Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PADRICK KEVIN D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First Financial Northwest, Inc. [FFNW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
201 WELLS AVENUE SOUTH		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RENTON, WA 98057		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option (right to buy) (1) 03/15/2013(2)   (1) Common Stock 100,000 $ 8.05 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PADRICK KEVIN D
201 WELLS AVENUE SOUTH
RENTON, WA 98057		   X      

Signatures

/s/Kevin D. Padrick 03/20/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents grant of stock options under the Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement") between Mr. Padrick and Stilwell Value LLC dated as of March 15, 2013. The Agreement provides that the stock options awarded to Mr. Padrick will expire on the earlier of: (i) a change in control of FFNW, as defined in the Agreement; (ii) three years after March 15, 2013(i.e., March 15, 2016) or such other date mutually agreed to by the parties pursuant to the Agreement; and (iii) in the event Mr. Padrick resigns or is removed from FFNW's Board of Directors.
(2) Vests on the March 15, 2013, the date FFNW announced in a press release that Mr. Padrick had been seated on the Board of Directors pursuant to the Agreement.
(3) Subject to Adjustment as provided in the Agreement.

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