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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;24, 2006</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COBIZ INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Colorado</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">821
  Seventeenth Street<br>
  Denver, Colorado 80202<br>
  (303) 293-2265</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">84-0826324</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or
  other jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="53%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:53.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address,
  including zip code, and telephone number, including area<br>
  code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.62%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S.
  Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CoBiz Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Steven
Bangert</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CoBiz Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">821
Seventeenth Street</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Denver,
Colorado&#160; 80202</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(303)
293-2265</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copy to:</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jeffrey R.
Kesselman,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Sherman&nbsp;&amp;Howard
L.L.C.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">633
Seventeenth Street, Suite&nbsp;3000</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Denver,
Colorado&#160; 80202</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(303)
297-2900</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of securities to be<br>
  registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.36%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  maximum offering<br>
  price per share (2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="20%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed maximum<br>
  aggregate offering<br>
  price (2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  registration<br>
  fee (3)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,250,000
  shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.24%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20.13</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:18.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,162,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.8%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,692.39</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based
on the number of shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted
pursuant to the plan.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Determined
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, based on
the average high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on May&nbsp;22, 2006.</p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information required by Part&nbsp;I of this Form&nbsp;is
included in documents sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance
with Rule&nbsp;428(a)&nbsp;and the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part&nbsp;of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the
Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement also contains a
Prospectus, prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-3
(in accordance with Section&nbsp;C of the General Instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8),
which covers re-offers and re-sales of shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock
that may&nbsp;be issued to affiliates of the Company upon the exercise of
options granted to such affiliates under the Company&#146;s 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</font></p>

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PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COBIZ INC.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">COMMON STOCK</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UP TO
1,250,000 SHARES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Prospectus relates to the sale by
certain selling shareholders who are affiliates of the Company of up to
1,250,000 shares of our common stock which they may&nbsp;acquire through the
exercise of options granted pursuant to our 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Prospectus may&nbsp;be used by any
selling shareholder or by any broker-dealer who may&nbsp;participate in sales
of the shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The prices at which our shareholders may&nbsp;sell
the shares will be determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or
in negotiated transactions. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol &#147;COBZ&#148;.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INCLUDES RISKS.
SEE &#147;RISK FACTORS&#148; BEGINNING ON PAGE&nbsp;1.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF
THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS MAY&nbsp;24,
2006.</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-decoration:underline;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;"><a href="#IntroductoryStatement_154055">INTRODUCTORY
  STATEMENT</a></font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  FACTORS</a></font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-decoration:underline;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;"><a href="#SellingShareholders_154113">SELLING
  SHAREHOLDERS</a></font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  OF DISTRIBUTION</a></font></p>
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  MATTERS</a></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus,
and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied
upon as having been authorized by the Company. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
offered in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such
offer or solicitation, or in any jurisdiction where such solicitation is not
authorized, or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not
qualified to do so. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made
hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has
been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained
or incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its
date.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT</font></b><a name="IntroductoryStatement_154055"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CoBiz Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is a financial
holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. We operate Colorado Business
Bank and Arizona Business Bank under the federal charter CoBiz Bank, N.A.,
which are full-service commercial banks that offer a broad range of banking
services&#151;including credit, treasury management, investment and deposit
products&#151;to a targeted customer base of professionals and small to medium-sized
businesses. We also offer trust and fiduciary services through CoBiz Private
Asset Management; property and casualty insurance brokerage and risk management
consulting services through CoBiz Insurance,&nbsp;Inc.; investment banking
services through Green Manning&nbsp;&amp; Bunch, Ltd.; the management of stock
and bond portfolios for individuals and institutions through Alexander Capital
Management Group, LLC; and employee and executive benefits consulting and
wealth transfer services through Financial Designs, Ltd.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our executive offices are located at 821
Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and our telephone number is (303)
293-2265.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have established the 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) to advance the interests of the Company by providing an
incentive program that will enable the Company to attract and retain employees,
consultants and directors upon whose judgment, interest and efforts the Company&#146;s
success is dependent and to provide them with an equity interest in the success
of the Company in order to motivate superior performance. This Prospectus
relates to up to 1,250,000 shares of our common stock which may&nbsp;be sold
from time to time by participants in the Plan who are affiliates of the
Company.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RISK FACTORS</font></b><a name="RiskFactors_154100"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Before you invest in our
securities, you should be aware that there are various risks associated with
investing in CoBiz, including those described below. You should consider
carefully these risk factors together with all of the other information
included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus before you decide to purchase our securities. If
any of the events described in the following risks or in the other information
included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus actually occur, our business, financial
condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected, and you
could lose all or part&nbsp;of your investment.</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Changes in economic
conditions may&nbsp;cause us to incur loan losses.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The inability of borrowers to repay loans can
erode our earnings and capital. Our loan portfolio is somewhat less diversified
than that of a traditional community bank because it includes a higher
concentration of larger commercial loans. Substantially all of our loans are to
businesses and individuals in the Denver and Phoenix metropolitan areas, and
any economic decline in these market areas could impact us adversely.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our allowance for loan losses may&nbsp;not be adequate to cover actual
loan losses.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a
lender, we are exposed to the risk that our customers will be unable to repay
their loans according to their terms and that any collateral securing the
payment of their loans may&nbsp;not be sufficient to assure repayment. Credit
losses are inherent in the lending business and could have a material adverse
effect on our operating results. We make various assumptions and judgments
about the collectibility of our loan portfolio and provide an allowance for
potential losses based on a number of factors. If our assumptions are wrong,
our allowance for loan losses may&nbsp;not be sufficient to cover our losses,
thereby having an adverse effect on our operating results, and may&nbsp;cause
us to increase the allowance in the future. In addition, although our level of
delinquencies historically has been low, we have been increasing and expect to
continue to increase the number and amount of loans we originate and we cannot
assure you that we will not experience an increase in delinquencies and losses
as these loans continue to age, particularly if the favorable economic
conditions in Colorado and Arizona reverse. The actual amount of future
provisions for loan losses cannot now be determined and may&nbsp;exceed the
amounts of past provisions. Additions to our allowance for loan losses would
decrease our net income.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our business is subject to various lending
risks depending on the nature of the borrower&#146;s business, its cash flow and our
collateral.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our commercial real estate loans involve
higher principal amounts than other loans, and repayment of these loans may&nbsp;be
dependent on factors outside our control or the control of our borrowers.
Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal
amounts, and the repayment of these loans generally is dependent, in large
part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover
operating expenses and debt service. Rental income may&nbsp;not rise
sufficiently over time to meet increases in the loan rate at repricing or
increases in operating expenses, such as utilities and taxes. As a result,
impaired loans may&nbsp;be more difficult to identify without some seasoning.
Because payments on loans secured by commercial real estate often depend upon
the successful operation and management of the properties, repayment of such
loans may&nbsp;be affected by factors outside the borrower&#146;s control, such as
adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy or changes in
government regulation. If the cash flow from the property is reduced, the
borrower&#146;s ability to repay the loan and the value of the security for the loan
may&nbsp;be impaired.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Repayment of our commercial loans is often
dependent on cash flow of the borrower, which may&nbsp;be unpredictable, and
collateral securing these loans may&nbsp;fluctuate in value. Our commercial
loans are primarily made based on the cash flow of the borrower and secondarily
on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most often, this
collateral is accounts receivable, inventory, equipment or real estate. In the
case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the
repayment of these loans may&nbsp;be substantially dependent on the ability of
the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers. Other collateral
securing loans may&nbsp;depreciate over</font></p>

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based on the success of the business.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our construction loans are based upon
estimates of costs to construct and value associated with the completed
project. These estimates may&nbsp;be inaccurate. Because of the uncertainties
inherent in estimating construction costs, as well as the market value of the
completed project and the effects of governmental regulation of real property,
it is relatively difficult to evaluate accurately the total funds required to
complete a project and the related loan-to-value ratio. As a result,
construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with
repayment dependent, in part, on the success of the ultimate project and the
ability of the borrower to sell or lease the property, rather than the ability
of the borrower or guarantor to repay principal and interest. Delays in
completing the project may&nbsp;arise from labor problems, material shortages
and other unpredictable contingencies. If the estimate of construction costs is
inaccurate, we may&nbsp;be required to advance additional funds to complete
construction. If our appraisal of the value of the completed project proves to
be overstated, we may&nbsp;have inadequate security for the repayment of the
loan upon completion of construction of the project.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our consumer loans generally have a higher
risk of default than our other loans. Consumer loans entail greater risk than
residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are
unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciating assets. In such cases, any
repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may&nbsp;not provide an
adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of
damage, loss or depreciation. The remaining deficiency often does not warrant
further collection efforts against the borrower beyond obtaining a deficiency
judgment. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower&#146;s
continuing financial stability, and thus, are more likely to be adversely
affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the
application of various Federal and state laws, including Federal and state
bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may&nbsp;limit the amount that can be recovered
on such loans.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A downturn in our real estate markets could
hurt our business.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A downturn in our real estate markets could
hurt our business because many of our loans are secured by real estate. Real
estate values and real estate markets are generally affected by changes in
national, regional or local economic conditions, fluctuations in interest rates
and the availability of loans to potential purchasers, changes in tax laws and
other governmental statutes, regulations and policies and acts of nature. If
real estate prices decline, the value of real estate collateral securing our
loans could be reduced. Our ability to recover on defaulted loans by
foreclosing and selling the real estate collateral would then be diminished and
we would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans. As of March&nbsp;31,
2006, approximately 69% of the book value of our loan portfolio consisted of
loans collateralized by various types of real estate. Substantially all of our
real property collateral is located in Arizona and Colorado. Any such downturn
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We may&nbsp;experience
difficulties in managing our growth.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As part&nbsp;of our strategy, we may&nbsp;expand
into additional communities or attempt to strengthen our position in our current
markets by undertaking additional de novo branch openings or new bank
formations. We believe that it may&nbsp;take up to eighteen&nbsp;months for new
banking facilities to first achieve operational profitability, due to the
impact of overhead expenses and the start-up phase of generating loans and
deposits. To the extent that we undertake growth initiatives, we are likely to
continue to experience the effects of higher operating expenses relative to
operating income from the new operations, which may&nbsp;have an adverse effect
on our levels of reported net income, return on average equity and return on
average assets.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, we may&nbsp;acquire financial
institutions and related businesses that we believe provide a strategic fit
with our business. To the extent that we grow through acquisitions, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to adequately and profitably manage such
growth. Acquiring other financial institutions and businesses involves risks
commonly associated with acquisitions, including:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>potential
exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of financial institutions and
other businesses we acquire;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>exposure
to potential asset quality issues of the acquired banks or businesses;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>difficulty
and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of banks and businesses
we acquire;</p>

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disruption to our business;</p>

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diversion of our management&#146;s time and attention; and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
possible loss of key employees and customers of the banks and businesses we
acquire.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We rely heavily on
our management, and the loss of any of our senior officers may&nbsp;adversely
affect our operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consistent with our policy of focusing growth
initiatives on the recruitment of qualified personnel, we are highly dependent
on the continued services of a small number of our executive officers and key
employees. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The failure to recruit and retain key personnel could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Changes in interest
rates may&nbsp;affect our profitability.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our profitability is in part&nbsp;a function
of the spread between the interest rates earned on investments and loans and
the interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Our
net interest spread and margin will be affected by general economic conditions
and other factors, including fiscal and monetary policies of the federal
government, that influence market interest rates and our ability to respond to
changes in such rates. At any given time, our assets and liabilities will be
such that they are affected differently by a change in interest rates. As a
result, an increase or decrease in rates, the length of loan terms or the mix
of adjustable and fixed rate loans in our portfolio could have a positive or
negative effect on our net income, capital and liquidity. We have traditionally
managed our assets and liabilities in such a way that we have a positive
interest rate gap. As a general rule, banks with positive interest rate gaps
are more likely to be susceptible to declines in net interest income in periods
of falling interest rates and are more likely to experience increases in net
interest income in periods of rising interest rates.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our business and
financial condition may&nbsp;be adversely affected by an increase in
competition.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The banking business in the Denver and Phoenix
metropolitan areas is highly competitive and is currently dominated by a number
of large regional financial institutions. In addition to these regional banks,
there are a number of smaller commercial banks that operate in these areas. We
compete for loans and deposits with banks, savings and loan associations,
finance companies, credit unions and mortgage bankers. In addition to
traditional financial institutions, we also compete for loans with brokerage
and investment banking companies and governmental agencies that make available
low cost or guaranteed loans to certain borrowers. Particularly in times of
high interest rates, we also face significant competition for deposits from
sellers of short-term money market securities and other corporate and government
securities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By virtue of their larger capital bases or
affiliation with larger multibank holding companies, many of our competitors
have substantially greater capital resources and lending limits than we have
and perform&nbsp;other functions that we offer only through correspondents.
