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): September 17, 2015

 

CoBiz Financial Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission file number 001-15955 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado

 

84-0826324

 

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

821 17th Street
Denver, Colorado

 

80202

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(303) 312 - 3400 


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

 

 

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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 September 17, 2015, Morgan Gust, a director of CoBiz Financial Inc. (the “Company”) since 2006, notified the Company he will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Gust advised the Company he has no disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices and the decision was based solely on personal reasons.

 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoBiz Financial Inc.

 

 

(Registrant)

Date: 

September 18, 2015

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lyne Andrich

 

 

Lyne Andrich

 

 

EVP & CFO