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<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">FORM 8-K<br>
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CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 1, 2007</font></p>

<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.<br>
</font></u></b>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">1301 SECOND AVENUE,<br>
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101<br>
</font></b><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (206)&nbsp;461-2000</font></p>

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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;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:</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font><font size="2">&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font><font size="2">&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font><font size="2">&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">SECTION 5 &ndash; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT</font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 5.03&nbsp; Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</font></b></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in'><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">On February 1, 2007, Washington Mutual, Inc. (the &ldquo;<u>Company</u>&rdquo;) amended Section 3.11 of its Restated Bylaws to add new majority voting procedures for
all uncontested elections of the Company&rsquo;s directors.&nbsp; The new procedures provide that in an uncontested election of the Company&rsquo;s directors, any nominee who does not receive a majority of the shares cast shall promptly offer his or her resignation
to the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors following the meeting at which the election occurred.&nbsp; A vote of the "majority of shares cast" means that the number of shares voted &ldquo;for&rdquo; a director exceeds the number of votes affirmatively voted as
&ldquo;withheld&rdquo; from that director.&nbsp; The Company&rsquo;s Governance Committee will promptly consider the resignation offer and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will then act on the Governance Committee&rsquo;s recommendation within 90 days
following the shareholder meeting at which the election occurred. Thereafter, the Board will promptly disclose publicly its decision whether to accept the director&rsquo;s resignation offer. The director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this provision
will not participate in the Governance Committee recommendation or the Board&rsquo;s decision whether to accept his or her resignation offer. To make it consistent with the new majority voting procedures, the Company also amended Section 4.18 of its Restated Bylaws
to clarify that a director&rsquo;s resignation may take effect upon the occurrence of one or more future events.&nbsp; The amendments to Section 3.11 and Section 4.18 are effective immediately.</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style='text-indent:.5in'><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">A copy of the amendments to Section 3.11 and Section 4.18 of the Company&rsquo;s Restated Bylaws is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by
reference.</font></p>

<p align="center" style='text-align:center'><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

<p><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style='text-align:center'><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Fay L. Chapman<br>
Senior Executive Vice President</font></i></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Amendments to Bylaws</font></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoBodyText3" style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:-.5in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman">-<font size="1" face="Times New
Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Section 3.11</font></u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> is amended and replaced in its entirety by the following:</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Section 3.11.&nbsp; Voting for Directors</font></u><font size="2">.&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">3.11.1<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b> In the election of directors every shareholder of record entitled to vote at the election shall have the right to vote in person the number of shares owned by
him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote.&nbsp; Shareholders entitled to vote at any election of directors shall have no right to cumulate votes.&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">3.11.2&nbsp;&nbsp; In any election of directors the candidates elected are those receiving the largest numbers of votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election, up to the
number of directors to be elected by such shares.&nbsp; For purposes of this Section 3.11, a vote of the &ldquo;majority of shares cast&rdquo; means that the number of shares voted &ldquo;for&rdquo; a director must exceed
the number of votes affirmatively voted as &ldquo;withheld&rdquo; from that director. For all director elections in which the number of nominees does not exceed the number of directors to be elected, any nominee who does not receive a majority of the shares cast
in the election shall promptly offer his or her resignation to the Board following the date of the shareholders&rsquo; meeting at which the election occurred. <a name="OLE_LINK5">The Corporation&rsquo;s Governance Committee will promptly
consider the resignation offer and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will act on the Governance Committee&rsquo;s recommendation within 90 days following the date of the shareholders&rsquo; meeting at which the election occurred.&nbsp; Thereafter, the
Board will promptly disclose publicly its decision whether to accept the director&rsquo;s resignation offer. The director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this provision shall not participate in the Governance Committee&rsquo;s recommendation or the
Board&rsquo;s decision whether to accept his or her resignation offer.&nbsp; If no director receives a majority of shares cast in an uncontested election, then the directors who were directors immediately before such meeting will nominate a new slate of directors and
hold a special meeting for the purpose of electing those nominees within 180 days following the date of the shareholders&rsquo; meeting at which the election occurred.</font></p>

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Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font> <u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Section 4.18</font></u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> is amended and replaced in its entirety by the following:</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.18.&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Resignation</u>.</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp; Any director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the chairman of the board, the
president, the secretary, or the registered office of the corporation, or by giving oral notice at any meeting of the directors or shareholders.&nbsp; Any such resignation shall take effect at any subsequent time specified therein (including the occurrence of one or
more specified future events), or if the time is not specified, upon delivery thereof and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.</font></p>

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