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			Suzanne Brennan - Board 8-K
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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;">January 1, 2017</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 January&nbsp;1, 2017, Suzanne Brennan </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">accepted </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&#x2019;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> offer to appoint her as a director of the Board</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">In anticipation of Ms. Brennan&#x2019;s acceptance of the offer to join the Board, t</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">he Board had </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">conditionally </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">approved</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> an increase to ten directors. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Board expects to appoint her to a committee at the Board&#x2019;s next regularly scheduled meeting.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Brennan brings extensive risk management, operations, and systems </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">knowledge</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> to the Company&#x2019;s board.&nbsp; She has over 35 years of experience in the banking industry.&nbsp; Ms. Brennan retired from Pacific Western Bank in 2016 after serving most recently as the Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to joining Pacific Western Bank in January 2011,&nbsp;Ms. Brennan was Executive Vice President of Operations and Systems at the Company from May 2005 to December 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Brennan was Executive Vice President, Manager of Systems and Operations for Pacific Western Bank from April 2002 to May 2005. During her career, she has held management and executive level positions </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">in the banking industry</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, includi</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">ng the Federal Reserve Bank, U.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">S. Bank (formerly First Bank System), Western Bancorp, the Company and Pacific Western Bank.</font>
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Suzanne Brennan - Board 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):
January 1, 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.
On January 1, 2017, Suzanne Brennan
accepted
the Company's Board of Directors
'
(the "Board")
offer to appoint her as a director of the Board
.
In anticipation of Ms. Brennan's acceptance of the offer to join the Board, t
he Board had
conditionally
approved
an increase to ten directors.
The Board expects to appoint her to a committee at the Board's next regularly scheduled meeting.
Ms. Brennan brings extensive risk management, operations, and systems
knowledge
to the Company's board.  She has over 35 years of experience in the banking industry.  Ms. Brennan retired from Pacific Western Bank in 2016 after serving most recently as the Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer.  Prior to joining Pacific Western Bank in January 2011, Ms. Brennan was Executive Vice President of Operations and Systems at the Company from May 2005 to December 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Brennan was Executive Vice President, Manager of Systems and Operations for Pacific Western Bank from April 2002 to May 2005. During her career, she has held management and executive level positions
in the banking industry
, includi
ng the Federal Reserve Bank, U.
S. Bank (formerly First Bank System), Western Bancorp, the Company and Pacific Western Bank.
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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:  January 5, 2017
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