0001046025-15-000079.txt : 20150625 0001046025-15-000079.hdr.sgml : 20150625 20150625175114 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001046025-15-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150623 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150625 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150625 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046025 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] IRS NUMBER: 911857900 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 201 FIFTH AVENUE S.W. STREET 2: P O BOX 1578 CITY: OLYMPIA STATE: WA ZIP: 98501 BUSINESS PHONE: 3609431500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 205 5TH AVE SW STREET 2: P O BOX 1578 CITY: OLYMPIA STATE: WA ZIP: 98501 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHARNESKI BRIAN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001219965 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-29480 FILM NUMBER: 15952654 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 1578 CITY: OLYMPIA STATE: WA ZIP: 98507 4 1 wf-form4_143526906480277.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-06-23 0 0001046025 HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ HFWA 0001219965 CHARNESKI BRIAN PO BOX 1578 OLYMPIA WA 98507 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-06-23 4 A 0 1113 0 A 29381 D Common Stock 420 I by Trust Common Stock 10675 I by Corporation Respresents Restricted Stock Award vesting on May 2, 2016. Brian Charneski 2015-06-25 Kaylene Lahn POA 2015-06-25 EX-24 2 charneskipoa8-26x08.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Brian L. Vance, Kaylene M.
Lahn and Donald J. Hinson, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-
in-fact to:

(1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity  as an
officer and / or director of Heritage Financial Corporation, ("HFC"), Forms 3,4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

(2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,4 or 5 and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or cold do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute and substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of  this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.   The "undersigned" acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is HFC
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is not
longer required to file Forms 3,4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by HFC, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this __26_____ day of __August___________, 2008.

                                          /s/ Brian S. Charneski
                        Signature

                        Brian S. Charneski
                        Print Name


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