Interstate banking and unlimited state-wide branch banking are permitted in
Colorado and Arizona. As a result, we have experienced, and expect to continue
to experience, greater competition in our primary service areas. Our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may&nbsp;be adversely
affected by an increase in competition. Moreover, recently enacted and proposed
legislation has focused on expanding the ability of participants in the banking
and thrift industries to engage in other lines of business. The enactment of
such legislation could put us at a competitive disadvantage because we may&nbsp;not
have the capital to participate in other lines of business to the same extent
as more highly capitalized financial service holding companies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We continually
encounter technological change, and we may&nbsp;have fewer resources than our
competitors to continue to invest in technological improvements.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The financial services industry is undergoing
rapid technological changes, with frequent introductions of new
technology-driven products and services. In addition to better serving
customers, the effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">financial institutions to reduce costs. Our future success will depend,
in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using
technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands
for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our
operations. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources to
invest in technological improvements. We cannot assure you that we will be able
to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful
in marketing these products and services to our customers.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">An interruption in or breach in security of
our information systems may&nbsp;result in a loss of customer business.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We rely heavily on communications and
information systems to conduct our business. Any failure or interruptions or
breach in security of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in
our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposits, servicing or
loan origination systems. The occurrence of any failures or interruptions could
result in a loss of customer business and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We may&nbsp;be
required to make capital contributions to the bank if it becomes
undercapitalized.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under federal law, a bank holding company may&nbsp;be
required to guarantee a capital plan filed by an undercapitalized bank
subsidiary with its primary regulator. If the subsidiary defaults under the
plan, the holding company may&nbsp;be required to contribute to the capital of
the subsidiary bank in an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the bank&#146;s assets
at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to bring the
bank into compliance with applicable capital standards. Therefore, it is
possible that we will be required to contribute capital to our subsidiary bank
or any other bank that we may&nbsp;acquire in the event that such bank becomes
undercapitalized. If we are required to make such capital contribution at a
time when we have other significant capital needs, our business, financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We are subject to
significant government regulation, and any regulatory changes may&nbsp;adversely
affect us.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The banking industry is heavily regulated
under both federal and state law. These regulations are primarily intended to
protect customers, not our creditors or stockholders. As a financial holding
company, we are also subject to extensive regulation by the Federal Reserve
Board, in addition to other regulatory and self-regulatory organizations.
Regulations affecting banks and financial services companies undergo continuous
change, and we cannot predict the ultimate effect of such changes, which could
have a material adverse effect on our profitability or financial condition.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">If our internal
controls over financial reporting do not comply with the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our business could be adversely affected.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting as of the end of each year, and to include a management
report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial
reporting in all annual reports. Section&nbsp;404 also requires our independent
registered public accounting firm to attest to and report on management&#146;s
assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our management, including our CEO and CFO,
does not expect that our internal controls over financial reporting will
prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
control system&#146;s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control
system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have
been or will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that
judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur
because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the
individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is
based in part&nbsp;on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future
events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may&nbsp;become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of
compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in
a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may&nbsp;occur
and not be detected.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although our management has determined and
our independent registered public accounting firm has attested that our
internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of December&nbsp;31,
2005, we cannot assure you that we or our independent registered public
accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in our internal controls
in the future. A material weakness in our internal controls over financial
reporting would require management and our independent registered public
accounting firm to evaluate our internal controls as ineffective. If our
internal controls over financial reporting are not considered adequate, we may&nbsp;experience
a loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect on our business
and our stock price.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We must evaluate whether any portion of our
recorded goodwill is impaired. Impairment testing may&nbsp;result in a
material, non-cash write-down of our goodwill assets and could have a material
adverse impact on our results of operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March&nbsp;31, 2006, goodwill
represented approximately 1.9% of our total assets. We have recorded goodwill
because we paid more for some of our businesses than the fair market value of
the tangible and separately measurable intangible net assets of those
businesses. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.&nbsp;142, &#147;<i><font style="font-style:italic;">Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets</font></i>,&#148; we must test our
goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment at
least annually (or whenever events occur which may&nbsp;indicate possible
impairment). Goodwill impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of a
reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount,
goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired. If the fair value of
the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, goodwill is considered
impaired. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units using market
multiples of comparable entities, including recent transactions, or a
combination of market multiples and a discounted cash flow methodology. Determining
the fair value of a reporting unit requires a high degree of subjective
management assumption. Discounted cash flow valuation models are utilized that
incorporate such variables as revenue growth rates, expense trends, discount
rates and terminal values. Based upon an evaluation of key data and market
factors, management selects from a range the specific variables to be
incorporated into the valuation model. Any changes in key assumptions about our
business and its prospects, changes in market conditions or other
externalities, for impairment testing purposes could result in a non-cash
impairment charge and such a charge could have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated results of operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our fee based businesses are subject to
quarterly and annual volatility in their revenues and earnings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our fee based businesses have historically
experienced, and are likely to continue to experience, quarterly and annual
volatility in revenues and earnings. With respect to our investment banking
services segment, Green Manning&nbsp;&amp; Bunch, Ltd., the delay in the
initiation or the termination of a major new client engagement, or any changes
in the anticipated closing date of client transactions can directly affect revenues
and earnings for a particular quarter or year. With respect to our insurance
segment, CoBiz Insurance,&nbsp;Inc. and Financial Designs, Ltd., our revenues
and earnings also can experience quarterly and annual volatility, depending on
the timing of the initiation or termination of a major new client engagement. In
addition, a substantial portion of the revenues and earnings of our insurance
segment are often generated during our fourth quarter as many of their clients
seek to finalize their wealth transfer and estate plans by year end. With
respect to our investment advisory business, Alexander Capital Management
Group, LLC, our revenues and earnings are dependent exclusively on the value of
our assets under management, which in turn are heavily dependent upon general
conditions in debt and equity markets. Any significant volatility in debt or
equity markets are likely to directly affect revenues and earnings of Alexander
Capital Management Group, LLC for a particular quarter or year.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS</font></b><a name="CautionaryStatementRegardingForwa_154106"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
statements other than statements of historical facts included in this
prospectus, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future
financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and
objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as &#147;may&#148;, &#147;will&#148;, &#147;except&#148;, &#147;intend&#148;, &#147;estimate&#148;,
&#147;anticipate&#148;, &#147;believe&#148; or &#147;continue&#148; or the negative thereof or variations
thereon or similar terminology. Although we believe that</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances
that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are
disclosed under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere in this prospectus, including,
without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements included
in this prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">USE OF PROCEEDS</font></b><a name="UseOfProceeds_154111"></a></h1>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
shares covered by this Prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SELLING SHAREHOLDERS</font></b><a name="SellingShareholders_154113"></a></h1>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of common stock to which this Prospectus
relates are being registered for reoffers and resales by the Selling
Shareholders who are affiliates of the Company and who may&nbsp;acquire such
shares through the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan. The
Selling Shareholders will be identified in Prospectus supplements filed from
time to time after the date of this Prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</font></b><a name="PlanOfDistribution_154115"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All of the shares covered by this Prospectus would be
sold for the accounts of the Selling Shareholders. The Company would not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares covered by this Prospectus may&nbsp;be sold
from time to time by the Selling Shareholders, or by any pledgee or other
successor in interest to the Selling Shareholders, in regular brokerage
transactions on the Nasdaq National Market or otherwise in the over-the-counter
market, in transactions directly with market makers, in privately negotiated
transactions, or through a combination of such methods at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Selling Shareholders, or any pledgee or other
successor in interest, may&nbsp;effect such transactions by selling shares to
or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may&nbsp;receive
compensation in the form&nbsp;of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
