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Get filing alertsTFS Financial's mutual holding company members approve dividend waiver up to $1.27/share
Filed July 7, 2026 · Period ending July 7, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Members of Third Federal Savings MHC (81% owner) approved waiving dividends up to $1.27/share for 12 months, enabling higher distributions to public shareholders without proportional payments to the MHC.
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Waiver received 97% support from votes cast, representing 59% of total eligible votes at the July 7, 2026 special meeting.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland non-objection required before waiver takes effect; timing and approval uncertain.
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Summary
TFS Financial's mutual holding company members voted to approve a dividend waiver that could benefit public shareholders. The MHC, which owns 81% of the Company, agreed to forgo receiving dividends up to $1.27 per share over the next twelve months.
This structure allows the Company to distribute dividends to minority shareholders without making proportional payments to its majority owner, potentially preserving capital or enabling higher per-share distributions to the public float. The waiver received strong support from participating members—97% of votes cast were in favor, though turnout represented 59% of eligible votes.
However, implementation remains contingent on Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland non-objection, which has not yet been requested or received. The Company cannot predict whether or when regulatory approval will be granted. Until the Federal Reserve provides non-objection, the approved waiver cannot take effect and the Company's dividend policy remains unchanged.
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Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
Mutual holding company members approved waiver of up to $1.27/share in dividends for 12 months, pending Federal Reserve non-objection.
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At the July 7, 2026 special meeting of members of Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, MHC (the “MHC”), the mutual holding company of TFS Financial Corporation (the “Company”), the members of the MHC (depositors and certain loan customers of Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland) voted to approve the MHC’s proposed waiver of dividends, aggregating up to $1.27 per share, to be declared on the Company’s common stock during the twelve months subsequent to the members’ approval (i.e., through July 7, 2027). The members approved the waiver by casting 59% of the total eligible votes. Of the votes cast, 97% were in favor of the proposal. The MHC is the 81% majority shareholder of the Company.
The mutual holding company's members approved a waiver allowing the MHC to forgo receiving dividends up to $1.27 per share on the Company's common stock for the next twelve months. The waiver received 97% support from votes cast, representing 59% of total eligible votes. As the MHC owns 81% of the Company, this waiver enables the Company to pay dividends to public shareholders without distributing proportional amounts to the MHC, potentially preserving capital or enabling higher per-share distributions to minority shareholders.
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Following the receipt of the members’ approval at the July 7, 2026 special meeting, the MHC will be filing a notice with, and a request for non-objection from, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for the proposed dividend waivers. Both the non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank and the timing of the non-objection are unknown at this point.
The dividend waiver requires Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland non-objection before taking effect. The Company has not yet received this approval and cannot predict when or if it will be granted. Until the Federal Reserve provides non-objection, the Company cannot implement the approved dividend waiver.
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