k818.htm
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): August 18, 2010
Banner
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Washington
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0-26584 |
91-1691604 |
| (State or other
jurisdiction |
(Commission
File |
(I.R.S.
Employer |
| of
incorporation) |
Number) |
Identification
No.) |
10
S. First Avenue
Walla
Walla, Washington 99362
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(509)
527-3636
(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.
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(c)(3)
Appointment of Certain Officers
On August 18, 2010, Banner Corporation
(“Company”) announced the appointment of Mark J. Grescovich as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and its financial institution subsidiary, Banner Bank
(“Bank”). Mr. Grescovich has been serving as President of the Company and the
Bank since April 6, 2010, a position he will continue to hold, and is a member
of the Company’s and the Bank’s boards of directors. A copy of the
press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference.
There are no family relationships
between Mr. Grescovich and any director or other executive officer of the
Company and the Bank.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The
following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the
exhibit index:
99.1 Press
Release of Banner Corporation dated August 18, 2010
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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BANNER
CORPORATION |
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| Date: August
18, 2010 |
By: /s/Mark J.
Grescovich
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Mark J. Grescovich |
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President and Chief Executive
Officer |