Selling Shareholders, any pledgee or other successor in interest of the Selling
Shareholders, or from the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may&nbsp;act
as agent, or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation, as to
a particular broker-dealer, may&nbsp;be in excess of customary commissions). The
Selling Shareholders and any such dealers or agents that participate in the
distribution of the shares may&nbsp;be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on the sale of the shares by them
and any discounts, commissions or concessions received by them may&nbsp;be
deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Any such dealers and agents may&nbsp;engage in transactions with, and perform&nbsp;services
for, the Company.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain expenses in connection with the registration
of the shares under the Securities Act, including fees and expenses of the
Company&#146;s counsel and accountants, filing fees and printing expenses, will be
borne by the Company. Each Selling Shareholder will bear his or her own legal
and accounting expenses, if any, as well as all transfer taxes, discounts,
concessions, commissions or other compensation paid to broker-dealers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any shares that qualify for resale pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144
promulgated under the Securities Act may&nbsp;be sold under that Rule&nbsp;rather
than pursuant to this Prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There can be no assurance that the Selling
Shareholders will sell any or all of the shares covered by this Prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXPERTS</font></b><a name="Experts_154122"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The financial statements and management&#146;s report on
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in
this prospectus by reference from the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005 have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;
Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in
their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so
incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LEGAL MATTERS</font></b><a name="LegalMatters_154123"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The validity of the common stock offered hereby will
be passed upon for the Company by Sherman&nbsp;&amp; Howard L.L.C., Denver,
Colorado.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</font></b><a name="WhereYouCanFindAdditionalInformat_154126"></a></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), which registers
the common stock being offered by this Prospectus. The Registration Statement,
including its attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant
information about us and our common stock. The rules&nbsp;and regulations of
the Commission allow us to omit certain information included in the
Registration Statement from this Prospectus. Such additional information is
available for inspection and copying at the offices of the Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Commission. You may&nbsp;read and
copy any reports, statements or other information that we file at the Public
Reference Room&nbsp;of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Information concerning the operation of the Public Reference Room&nbsp;may&nbsp;be
obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our public filings are
also available from commercial document retrieval services and at the Internet
web site maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.</font></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE</font></b><a name="DocumentsIncorporatedByReference_154129"></a></h1>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Commission allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148;
information into this Prospectus, which means that we can disclose important
information to investors by referring them to another document filed separately
with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part&nbsp;of
this Prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained
directly in this document. This Prospectus incorporates by reference the
documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the Commission. These
documents contain important information about us and our financial condition.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company hereby incorporates by reference the
documents listed below:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2005.</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2006.</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;20, 2006
(relating to the appointment of a new director), March&nbsp;20, 2006 and on May&nbsp;12,
2006.</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the common stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed June&nbsp;11, 1998, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such information.</h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></h5>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act after the date of
this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the shares
described in this Prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus and to be a part&nbsp;hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statements so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part&nbsp;of this Prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will provide without charge to each
person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is
delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, copies of any or
all of the documents which are incorporated by reference herein (other than
exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents). Requests for such documents should be
directed to CoBiz Inc., 821 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202,
telephone: (303) 293-2265, Attention: Lyne B. Andrich, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer.</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents filed by CoBiz Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company&#146;s Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2005.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;20, 2006
(relating to the appointment of a new director), March&nbsp;20, 2006 and on May
12, 2006.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
description of the common stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, filed June&nbsp;11, 1998, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such information.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents filed by the Company pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, as amended,
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part&nbsp;thereof
from the date of the filing of such documents.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Description
of Securities.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s common stock is registered
under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Interest
of Named Experts and Counsel.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, or the Articles, and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, or the
Bylaws, provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by
Colorado law. Under such provisions, any director or officer who, in his or her
capacity as such, is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any suit or
proceeding will be indemnified if such director or officer acted in good faith
and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Articles,
Bylaws and Colorado law further provide that such indemnification is not exclusive
of any other rights to which such individual may&nbsp;be entitled under the
Articles, Bylaws, any agreement, insurance policies, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, the Articles provide that, to
the full extent now or hereafter permitted by Colorado law, the Company&#146;s
directors will not be liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duty of care to the Company and its shareholders. This provision in the
Articles does not eliminate the directors&#146; fiduciary duty of care, and, in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as an injunction or other
forms of non-monetary relief would remain available under Colorado law. Each
director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of his or her duty
of loyalty to the Company and its shareholders for acts or omissions not in
good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law,
for certain activities prohibited by Colorado law (relating primarily to the
unlawful payment of dividends or repurchase of stock), or for any transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. This provision
does not affect a director&#146;s responsibilities under any other laws, such as the
federal securities law or state or federal environmental laws.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company maintains director&#146;s and officers&#146;
liability insurance with a $20.0 million limit per year.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Exhibit&nbsp;Index and Exhibits at the
end of this Registration Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Undertakings.</b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">II-3</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement:</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of
1933;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement; and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and
(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may&nbsp;be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, on May&nbsp;24, 2006.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">COBIZ INC.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/
  Steven Bangert</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.5pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven
  Bangert</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.5pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of
  the Board and Chief</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.5pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Officer</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER
OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Steven Bangert, Richard J. Dalton and Lyne B. Andrich,
and each of them, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such
person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments to this registration statement) for the same offering
contemplated by this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform&nbsp;each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their
or his substitute or substitutes, may&nbsp;lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signatures</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Steven Bangert</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;24, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Steven Bangert</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Jonathan C. Lorenz</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice Chairman of the</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:32.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;24, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jonathan C. Lorenz</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Richard J. Dalton</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Lyne B. Andrich</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President and</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Lyne B. Andrich</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael B. Burgamy</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jerry W. Chapman</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Morgan Gust</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;24, 2006</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Thomas M. Longust</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Evan Makovsky</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  No.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Reference</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Articles of
  Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2/A, as filed on May&nbsp;29,
  1998)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, as filed on March&nbsp;23,
  2001)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30,
  2002, as filed on August&nbsp;14, 2002)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from the
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30,
  2005, as filed on August&nbsp;8, 2005)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
  Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2/A, as filed on May&nbsp;29, 1998)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.6</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of
  the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2002,
  as filed on August&nbsp;14, 2002)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.26%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Sherman&nbsp;&amp; Howard L.L.C.
