UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2011
Guaranty Bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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000-51556 |
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41-2150446 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 345 |
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80202 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 303-293-5563
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On February 8, 2011, Daniel M. Quinn, Guaranty Bancorp’s (the “Company”) Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Company and Guaranty Bank and Trust Company effective as of the date of the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to occur on May 3, 2011. As a result, Mr. Quinn will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Quinn has served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2005 and as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since 2006. Mr. Quinn’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
The Board of Directors of the Company has retained an executive search firm to search for a CEO to replace Mr. Quinn.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GUARANTY BANCORP | |
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/s/ Paul W. Taylor |
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Name: Paul W. Taylor |
Date: February 11, 2011