WSFS Financial (NASDAQ: WSFS) completes $200M 5.375% senior notes due 2035

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WSFS Financial Corporation completed a $200 million underwritten public offering of 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035. The company plans to use the net proceeds to repay $150 million of its outstanding 2.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030, with the balance for general corporate purposes.

The new notes pay a fixed 5.375% interest rate until December 15, 2030, then a floating rate equal to a quarterly reset benchmark, expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR, plus 189 basis points until maturity on December 15, 2035. WSFS may redeem the notes at 100% of principal plus accrued interest on December 15, 2030 and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter, in whole or in part, with any partial redemptions allocated pro rata among noteholders.

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WSFS refinances part of its senior debt with longer, higher-coupon notes.

WSFS Financial Corporation issued $200,000,000 of 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035. Net proceeds are intended to repay $150,000,000 of existing 2.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 and for general corporate purposes. This replaces a portion of lower-coupon 2030 debt with a higher-coupon instrument maturing in 2035.

The notes carry a fixed coupon of 5.375% until December 15, 2030, then switch to a floating rate equal to a quarterly benchmark, expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR, plus 189 basis points through December 15, 2035. WSFS has the option to redeem the notes at 100% of principal plus accrued interest starting on December 15, 2030 and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter, giving the company the ability to repay this debt earlier if it chooses.

As senior unsecured obligations issued under the existing Senior Debt Indenture and a Fourth Supplemental Indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee, these notes rank alongside the company’s other senior unsecured debt. The overall impact on interest expense and balance sheet flexibility will depend on future interest rates, balance sheet evolution and how any remaining proceeds beyond the planned repayment are deployed.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 8.01, 9.01

2 items

Item 8.01 Other Events Other

Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 9, 2025 

Date of Report

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

WSFS Financial Corporation 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 

Delaware		001-35638		22-2866913
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(SEC Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

500 Delaware Ave,
Wilmington, Delaware, 19801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (302) 792-6000

Not Applicable
(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	WSFS	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035

On December 11, 2025, WSFS Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“we, “us” or the “Company”), completed its previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-272862) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 23, 2023, and were offered to the public pursuant to the prospectus supplement, dated December 9, 2025, supplementing the prospectus, dated June 23, 2023, which is contained in and forms a part of the Registration Statement.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 2.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 and for general corporate purposes.

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement, dated December 9, 2025 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Indenture

The Notes were issued pursuant to a Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), by and among the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of December 11, 2025 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The Notes are the senior, unsecured obligations of the Company.

The Notes will bear interest from and including December 11, 2025 to, but excluding, December 15, 2030 at a fixed rate of 5.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2026. From and including December 15, 2030 to, but excluding, December 15, 2035 (unless redeemed prior to such date), the Notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate (reset quarterly) (which is expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR) plus 189 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on March 15, 2031. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the benchmark is less than zero, the benchmark will be deemed to be zero. The Notes will mature on December 15, 2035, unless earlier redeemed.

The Notes may be redeemed at our option, beginning on December 15, 2030, and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Any partial redemption will be made pro rata among all of the holders of the Notes.

On December 11, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Offering, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The foregoing summaries of the Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, respectively, are not complete and are each qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the respective documents (or, in the case of the Notes, the form thereof), each of which is attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Other Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Number	Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated December 9, 2025, by and among WSFS Financial Corporation, Piper Sandler & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.1	Senior Debt Indenture, dated August 27, 2012, between WSFS Financial Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August 27, 2012, File No. 001-35638)
4.2	Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Debt Indenture, dated December 11, 2025, between WSFS Financial Corporation and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee
4.3	Form of 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Note due 2035 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
5.1	Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, as to the validity of the Notes
23.1	Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1	Closing Press Release, dated December 11, 2025
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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 authorized.

	WSFS Financial Corporation
Date: December 11, 2025	By:	/s/ David Burg
		David Burg Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What new debt did WSFS Financial Corporation (WSFS) issue?

WSFS Financial Corporation issued $200,000,000 of 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Unsecured Notes due 2035 in an underwritten public offering.

How will WSFS use the net proceeds from the $200 million notes offering?

The company intends to use the net proceeds to repay $150,000,000 of its outstanding 2.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 and for general corporate purposes.

What are the interest rate terms on WSFS’s new 5.375% senior notes?

The notes pay a fixed 5.375% annual interest rate from December 11, 2025 to December 15, 2030, then a floating rate equal to a quarterly benchmark, expected to be Three-Month Term SOFR, plus 189 basis points until December 15, 2035.

When do WSFS’s new senior notes mature and when can they be redeemed?

The notes mature on December 15, 2035. WSFS may redeem them, in whole or in part, at 100% of principal plus accrued interest beginning on December 15, 2030 and on any scheduled interest payment date thereafter, with partial redemptions made pro rata among holders.

Under which agreements were WSFS’s new notes issued and who is the trustee?

The notes were issued under a Senior Debt Indenture dated August 27, 2012, as supplemented by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated December 11, 2025, with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association serving as trustee.

Which firms acted as underwriters for the WSFS senior notes offering?

Piper Sandler & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC served as underwriters for the offering.