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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   LIEN JAY T 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ [HFWA] (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 1578 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) OLYMPIA, WA 98043 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 62,918 (1) D   Common Stock 623 (1) I By Profit Sharing Plan Trust Common Stock 4,493 (2) D Â

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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 (3)	05/01/2014	04/17/2016	Common Stock	1,228	$ 13.81	D	Â
Stock option (3)	05/01/2014	04/26/2017	Common Stock	1,864	$ 15.12	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LIEN JAY T PO BOX 1578 OLYMPIA, WA 98043	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/Kaylene Lahn POA for Jay T. Lien		05/08/2014
**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 shares of Heritage Financial Corporation ("Heritage") common stock received in exchange for shares of Washington Banking Company ("Washington Banking") common stock in connection with the merger of Washington Banking into Heritage Financial Corporation ("Heritage"), with each share of Washington Banking common stock converted into 0.89000 of a share of Heritage commons stock and $2.75 in cash, pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 23, 2013 between Heritage and Washington Banking ("Merger Agreement").
(2)	Represents shares of Heritage common stock issued in settlement of Washington Banking restricted stock units effective as of the merger.
(3)	Represents Washington Banking options that were converted into Heritage options, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

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