Law OfficesAgreement and Plan of Merger • September 7th, 2018 • FS Bancorp, Inc. • Savings institutions, not federally chartered
We have acted as special tax counsel for Anchor Bancorp, a Washington corporation ("Anchor"), in connection with the preparation and filing on September 7, 2018, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as such may thereafter be amended or supplemented) (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement relates to a plan of reorganization involving the merger of Anchor with and into FS Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation ("FS Bancorp"), with FS Bancorp being the surviving corporation (the "Merger") and the resulting exchange by Anchor shareholders of shares of Anchor Common Stock for shares of FS Bancorp Common Stock and cash pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between FS Bancorp and Anchor dated July 17, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"), as further set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus contained in the Registr
