算計劃，宣告每股 22.00 美元的初步清算分配，總額約為 2.03 億美元，約佔預計最終分配收益的 95%。初步清算分配將於 2025 年 4 月 30 日支付給截至 2025 年 4 月 23 日的股東。公司還宣佈已關閉其股票轉讓賬簿，並已向證券交易委員會（“SEC”）提交了 25 號表格，以便將公司的普通股從納斯達克資本市場退市。公司預計將在 5 月 1 日左右向 SEC 提交 15 號表格，以暫停其根據 1934 年證券交易法的定期報告義務。</p>
<p>公司計劃在完成公司的清算並支付或為公司的債權人及現有和合理可預見的債務、税款、負債和義務提供資金後，向股東進行最終現金分配，符合華盛頓州法律和清算計劃的規定。支付税款和費用後，如有剩餘資金，將會進行後續分配給股東。目前，公司估計對股東的總分配（受許多變量和假設的影響）可能在每股 23.06 美元至 23.34 美元之間。我們目前無法確定最終清算分配的具體時間。公司的股票轉讓代理 Computershare 正在根據清算計劃作為股東清算分配的支付代理。</p>
<p><strong>關於 First Financial Northwest, Inc.</strong></p>
<p>First Financial Northwest, Inc.是 First Financial Northwest Bank 的前母公司，該銀行是一家總部位於華盛頓州倫頓的華盛頓州特許商業銀行。有關更多信息，請訪問 ffnw.q4ir.com。</p>
<p><strong>前瞻性聲明：</strong></p>
<p>在本新聞稿及其他提交或提供給證券交易委員會（“SEC”）的文件中，在新聞稿或其他公眾股東溝通中，或在經授權的高管批准的口頭聲明中，使用的 “相信”、“將”、“可能導致”、“預計”、“將繼續”、“預期”、“估計”、“項目”、“計劃” 或類似表達的詞語或短語，旨在識別 1995 年《私人證券訴訟改革法》意義上的 “前瞻性聲明”。前瞻性聲明不是歷史事實，而是管理層對未來事件的當前預期和預測，其中許多事件本質上是不確定的，並超出我們的控制範圍。前瞻性聲明包括關於我們的信念、計劃、目標、期望、假設以及關於退市、註銷、清算和公司解散的聲明，以及在此過程中將產生的剩餘費用和分配給股東的剩餘現金。這些前瞻性聲明基於當前管理層的預期，因此可能涉及風險和不確定性。實際結果可能與我們當前預期或預測的前瞻性聲明存在重大差異，具體因素請參見公司最新的 10-K 表格年度報告和 10-Q 表格季度報告及其他提交給 SEC 的報告，這些報告可在我們的投資者關係網站 ffnw.q4ir.com 和 SEC 網站 sec.gov 上獲取。</p>
<p>我們在本新聞稿及其他公開聲明中所做的任何前瞻性聲明均基於管理層在作出聲明時的信念和假設，可能由於我們可能做出的不準確假設、上述因素或其他我們無法預見的因素而出現錯誤。因此，在評估前瞻性聲明時，應考慮這些因素，不應對這些聲明過度依賴。我們不承擔並明確拒絕任何義務，修訂任何前瞻性聲明以反映預期或未預期事件或情況的發生。</p>
<p><strong>投資者聯繫：</strong></p>
<p>Rich Jacobson</p>
<p>執行副總裁兼首席財務官</p>
<p>jacobsonr@ffnorthwest.com</p>
<p>(206) 573-4973</p>
<p>Karla Evans</p>
<p>助理副總裁，投資者關係</p>
<p>evansk@ffnorthwest.com</p>
<p>(206) 833-1259</p>
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FFNW

<p>First Financial Northwest, Inc. 宣佈將進行初步清算分配，每股 $22.00，總計約 $2.03 億，作為其解散計劃的一部分。該分配將於 2025 年 4 月 30 日支付給截至 2025 年 4 月 23 日的股東。公司已關閉其股票過户賬簿，並申請從納斯達克退市。在清償債務和義務後，預計將進行最終現金分配，總分配可能在每股 $23.06 至 $23.34 之間</p>

<p>04/21/2025 - 04:10 PM</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2025 年 4 月 21 日- 下午 4:10</p>
</div><p>RENTON, Wash., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Financial Northwest, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: 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 $203million, representing approximately 95% of the anticipated proceeds to ultimately be distributed. The initial liquidating distribution will be payable on April30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of April23, 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.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>華盛頓州倫頓，2025 年 4 月 21 日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）-- First Financial Northwest, Inc.（納斯達克代碼：FFNW）（“公司”）今天宣佈，其董事會已根據之前宣佈的清算計劃，宣告每股 22.00 美元的初步清算分配，總額約為 2.03 億美元，約佔預計最終分配收益的 95%。初步清算分配將於 2025 年 4 月 30 日支付給截至 2025 年 4 月 23 日的股東。公司還宣佈已關閉其股票轉讓賬簿，並已向證券交易委員會（“SEC”）提交了 25 號表格，以便將公司的普通股從納斯達克資本市場退市。公司預計將在 5 月 1 日左右向 SEC 提交 15 號表格，以暫停其根據 1934 年證券交易法的定期報告義務。</p>
</div><p>The Company intends to make a final cash distribution to shareholders subject to first completing the wind down of the Company and paying or providing for the Company’s creditors and existing and reasonably foreseeable debts, taxes, liabilities, and obligations in accordance with Washington law and the Plan of Dissolution. Funds remaining, if any, after paying taxes and expenses will result in a subsequent distribution to shareholders. At this time, the Company estimates that total distributions to shareholders (subject to a significant number of variables and assumptions) will potentially be in the $23.06 to $23.34 per share range. We cannot determine at this time when a final liquidating distribution might be made. Computershare, the Company’s stock transfer agent, is acting as paying agent for the liquidating distributions to shareholders pursuant to the Plan of Dissolution.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司計劃在完成公司的清算並支付或為公司的債權人及現有和合理可預見的債務、税款、負債和義務提供資金後，向股東進行最終現金分配，符合華盛頓州法律和清算計劃的規定。支付税款和費用後，如有剩餘資金，將會進行後續分配給股東。目前，公司估計對股東的總分配（受許多變量和假設的影響）可能在每股 23.06 美元至 23.34 美元之間。我們目前無法確定最終清算分配的具體時間。公司的股票轉讓代理 Computershare 正在根據清算計劃作為股東清算分配的支付代理。</p>
