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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font>
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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;">September 8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, 2016</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;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">September 8, 2016, pursuant to the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the &#x201C;Merger Agreement&#x201D;) </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">dated as of March 16, 2016 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">between Guaranty Bancorp (&#x201C;Guaranty&#x201D;) and</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Home State Bancorp</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (&#x201C;Home State&#x201D;), </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty completed its acquisition of Home State</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">In order to effect the acquisition, Home State was merged (the &#x201C;Merger&#x201D;) with and into Guaranty, with Guarant</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">y as the surviving corporation. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Based on Guaranty&#x2019;s closing stock price of $17.99 on September 7, 2016, merger consideration for each share of Home State common stock was calculated at $519.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">36. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Guaranty </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ssue</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">d</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> a total of 6,533,914 shares of common stock to the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">shareholders of Home State and paid those shareholders a total of $35,000,000 in cash.&nbsp;&nbsp;The cash portion of the consideration paid to Home State shareholders</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> was funded by the issuance of s</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ubordinated debt on July 18, 2016. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Guaranty common stock</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> issued</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> in connection with the Merger was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">333-211330), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#x201C;SEC&#x201D;) an</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">d declared effective on August 3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2016 (the &#x201C;Registration Statement&#x201D;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The definitive proxy statement/prospectus (the &#x201C;Proxy Statement/Prospectus&#x201D;) included in the Registration Statement contains additional information about the Merger. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">As of June 30, 2016 Home State had $884 million in total assets.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Merger Agreement, which was included as Appendix&nbsp;A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference, and this summary are not intended to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, and should not be relied upon as disclosure about </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> without consideration of the periodic and current reports and statements that </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> files with the SEC. The terms of the Merger Agreement govern the contractual rights and relationships, and allocate risks, among the parties in relation to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In particular, the representations and warranties made by the parties to each other in the Merger Agreement reflect negotiations between, and are solely for the benefit of, the parties thereto and may be limited or modified by a variety of factors, including: subsequent events, information included in public filings, disclosures made during negotiations, correspondence between the parties and disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time and you should not rely on them as statements of fact. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Current Report on Form 8</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&#8209;K not misleading.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Item 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Other Events.</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">September 8</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2016 Guaranty </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">issued a press release announcing the </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">completion of the acquisition of Home State.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:inherit;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. </font>
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			<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;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</font>
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Merger Closing Announcement 8-K
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):
September 8
, 2016
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
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
2.01
Completion of Acquisition
or Disposition
of Assets.
﻿
On
September 8, 2016, pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement")
dated as of March 16, 2016
between Guaranty Bancorp ("Guaranty") and
Home State Bancorp
("Home State"),
Guaranty completed its acquisition of Home State
.
In order to effect the acquisition, Home State was merged (the "Merger") with and into Guaranty, with Guarant
y as the surviving corporation.
Based on Guaranty's closing stock price of $17.99 on September 7, 2016, merger consideration for each share of Home State common stock was calculated at $519.
36.
﻿
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Guaranty
i
ssue
d
a total of 6,533,914 shares of common stock to the
shareholders of Home State and paid those shareholders a total of $35,000,000 in cash.  The cash portion of the consideration paid to Home State shareholders
was funded by the issuance of s
ubordinated debt on July 18, 2016.
﻿
The Guaranty common stock
issued
in connection with the Merger was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-211330), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") an
d declared effective on August 3
, 2016 (the "Registration Statement").  The definitive proxy statement/prospectus (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") included in the Registration Statement contains additional information about the Merger.
﻿
As of June 30, 2016 Home State had $884 million in total assets.
﻿
The Merger Agreement, which was included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference, and this summary are not intended to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about
Guaranty
, and should not be relied upon as disclosure about
Guaranty
without consideration of the periodic and current reports and statements that
Guaranty
files with the SEC. The terms of the Merger Agreement govern the contractual rights and relationships, and allocate risks, among the parties in relation to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In particular, the representations and warranties made by the parties to each other in the Merger Agreement reflect negotiations between, and are solely for the benefit of, the parties thereto and may be limited or modified by a variety of factors, including: subsequent events, information included in public filings, disclosures made during negotiations, correspondence between the parties and disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time and you should not rely on them as statements of fact.
Guaranty
acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Current Report on Form 8
‑K not misleading.
﻿
Item 8.01
Other Events.
﻿
On
September 8
, 2016 Guaranty
issued a press release announcing the
completion of the acquisition of Home State.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
﻿
Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
﻿
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 2.1
Merger Agreement dated March 16, 2016* (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registration Statement filed on August 1, 2016).
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated
September 8
, 2016
.
﻿
*
The schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and will be provided to the SEC upon request.
﻿
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:
September 8
, 2016
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