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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): June 20, 2000
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INTERWEST BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Washington 0-26632 91-1691216
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
275 S.E. Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor, Washington 98227
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(Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (360) 679-4181
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On June 20, 2000, the Board of Directors of InterWest Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company"), to align the Company's reporting periods with those of its
commercial bank peers, approved a change of the Company's fiscal year-end from
September 30 to December 31, effective retroactively to January 1, 2000. The
Company has filed a report on Form 10-Q covering the transition period from
October 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. The Company will file audited financial
statements on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2000, which will
include audited financial statements for the three-month transition period ended
December 31, 1999.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: June 28, 2000
INTERWEST BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Patrick M. Fahey
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Its: President and Chief
Executive Officer
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