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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;">February 9, 2015</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-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;">1331 Seventeenth St., Suite&nbsp;200</font></p>
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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-size:10pt;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</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 February 3, 2015, the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors approved an amendment and restatement of the Company&#x2019;s Change in Control Severance Plan (as amended and restated, 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;).&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to making certain administrative changes, the amendment and restatement of the Plan modified the length of certain restrictive covenants to which a participant whose Severance Multiple (as such term is defined in the Plan) is more than two may become subject pursuant to the Plan; in particular, the length of the applicable nonsolicitation covenant was changed from a number of years equal to the participant&#x2019;s Severance Multiple to two years and the length of the applicable noncompetition covenant was changed from two years to 18 months.&nbsp;&nbsp;A description of amounts payable pursuant to the Plan is included in the Company&#x2019;s 2014 Proxy Statement filed on March 28, 2014, 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.</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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						<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></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&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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			<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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						<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;">Date:&nbsp; February 9, 2015</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Ebruary 5</font></p>
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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 February 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):
February 9, 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:
☐
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))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
On February 3, 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, the amendment and restatement of the Plan modified the length of certain restrictive covenants to which a participant whose Severance Multiple (as such term is defined in the Plan) is more than two may become subject pursuant to the Plan; in particular, the length of the applicable nonsolicitation covenant was changed from a number of years equal to the participant's Severance Multiple to two years and the length of the applicable noncompetition covenant was changed from two years to 18 months.  A description of amounts payable pursuant to the Plan is included in the Company's 2014 Proxy Statement filed on March 28, 2014, 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.
February
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:  February 9, 2015
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Ebruary 5
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 10.6
Guaranty Bancorp Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Plan.