  &#134;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Sherman&nbsp;&amp; Howard L.L.C.
  (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP,
  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm &#134;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney (included on the
  signature page&nbsp;of this registration statement)</font></p>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2006
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COBIZ INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Colorado
821
  Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 293-2265
84-0826324
(State or
  other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Address,
  including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
(I.R.S.
  Employer
Identification No.)
CoBiz Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Steven
Bangert
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
CoBiz Inc.
821
Seventeenth Street
Denver,
Colorado  80202
(303)
293-2265
(Name, address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Jeffrey R.
Kesselman, Esq.
Sherman &Howard
L.L.C.
633
Seventeenth Street, Suite 3000
Denver,
Colorado  80202
(303)
297-2900
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be
registered
Amount to be
registered (1)
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share (2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (2)
Amount of
registration
fee (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
1,250,000
  shares
$
20.13
$
25,162,500
$
2,692.39
(1)
Based
on the number of shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted
pursuant to the plan.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3)
Determined
pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, based on
the average high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on May 22, 2006.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I of this Form is
included in documents sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance
with Rule 428(a) and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act.
This Registration Statement also contains a
Prospectus, prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3
(in accordance with Section C of the General Instructions to Form S-8),
which covers re-offers and re-sales of shares of the Registrant's common stock
that may be issued to affiliates of the Company upon the exercise of
options granted to such affiliates under the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan (the "Plan").
I-1
REOFFER
PROSPECTUS
COBIZ INC.
COMMON STOCK
UP TO
1,250,000 SHARES
This Prospectus relates to the sale by
certain selling shareholders who are affiliates of the Company of up to
1,250,000 shares of our common stock which they may acquire through the
exercise of options granted pursuant to our 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
This Prospectus may be used by any
selling shareholder or by any broker-dealer who may participate in sales
of the shares.
The prices at which our shareholders may sell
the shares will be determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or
in negotiated transactions. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the shares.
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "COBZ".
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INCLUDES RISKS.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 1.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF
THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS MAY 24,
2006.
i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
INTRODUCTORY
  STATEMENT
RISK
  FACTORS
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
USE OF
  PROCEEDS
SELLING
  SHAREHOLDERS
PLAN
  OF DISTRIBUTION
EXPERTS
LEGAL
  MATTERS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
No person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in this Prospectus,
and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied
upon as having been authorized by the Company. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
offered in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such
offer or solicitation, or in any jurisdiction where such solicitation is not
authorized, or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not
qualified to do so. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made
hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has
been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained
or incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its
date.
ii
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
CoBiz Inc. (the "Company") is a financial
holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. We operate Colorado Business
Bank and Arizona Business Bank under the federal charter CoBiz Bank, N.A.,
which are full-service commercial banks that offer a broad range of banking
services—including credit, treasury management, investment and deposit
products—to a targeted customer base of professionals and small to medium-sized
businesses. We also offer trust and fiduciary services through CoBiz Private
Asset Management; property and casualty insurance brokerage and risk management
consulting services through CoBiz Insurance, Inc.; investment banking
services through Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd.; the management of stock
and bond portfolios for individuals and institutions through Alexander Capital
Management Group, LLC; and employee and executive benefits consulting and
wealth transfer services through Financial Designs, Ltd.
Our executive offices are located at 821
Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and our telephone number is (303)
293-2265.
We have established the 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") to advance the interests of the Company by providing an
incentive program that will enable the Company to attract and retain employees,
consultants and directors upon whose judgment, interest and efforts the Company's
success is dependent and to provide them with an equity interest in the success
of the Company in order to motivate superior performance. This Prospectus
relates to up to 1,250,000 shares of our common stock which may be sold
from time to time by participants in the Plan who are affiliates of the
Company.
RISK FACTORS
Before you invest in our
securities, you should be aware that there are various risks associated with
investing in CoBiz, including those described below. You should consider
carefully these risk factors together with all of the other information
included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus before you decide to purchase our securities. If
any of the events described in the following risks or in the other information
included in this Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus actually occur, our business, financial
condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected, and you
could lose all or part of your investment.
Changes in economic
conditions may cause us to incur loan losses.
The inability of borrowers to repay loans can
erode our earnings and capital. Our loan portfolio is somewhat less diversified
than that of a traditional community bank because it includes a higher
concentration of larger commercial loans. Substantially all of our loans are to
businesses and individuals in the Denver and Phoenix metropolitan areas, and
any economic decline in these market areas could impact us adversely.
1
Our allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual
loan losses.
As a
lender, we are exposed to the risk that our customers will be unable to repay
their loans according to their terms and that any collateral securing the
payment of their loans may not be sufficient to assure repayment. Credit
losses are inherent in the lending business and could have a material adverse
effect on our operating results. We make various assumptions and judgments
about the collectibility of our loan portfolio and provide an allowance for
potential losses based on a number of factors. If our assumptions are wrong,
our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover our losses,
thereby having an adverse effect on our operating results, and may cause
us to increase the allowance in the future. In addition, although our level of
delinquencies historically has been low, we have been increasing and expect to
continue to increase the number and amount of loans we originate and we cannot
assure you that we will not experience an increase in delinquencies and losses
as these loans continue to age, particularly if the favorable economic
conditions in Colorado and Arizona reverse. The actual amount of future
provisions for loan losses cannot now be determined and may exceed the
amounts of past provisions. Additions to our allowance for loan losses would
decrease our net income.
Our business is subject to various lending
risks depending on the nature of the borrower's business, its cash flow and our
collateral.
Our commercial real estate loans involve
higher principal amounts than other loans, and repayment of these loans may be
dependent on factors outside our control or the control of our borrowers.
Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal
amounts, and the repayment of these loans generally is dependent, in large
part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover
operating expenses and debt service. Rental income may not rise
sufficiently over time to meet increases in the loan rate at repricing or
increases in operating expenses, such as utilities and taxes. As a result,
impaired loans may be more difficult to identify without some seasoning.
Because payments on loans secured by commercial real estate often depend upon
the successful operation and management of the properties, repayment of such
loans may be affected by factors outside the borrower's control, such as
adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy or changes in
government regulation. If the cash flow from the property is reduced, the
borrower's ability to repay the loan and the value of the security for the loan
may be impaired.
Repayment of our commercial loans is often
dependent on cash flow of the borrower, which may be unpredictable, and
collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Our commercial
loans are primarily made based on the cash flow of the borrower and secondarily
on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most often, this
collateral is accounts receivable, inventory, equipment or real estate. In the
case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the
repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of
the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers. Other collateral
securing loans may depreciate over
2
time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value
based on the success of the business.
Our construction loans are based upon
estimates of costs to construct and value associated with the completed
project. These estimates may be inaccurate. Because of the uncertainties
inherent in estimating construction costs, as well as the market value of the
completed project and the effects of governmental regulation of real property,
it is relatively difficult to evaluate accurately the total funds required to
complete a project and the related loan-to-value ratio. As a result,
construction loans often involve the disbursement of substantial funds with
repayment dependent, in part, on the success of the ultimate project and the
ability of the borrower to sell or lease the property, rather than the ability
of the borrower or guarantor to repay principal and interest. Delays in
completing the project may arise from labor problems, material shortages
and other unpredictable contingencies. If the estimate of construction costs is
inaccurate, we may be required to advance additional funds to complete
construction. If our appraisal of the value of the completed project proves to
be overstated, we may have inadequate security for the repayment of the
loan upon completion of construction of the project.
Our consumer loans generally have a higher
risk of default than our other loans. Consumer loans entail greater risk than
residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are
unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciating assets. In such cases, any
repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an
adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of
damage, loss or depreciation. The remaining deficiency often does not warrant
further collection efforts against the borrower beyond obtaining a deficiency
judgment. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower's
continuing financial stability, and thus, are more likely to be adversely
affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the
application of various Federal and state laws, including Federal and state
bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount that can be recovered
on such loans.
A downturn in our real estate markets could
hurt our business.
A downturn in our real estate markets could
hurt our business because many of our loans are secured by real estate. Real
estate values and real estate markets are generally affected by changes in
national, regional or local economic conditions, fluctuations in interest rates
and the availability of loans to potential purchasers, changes in tax laws and
other governmental statutes, regulations and policies and acts of nature. If
real estate prices decline, the value of real estate collateral securing our
loans could be reduced. Our ability to recover on defaulted loans by
foreclosing and selling the real estate collateral would then be diminished and
we would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans. As of March 31,
2006, approximately 69% of the book value of our loan portfolio consisted of
loans collateralized by various types of real estate. Substantially all of our
real property collateral is located in Arizona and Colorado. Any such downturn
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
3
We may experience
difficulties in managing our growth.
As part of our strategy, we may expand
into additional communities or attempt to strengthen our position in our current
markets by undertaking additional de novo branch openings or new bank
formations. We believe that it may take up to eighteen months for new
banking facilities to first achieve operational profitability, due to the
impact of overhead expenses and the start-up phase of generating loans and
deposits. To the extent that we undertake growth initiatives, we are likely to
continue to experience the effects of higher operating expenses relative to
operating income from the new operations, which may have an adverse effect
on our levels of reported net income, return on average equity and return on
average assets.
In addition, we may acquire financial
institutions and related businesses that we believe provide a strategic fit
with our business. To the extent that we grow through acquisitions, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to adequately and profitably manage such
growth. Acquiring other financial institutions and businesses involves risks
commonly associated with acquisitions, including:
•
potential
exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of financial institutions and
other businesses we acquire;
•
exposure
to potential asset quality issues of the acquired banks or businesses;
•
difficulty
and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of banks and businesses
we acquire;
•
potential
disruption to our business;
•
potential
diversion of our management's time and attention; and
•
the
possible loss of key employees and customers of the banks and businesses we
acquire.
We rely heavily on
our management, and the loss of any of our senior officers may adversely
affect our operations.
Consistent with our policy of focusing growth
initiatives on the recruitment of qualified personnel, we are highly dependent
on the continued services of a small number of our executive officers and key
employees. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The failure to recruit and retain key personnel could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
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Changes in interest
rates may affect our profitability.
Our profitability is in part a function
of the spread between the interest rates earned on investments and loans and
the interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Our
net interest spread and margin will be affected by general economic conditions
and other factors, including fiscal and monetary policies of the federal
government, that influence market interest rates and our ability to respond to
changes in such rates. At any given time, our assets and liabilities will be
such that they are affected differently by a change in interest rates. As a
result, an increase or decrease in rates, the length of loan terms or the mix
of adjustable and fixed rate loans in our portfolio could have a positive or
negative effect on our net income, capital and liquidity. We have traditionally
managed our assets and liabilities in such a way that we have a positive
interest rate gap. As a general rule, banks with positive interest rate gaps
are more likely to be susceptible to declines in net interest income in periods
of falling interest rates and are more likely to experience increases in net
interest income in periods of rising interest rates.
Our business and
financial condition may be adversely affected by an increase in
competition.
The banking business in the Denver and Phoenix
metropolitan areas is highly competitive and is currently dominated by a number
of large regional financial institutions. In addition to these regional banks,
there are a number of smaller commercial banks that operate in these areas. We
compete for loans and deposits with banks, savings and loan associations,
finance companies, credit unions and mortgage bankers. In addition to
traditional financial institutions, we also compete for loans with brokerage
and investment banking companies and governmental agencies that make available
low cost or guaranteed loans to certain borrowers. Particularly in times of
high interest rates, we also face significant competition for deposits from
sellers of short-term money market securities and other corporate and government
securities.
By virtue of their larger capital bases or
affiliation with larger multibank holding companies, many of our competitors
have substantially greater capital resources and lending limits than we have
and perform other functions that we offer only through correspondents.
Interstate banking and unlimited state-wide branch banking are permitted in
Colorado and Arizona. As a result, we have experienced, and expect to continue
to experience, greater competition in our primary service areas. Our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be adversely
affected by an increase in competition. Moreover, recently enacted and proposed
legislation has focused on expanding the ability of participants in the banking
and thrift industries to engage in other lines of business. The enactment of
such legislation could put us at a competitive disadvantage because we may not
have the capital to participate in other lines of business to the same extent
as more highly capitalized financial service holding companies.
