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			Kirk Wycoff Resignation 8-K
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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 15, 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;">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;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 27pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On February&nbsp;15, 2017, W. Kirk Wycoff</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">resigned from the Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;) of Guaranty Bancorp (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) and the Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Bank Board&#x201D;) of the Company&#x2019;s wholly owned bank subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, effective immediately. Mr. Wycoff</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">had </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">served as a member of the Board, </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</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> 2009. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">He resigned from the Board and Bank Board to represent the Patriot Financial Group&#x2019;s investors on another board opportunity</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">. Mr. Wycoff expressed no disagreements with the Company regarding the&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#212121;font-size:10pt;">operations, policies or practices of the Company.</font>
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Kirk Wycoff Resignation 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):
February 15, 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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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)
On February 15, 2017, W. Kirk Wycoff
resigned from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Guaranty Bancorp (the "Company") and the Board of Directors (the "Bank Board") of the Company's wholly owned bank subsidiary, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, effective immediately. Mr. Wycoff
had
served as a member of the Board,
the Bank Board and as a member of the Board's Corporate Risk Committee since
2009.
He resigned from the Board and Bank Board to represent the Patriot Financial Group's investors on another board opportunity
. Mr. Wycoff expressed no disagreements with the Company regarding the
operations, policies or practices of the Company.
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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 17, 2017
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