UNITED STATES
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) December 24, 2007 |
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COLUMBIA BANCORP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Oregon (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 0-27938 (Commission File Number) | 93-1193156 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
401 East Third Street, Suite 200, The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (Address of principal executive offices) |
(541) 298-6649 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): |
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 20, 2007, Columbia’s Board of Directors approved employment agreements for Columbia’s subsidiary Columbia River Bank executives; Brian Devereux, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Christine Herb, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Staci Coburn, Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:
| 10.1 | Employment contracts between Brian Devereux; Christine Herb and Staci Coburn and Columbia River Bank. |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| Date: December 24, 2007 | By: | /s/ Roger L. Christensen |
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| | Roger L. Christensen, President and Chief Executive Officer – Columbia Bancorp |
