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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;">June 29</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, 2017</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">Guaranty Bancorp</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:9.5pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in rule 405 of the Secur</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">ities Act of 1933 </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">17 CFR </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#xA7;230.405) </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">or Rule 12-b2 </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> (17 CFR &#xA7;240.12b-2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">).</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>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On June 29, 2017, W. Kirk Wycoff accepted the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">offer of the</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;) of Guaranty Bancorp (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">to ser</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ve as a director on the Board. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Wycoff will also serve as a director on the Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Bank Board&#x201D;) of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (the &#x201C;Ban</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">k&#x201D;). On February&nbsp;15, 2017, Mr. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Wycoff resigned from </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">both </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the Board </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">and the Bank Board </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">in order to </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">represent the</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> investors of Patriot Financial Group</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">(collectively the &#x201C;Patriot Group&#x201D;) </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">on another board opportunity</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Prior to February of 2017, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Wycoff had s</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">erved as a member of the Board and </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the Bank Board and as a member of the Board&#x2019;s Corporate Risk Committee since 2009. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Company is party to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2009 (the &#x201C;Investment</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Agreement&#x201D;) by and among members of the Patriot Group and the other investors party thereto. Pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">t</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">he</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Investment Agreement, the Patriot Group is entitled to nominate one person to either be elected or appointed as a</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">director or be appointed as an observer to the Board. Mr. Wycoff was appointed to the Board and the Bank Board at</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the request of the Patriot Group, of which he is a managing partner, pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the Patriot Group&#x2019;s</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> right under the Investment</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Agreement. Mr. Wycoff is also a limited partner in </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">certain entities in </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Patriot</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Group</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">As of the date hereof, Mr.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Wycoff has not yet been appointed to serve as a member of any of the Board&#x2019;s</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">committees. Although at this time there is no specific committee that he is expected</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">to be appointed to, the Board</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">expects to appoint him to a committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.</font>
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			<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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8-K Wycoff Reinstatement
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):
June 29
, 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)
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(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in rule 405 of the Secur
ities Act of 1933
(
17 CFR
§230.405)
or Rule 12-b2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(17 CFR §240.12b-2
).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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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.
On June 29, 2017, W. Kirk Wycoff accepted the
offer of the
Board of Directors (the "Board") of Guaranty Bancorp (the "Company")
to ser
ve as a director on the Board.
Mr. Wycoff will also serve as a director on the Board of Directors (the "Bank Board") of
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company (the "Ban
k"). On February 15, 2017, Mr.
Wycoff resigned from
both
the Board
and the Bank Board
in order to
represent the
investors of Patriot Financial Group
(collectively the "Patriot Group")
on another board opportunity
.
Prior to February of 2017,
Mr. Wycoff had s
erved as a member of the Board and
the Bank Board and as a member of the Board's Corporate Risk Committee since 2009.
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The Company is party to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2009 (the "Investment
Agreement") by and among members of the Patriot Group and the other investors party thereto. Pursuant to
t
he
Investment Agreement, the Patriot Group is entitled to nominate one person to either be elected or appointed as a
director or be appointed as an observer to the Board. Mr. Wycoff was appointed to the Board and the Bank Board at
the request of the Patriot Group, of which he is a managing partner, pursuant to
the Patriot Group's
right under the Investment
Agreement. Mr. Wycoff is also a limited partner in
certain entities in
the
Patriot
Group
.
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As of the date hereof, Mr.
Wycoff has not yet been appointed to serve as a member of any of the Board's
committees. Although at this time there is no specific committee that he is expected
to be appointed to, the Board
expects to appoint him to a committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
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:
J
uly 3
, 2017
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