</div><p><strong>About First Financial Northwest, Inc.</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>關於 First Financial Northwest, Inc.</strong></p>
</div><p>First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the former parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank, a Washington State-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Renton, Washington. For additional information visit ffnw.q4ir.com.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>First Financial Northwest, Inc.是 First Financial Northwest Bank 的前母公司，該銀行是一家總部位於華盛頓州倫頓的華盛頓州特許商業銀行。有關更多信息，請訪問 ffnw.q4ir.com。</p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-looking statements:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性聲明：</strong></p>
</div><p>When used in this press release 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. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent management’s current expectations and forecasts regarding future events many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about, among other things, the delisting, deregistration, wind-down and dissolution of the Company, the remaining expenses to be incurred in such process, and the remaining cash to be distributed to shareholders. These forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ, possibly materially from those currently expected or projected in these forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us, and other factors described in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC – that are available on our Investor Relations website at ffnw.q4ir.com and on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在本新聞稿及其他提交或提供給證券交易委員會（“SEC”）的文件中，在新聞稿或其他公眾股東溝通中，或在經授權的高管批准的口頭聲明中，使用的 “相信”、“將”、“可能導致”、“預計”、“將繼續”、“預期”、“估計”、“項目”、“計劃” 或類似表達的詞語或短語，旨在識別 1995 年《私人證券訴訟改革法》意義上的 “前瞻性聲明”。前瞻性聲明不是歷史事實，而是管理層對未來事件的當前預期和預測，其中許多事件本質上是不確定的，並超出我們的控制範圍。前瞻性聲明包括關於我們的信念、計劃、目標、期望、假設以及關於退市、註銷、清算和公司解散的聲明，以及在此過程中將產生的剩餘費用和分配給股東的剩餘現金。這些前瞻性聲明基於當前管理層的預期，因此可能涉及風險和不確定性。實際結果可能與我們當前預期或預測的前瞻性聲明存在重大差異，具體因素請參見公司最新的 10-K 表格年度報告和 10-Q 表格季度報告及其他提交給 SEC 的報告，這些報告可在我們的投資者關係網站 ffnw.q4ir.com 和 SEC 網站 sec.gov 上獲取。</p>
</div><p>Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this press release and in the other public statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made and may turn out to be wrong because of the inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors illustrated above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. Therefore, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements <em>.</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我們在本新聞稿及其他公開聲明中所做的任何前瞻性聲明均基於管理層在作出聲明時的信念和假設，可能由於我們可能做出的不準確假設、上述因素或其他我們無法預見的因素而出現錯誤。因此，在評估前瞻性聲明時，應考慮這些因素，不應對這些聲明過度依賴。我們不承擔並明確拒絕任何義務，修訂任何前瞻性聲明以反映預期或未預期事件或情況的發生。</p>
</div><p><strong>Investor Contacts:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>投資者聯繫：</strong></p>
</div><p>Rich Jacobson</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Rich Jacobson</p>
</div><p>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>執行副總裁兼首席財務官</p>
</div><p>jacobsonr@ffnorthwest.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>jacobsonr@ffnorthwest.com</p>
</div><p>(206) 573-4973</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(206) 573-4973</p>
</div><p>Karla Evans</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Karla Evans</p>
</div><p>Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>助理副總裁，投資者關係</p>
</div><p>evansk@ffnorthwest.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>evansk@ffnorthwest.com</p>
</div><p>(206) 833-1259</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>(206) 833-1259</p>
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