UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2009 (December
3, 2009)
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COLUMBIA BANCORP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
chapter)
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Oregon
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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0-27938
(Commission
File
Number)
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93-1193156
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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401
East Third Street, Suite 200,
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(541) 298-6649
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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
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Item 5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
December 3, 2009, Staci L. Coburn resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary of Columbia Bancorp (the “Company”) and Columbia
River Bank (the “Bank”), effective as of December 31, 2009. Ms.
Coburn has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of the Company and the Bank since November 3, 2008. Jon K.
Morrill, Senior Vice President and Controller of the Bank, will assume Ms.
Coburn’s duties as of January 1, 2010. Mr. Morrill has served as
Senior Vice President and Controller of the Bank since April 16, 2008, prior to
which he served as Vice President and Assistant Controller of the Bank since
September 6, 2005. Mr. Morrill has 11 years of experience as a
certified public accountant and is licensed in both Oregon and
Washington. The Company is confident Mr. Morrill’s tenure of more
than four years and previous public accounting background provide him the
experience and expertise to assume these new responsibilities.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| /s/ Terry L. Cochran | |
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Dated:
December 15, 2009
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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