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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 [Missing Graphic Reference] Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2011 Cascade Financial Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington (State of incorporation or organization)	000-25286 (Commission File Number)		91-1661954 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2828 Colby Avenue Everett, Washington (Address of principal executive offices)		98201 (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 339-5500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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: oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2011

CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	000-25286	91-1661954
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2828 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(425) 339-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Section Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12). ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b)). ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).

~~ITEM~~Item 58.~~07 Submission~~01 Other of Matters ~~to a Vote of Security Holders~~

On ~~May~~June 3127, 2011, Cascade Financial ~~Corporation~~issued ~~(“Cascade Financial”) held~~ a ~~special~~press ~~meeting~~release ofannouncing ~~its~~that ~~shareholders~~the ~~relating~~approvals toof ~~its~~the ~~pending~~Federal ~~merger~~Deposit ~~with~~Insurance ~~Opus~~Corporation ~~Bank~~ (~~“Opus”~~FDIC) ~~pursuant~~and to the ~~Agreement~~California ~~and~~Department ~~Plan~~ of ~~Reorganization,~~Financial ~~dated~~Institutions asfor ofthe ~~March~~merger 3,of ~~2011, among~~ Cascade ~~Financial,~~Bank ~~Cascade~~into Opus Bank, ~~Opus~~have ~~Acquisition~~been received, ~~Inc.~~and (athat ~~wholly-owned~~the ~~subsidiary~~waiver of ~~Opus)~~the ~~and~~Federal ~~Opus~~Reserve (Bank to the ~~“Merger~~merger ~~Agreement”).~~of ~~Pursuant~~Cascade toFinancial ~~the~~with ~~Merger~~a ~~Agreement~~subsidiary of Opus Bank, Opus Acquisition, Inc., ~~will~~has bebeen ~~merged~~obtained. ~~with~~The ~~and~~transaction ~~into~~is ~~Cascade~~expected ~~Financial,~~to ~~with~~be ~~Cascade~~completed ~~Financial~~on ~~continuing~~June ~~thereafter~~30, as2011. aA ~~wholly-owned~~copy ~~subsidiary~~ of ~~Opus,~~the ~~and~~press ~~Cascade~~release ~~Bank~~is ~~will~~attached behereto ~~merged~~as ~~into~~Exhibit ~~Opus~~99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

AtItem ~~the meeting, Cascade Financial shareholders present in person or by proxy representing approximately 74~~9.~~51% of Cascade~~ 01 Financial’s ~~outstanding~~Statements ~~common stock, voted to approve the merger with Opus~~ and ~~to adopt the Merger Agreement, based on the following vote on proposal 1:~~Exhibits

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
8,339,771	740,548	63,771	0

(d) Exhibits

~~Since~~99.1 Press ~~the~~release ~~merger~~dated ~~proposal~~June ~~was approved~~27, it was not necessary to consider proposal 2, the proposal to adjourn the meeting to a later date in the event there were not sufficient votes at the time of the meeting to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, and the results of the vote on proposal 2 were not announced at the meeting2011.

ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On June 1, 2011, Cascade Financial issued a press release announcing the results of its meeting of shareholders relating to the pending merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibit Number	Document Description
	99.1	Press Release dated June 1, 2011.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that are forward-looking as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial results. However, such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to interest rates, approval and completion of the merger with Opus Bank, regulatory enforcement actions to which Cascade Financial and Cascade Bank are currently and may in the future be subject, inability to attract and retain deposits, changes in capital classifications, changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, and general market risks. For a discussion of certain factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from Cascade Financial's actual results, see the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 1, 2011

	CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
June 27, 2011	/s/ Debra L. Johnson
(Date)	Debra L. Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Debra L. Johnson Debra L. Johnson Executive Vice President and CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press ~~Release~~release dated June 127, 2011.

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