We continually
encounter technological change, and we may have fewer resources than our
competitors to continue to invest in technological improvements.
The financial services industry is undergoing
rapid technological changes, with frequent introductions of new
technology-driven products and services. In addition to better serving
customers, the effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables
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financial institutions to reduce costs. Our future success will depend,
in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using
technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands
for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our
operations. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources to
invest in technological improvements. We cannot assure you that we will be able
to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful
in marketing these products and services to our customers.
An interruption in or breach in security of
our information systems may result in a loss of customer business.
We rely heavily on communications and
information systems to conduct our business. Any failure or interruptions or
breach in security of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in
our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposits, servicing or
loan origination systems. The occurrence of any failures or interruptions could
result in a loss of customer business and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.
We may be
required to make capital contributions to the bank if it becomes
undercapitalized.
Under federal law, a bank holding company may be
required to guarantee a capital plan filed by an undercapitalized bank
subsidiary with its primary regulator. If the subsidiary defaults under the
plan, the holding company may be required to contribute to the capital of
the subsidiary bank in an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the bank's assets
at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to bring the
bank into compliance with applicable capital standards. Therefore, it is
possible that we will be required to contribute capital to our subsidiary bank
or any other bank that we may acquire in the event that such bank becomes
undercapitalized. If we are required to make such capital contribution at a
time when we have other significant capital needs, our business, financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.
We are subject to
significant government regulation, and any regulatory changes may adversely
affect us.
The banking industry is heavily regulated
under both federal and state law. These regulations are primarily intended to
protect customers, not our creditors or stockholders. As a financial holding
company, we are also subject to extensive regulation by the Federal Reserve
Board, in addition to other regulatory and self-regulatory organizations.
Regulations affecting banks and financial services companies undergo continuous
change, and we cannot predict the ultimate effect of such changes, which could
have a material adverse effect on our profitability or financial condition.
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If our internal
controls over financial reporting do not comply with the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our business could be adversely affected.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over
financial reporting as of the end of each year, and to include a management
report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial
reporting in all annual reports. Section 404 also requires our independent
registered public accounting firm to attest to and report on management's
assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting.
Our management, including our CEO and CFO,
does not expect that our internal controls over financial reporting will
prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
control system's objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control
system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have
been or will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that
judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur
because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the
individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is
based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future
events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of
compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in
a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur
and not be detected.
Although our management has determined and
our independent registered public accounting firm has attested that our
internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of December 31,
2005, we cannot assure you that we or our independent registered public
accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in our internal controls
in the future. A material weakness in our internal controls over financial
reporting would require management and our independent registered public
accounting firm to evaluate our internal controls as ineffective. If our
internal controls over financial reporting are not considered adequate, we may experience
a loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect on our business
and our stock price.
We must evaluate whether any portion of our
recorded goodwill is impaired. Impairment testing may result in a
material, non-cash write-down of our goodwill assets and could have a material
adverse impact on our results of operations.
As of March 31, 2006, goodwill
represented approximately 1.9% of our total assets. We have recorded goodwill
because we paid more for some of our businesses than the fair market value of
the tangible and separately measurable intangible net assets of those
businesses. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, "
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
," we must test our
goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment at
least annually (or whenever events occur which may indicate possible
impairment). Goodwill impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of a
reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill.
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If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount,
goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired. If the fair value of
the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, goodwill is considered
impaired. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units using market
multiples of comparable entities, including recent transactions, or a
combination of market multiples and a discounted cash flow methodology. Determining
the fair value of a reporting unit requires a high degree of subjective
management assumption. Discounted cash flow valuation models are utilized that
incorporate such variables as revenue growth rates, expense trends, discount
rates and terminal values. Based upon an evaluation of key data and market
factors, management selects from a range the specific variables to be
incorporated into the valuation model. Any changes in key assumptions about our
business and its prospects, changes in market conditions or other
externalities, for impairment testing purposes could result in a non-cash
impairment charge and such a charge could have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated results of operations.
Our fee based businesses are subject to
quarterly and annual volatility in their revenues and earnings.
Our fee based businesses have historically
experienced, and are likely to continue to experience, quarterly and annual
volatility in revenues and earnings. With respect to our investment banking
services segment, Green Manning & Bunch, Ltd., the delay in the
initiation or the termination of a major new client engagement, or any changes
in the anticipated closing date of client transactions can directly affect revenues
and earnings for a particular quarter or year. With respect to our insurance
segment, CoBiz Insurance, Inc. and Financial Designs, Ltd., our revenues
and earnings also can experience quarterly and annual volatility, depending on
the timing of the initiation or termination of a major new client engagement. In
addition, a substantial portion of the revenues and earnings of our insurance
segment are often generated during our fourth quarter as many of their clients
seek to finalize their wealth transfer and estate plans by year end. With
respect to our investment advisory business, Alexander Capital Management
Group, LLC, our revenues and earnings are dependent exclusively on the value of
our assets under management, which in turn are heavily dependent upon general
conditions in debt and equity markets. Any significant volatility in debt or
equity markets are likely to directly affect revenues and earnings of Alexander
Capital Management Group, LLC for a particular quarter or year.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
All
statements other than statements of historical facts included in this
prospectus, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future
financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and
objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "except", "intend", "estimate",
"anticipate", "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations
thereon or similar terminology. Although we believe that
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the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurances
that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are
disclosed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this prospectus, including,
without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements included
in this prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
shares covered by this Prospectus.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The shares of common stock to which this Prospectus
relates are being registered for reoffers and resales by the Selling
Shareholders who are affiliates of the Company and who may acquire such
shares through the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan. The
Selling Shareholders will be identified in Prospectus supplements filed from
time to time after the date of this Prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
All of the shares covered by this Prospectus would be
sold for the accounts of the Selling Shareholders. The Company would not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares.
The shares covered by this Prospectus may be sold
from time to time by the Selling Shareholders, or by any pledgee or other
successor in interest to the Selling Shareholders, in regular brokerage
transactions on the Nasdaq National Market or otherwise in the over-the-counter
market, in transactions directly with market makers, in privately negotiated
transactions, or through a combination of such methods at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices.
