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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2017
Guaranty Bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 000-51556 | | 41-2150446 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 200 Denver, CO | | 80202 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(303) 675-1194
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)On February 15, 2017, W. Kirk Wycoff resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Guaranty Bancorp (the “Company”) and the Board of Directors (the “Bank Board”) of the Company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, effective immediately. Mr. Wycoff had served as a member of the Board, the Bank Board and as a member of the Board’s Corporate Risk Committee since 2009. He resigned from the Board and Bank Board to represent the Patriot Financial Group’s investors on another board opportunity. Mr. Wycoff expressed no disagreements with the Company regarding the operations, policies or practices of the Company.
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.
| GUARANTY BANCORP |
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| By: | /s/ Christopher G. Treece |
| | Name: Christopher G. Treece |
| | Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Date: February 17, 2017
