Jeremy Lindner Form 3 COBIZ FINANCIAL / JEREMY LINDNER ownership change

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LINDNER JEREMY

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1401 LAWRENCE ST., STE.1200

(Street)

DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COBIZ FINANCIAL INC [ COBZ ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Credit Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	7,857(1)	D

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: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/20/2018	07/20/2022	Common Stock	1,000(2)	12.7	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes: i) 1771 unvested restricted shares, part of a 5315 ratably vesting restricted share award granted 7/20/2015. All unvested shares will vest on 7/20/2018; ii) 2226 unvested restricted shares, part of a 4839 ratably vesting restricted share award granted 3/7/2016. Unvested restricted shares will vest in equal parts on 3/7/2018 and 3/7/2019; iii) Includes 2860 unvested restricted shares relating to a ratably vesting restricted share award granted 3/7/2017. Unvested restricted shares will vest in equal parts on 3/7/2018, 3/7/2019 and 3/7/2020.

2. Options vest ratably over a three year period from the date of grant. Of the original 2000 shares granted on 7/20/2015, 1334 have vested and 1000 were previously exercised. On 7/20/2018 the remaining unvested options will vest and become exercisable. The option expires no later than 7/20/2022.

	By: Lyne Andrich For: Jeremy Lindner	02/16/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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