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): May 2, 2017

Guaranty Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





(303) 675-1194
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(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 5.07       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  



On May 2, 2017, Guaranty Bancorp (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  The proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are as follows:











Item 7.01       Regulation FD Disclosure.*

On May 2, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share payable on May 26, 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2017.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

* The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:









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.



Date:  May 2, 2017

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