The Selling Shareholders, or any pledgee or other
successor in interest, may effect such transactions by selling shares to
or through broker-dealers, and such broker-dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
Selling Shareholders, any pledgee or other successor in interest of the Selling
Shareholders, or from the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act
as agent, or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation, as to
a particular broker-dealer, may be in excess of customary commissions). The
Selling Shareholders and any such dealers or agents that participate in the
distribution of the shares may be deemed to be underwriters within the
meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on the sale of the shares by them
and any discounts, commissions or concessions received by them may be
deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Any such dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, and perform services
for, the Company.
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Certain expenses in connection with the registration
of the shares under the Securities Act, including fees and expenses of the
Company's counsel and accountants, filing fees and printing expenses, will be
borne by the Company. Each Selling Shareholder will bear his or her own legal
and accounting expenses, if any, as well as all transfer taxes, discounts,
concessions, commissions or other compensation paid to broker-dealers.
Any shares that qualify for resale pursuant to Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act may be sold under that Rule rather
than pursuant to this Prospectus.
There can be no assurance that the Selling
Shareholders will sell any or all of the shares covered by this Prospectus.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and management's report on
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in
this prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been audited by Deloitte &
Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in
their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so
incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock offered hereby will
be passed upon for the Company by Sherman & Howard L.L.C., Denver,
Colorado.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), which registers
the common stock being offered by this Prospectus. The Registration Statement,
including its attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant
information about us and our common stock. The rules and regulations of
the Commission allow us to omit certain information included in the
Registration Statement from this Prospectus. Such additional information is
available for inspection and copying at the offices of the Commission.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Commission. You may read and
copy any reports, statements or other information that we file at the Public
Reference Room of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549. Information concerning the operation of the Public Reference Room may be
obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our public filings are
also available from commercial document retrieval services and at the Internet
web site maintained by the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The Commission allows us to "incorporate by reference"
information into this Prospectus, which means that we can disclose important
information to investors by referring them to another document filed separately
with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of
this Prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained
directly in this document. This Prospectus incorporates by reference the
documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the Commission. These
documents contain important information about us and our financial condition.
The Company hereby incorporates by reference the
documents listed below:
(a)
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.
(b)
The
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006.
(c)
The
Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2006
(relating to the appointment of a new director), March 20, 2006 and on May 12,
2006.
(d)
The
description of the common stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed June 11, 1998, pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such information.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of
this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the shares
described in this Prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statements so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company will provide without charge to each
person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is
delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, copies of any or
all of the documents which are incorporated by reference herein (other than
exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents). Requests for such documents should be
directed to CoBiz Inc., 821 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202,
telephone: (303) 293-2265, Attention: Lyne B. Andrich, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by CoBiz Inc.
(the "Company" or the "Registrant") with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005.
(b)
The Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
(c)
The
Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2006
(relating to the appointment of a new director), March 20, 2006 and on May
12, 2006.
(d)
The
description of the common stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed June 11, 1998, pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such information.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended,
subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof
from the date of the filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description
of Securities.
The Registrant's common stock is registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.
Interest
of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Our Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, or the Articles, and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, or the
Bylaws, provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by
Colorado law. Under such provisions, any director or officer who, in his or her
capacity as such, is made, or threatened to be made, a party to any suit or
proceeding will be indemnified if such director or officer acted in good faith
and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Articles,
Bylaws and Colorado law further provide that such indemnification is not exclusive
of any other rights to which such individual may be entitled under the
Articles, Bylaws, any agreement, insurance policies, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise.
In addition, the Articles provide that, to
the full extent now or hereafter permitted by Colorado law, the Company's
directors will not be liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duty of care to the Company and its shareholders. This provision in the
Articles does not eliminate the directors' fiduciary duty of care, and, in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as an injunction or other
forms of non-monetary relief would remain available under Colorado law. Each
director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of his or her duty
of loyalty to the Company and its shareholders for acts or omissions not in
good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law,
for certain activities prohibited by Colorado law (relating primarily to the
unlawful payment of dividends or repurchase of stock), or for any transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. This provision
does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other laws, such as the
federal securities law or state or federal environmental laws.
The Company maintains director's and officers'
liability insurance with a $20.0 million limit per year.
Item 7.
Exemption
from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index and Exhibits at the
end of this Registration Statement.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
1.
The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(a)
To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement:
(i)
To include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (i) and
(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(b)
That, for the purpose
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
2.
The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
3.
Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, on May 24, 2006.
COBIZ INC.
By:
/s/
  Steven Bangert
Steven
  Bangert
Chairman of
  the Board and Chief
Executive
  Officer
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Steven Bangert, Richard J. Dalton and Lyne B. Andrich,
and each of them, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such
person's name, place and stead, in any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments to this registration statement) for the same offering
contemplated by this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Steven Bangert
Chairman of the Board
May 24, 2006
Steven Bangert
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jonathan C. Lorenz
Vice Chairman of the
May 24, 2006
Jonathan C. Lorenz
Board
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/s/ Richard J. Dalton
President
May 24, 2006
Richard J. Dalton
/s/ Lyne B. Andrich
Executive Vice President and
May 24, 2006
Lyne B. Andrich
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Troy Dumlao
Corporate Controller
May 24, 2006
Troy Dumlao
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael B. Burgamy
Director
May 24, 2006
Michael B. Burgamy
/s/ Jerry W. Chapman
Director
May 24, 2006
Jerry W. Chapman
/s/ Morgan Gust
Director
May 24, 2006
Morgan Gust
/s/ Thomas M. Longust
Director
May 24, 2006
Thomas M. Longust
/s/ Evan Makovsky
Director
May 24, 2006
Evan Makovsky
/s/Harold F. Mosanko
Director
May 24, 2006
Harold F. Mosanko
/s/ Howard R. Ross
Director
May 24, 2006
Howard R. Ross
/s/ Noel N. Rothman
Director
May 24, 2006
Noel N. Rothman
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/s/ Timothy J. Travis
Director
May 24, 2006
Timothy J. Travis
/s/ Mary Beth Vitale
Director
May 24, 2006
Mary Beth Vitale
/s/ Mary M. White
Director
May 24, 2006
Mary M. White
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Reference
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of
  Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A, as filed on May 29,
  1998)
4.2
Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on March 23,
  2001)
4.3
Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2002, as filed on August 14, 2002)
4.4
Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles
  of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from the
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
  2005, as filed on August 8, 2005)
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
  Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A, as filed on May 29, 1998)
4.6
Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of
  the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002,
  as filed on August 14, 2002)
5
Opinion of Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
  †
23.1
Consent of Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
  (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP,
  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm †
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the
  signature page of this registration statement)
†
Filed
herewith.