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 2, 2016
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 of |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
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1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 200 Denver, CO |
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80202 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(303) 675-1194
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On September 2, 2016, Guaranty Bancorp (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders. The proposals voted on at the special meeting and the final voting results are as follows:
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1) Proposal 1. The proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of March 16, 2016, by and between the Company and Home State Bancorp, as such agreement may be amended from time to time and the transactions contemplated thereby(such transactions, the “Merger”) was approved by the following vote: |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes |
| 17,770,501 | 10,810 | 64,091 | 1,247,640 |
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2) Proposal 2. The proposal to approve and adopt an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s voting common stock from 28,750,000 shares to 38,750,000 shares was approved by the following vote: |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
| 18,028,531 | 1,047,710 | 16,801 |
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3) Proposal 3. The proposal to approve the issuance of Company common stock in the Merger was approved by the following vote: |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes |
| 17,748,320 | 22,705 | 74,377 | 1,247,640 |
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.
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GUARANTY BANCORP |
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/s/ Christopher G. Treece |
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Name: Christopher G. Treece |
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Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Date: September 2, 2016