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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">May 15</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, 2015</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(303) 675-1194</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">(Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item&nbsp;5.02</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">May 15</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2015, the Company&#x2019;s </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Board of Directors </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">approved an amendment and restatement of the Company&#x2019;s Change in Control Severance Plan (</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">as amended and restated, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&#x201D;).</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Plan provides severance to participants in the event of termination without cause or </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">resignation </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">for good reason within two years following a change in control.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">In addition to</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> making</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> certain </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">administrative changes, t</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">he</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> amendment and restatement of the</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Plan </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">eliminated the provisions of the Plan providing for the gross-up of excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Code</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&#x201D;).</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">In addition to eliminating the gross-up</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> provisions, the amendment and restatement implemented a &#x201C;best net method&#x201D;.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the best net method, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">if an executive is subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> by virtue of severance payments that the executive is to receive under the Plan</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, the executive will only have his or her severance payments reduced if the reduction will leave the executive in a be</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">tter after-tax position.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the executive would be in a better after-tax position by receiving the full amount of his or her severance payment, the full amount will be paid to the executive but the executive will be solely responsible for the payment of any excise tax.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">A description of amounts payable pursuant to the Plan i</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">s included in the Company&#x2019;s 2015</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">roxy Statement filed on March 27, 2015</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> although due to the removal of the Plan&#x2019;s gross-up provisions, the potential excise tax gross-ups described would no longer be payable to the Company&#x2019;s named executive officers.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;a</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">copy of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, and each is hereby incorporated by reference</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Description</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.6</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty Bancorp Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">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.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">GUARANTY BANCORP</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Christopher G. Treece</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Name: Christopher G. Treece</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Date:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">May 19</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, 2015</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty Bancorp Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan.</font></p>
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8-K Severance Plan Updated May 2015
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):
May 15
, 2015
Guaranty Bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-51556
41-2150446
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
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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☐
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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
On
May 15
, 2015, the Company's
Board of Directors
approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's Change in Control Severance Plan (
as amended and restated,
the "
Plan
").
The Plan provides severance to participants in the event of termination without cause or
resignation
for good reason within two years following a change in control.
In addition to
making
certain
administrative changes, t
he
amendment and restatement of the
Plan
eliminated the provisions of the Plan providing for the gross-up of excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "
Code
").
In addition to eliminating the gross-up
provisions, the amendment and restatement implemented a "best net method".  Pursuant to the best net method,
if an executive is subject to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code
by virtue of severance payments that the executive is to receive under the Plan
, the executive will only have his or her severance payments reduced if the reduction will leave the executive in a be
tter after-tax position.  If the executive would be in a better after-tax position by receiving the full amount of his or her severance payment, the full amount will be paid to the executive but the executive will be solely responsible for the payment of any excise tax.
A description of amounts payable pursuant to the Plan i
s included in the Company's 2015
P
roxy Statement filed on March 27, 2015
,
although due to the removal of the Plan's gross-up provisions, the potential excise tax gross-ups described would no longer be payable to the Company's named executive officers.  In addition,
a
copy of the Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
, and each is hereby incorporated by reference
.
Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits.
2
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 10.6
Guaranty Bancorp Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan
.
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
By:
/s/ Christopher G. Treece
Name: Christopher G. Treece
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Date:
May 19
, 2015
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Ebruary 5
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 10.6
Guaranty Bancorp Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan.