k4610.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): April 6, 2010
Banner
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington |
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)
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Item 5.02 Departure of
Directors or Principal Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers
(c)
Appointment of Principal Officer
On April 6, 2010, Banner Corporation
(“Company”) announced the appointment of Mark J. Grescovich as President of the
Company and its financial institution subsidiary, Banner Bank (“Bank”). Mr.
Grescovich was also appointed to the Bank’s Board of Directors. A
copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Grescovich, age 45, previously
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Banking Officer for
Akron, Ohio-based FirstMerit Corporation and FirstMerit Bank N.A., a commercial
bank with $11 billion in assets and 160 branch offices. From 1994 to
2007, he held various commercial and corporate banking positions with
FirstMerit, including that of Chief Credit Officer. Mr. Grescovich holds a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from Miami University and
a Master of Business Administration degree, also in finance, from The University
of Akron.
There are
no family relationships between Mr. Grescovich and any director or other
executive officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Grescovich has not
engaged in any transaction with the Company or the Bank that would be reportable
as a related party transaction under the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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 April 6, 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: April
6, 2010 |
By: /s/ D. Michael
Jones
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D. Michael Jones |
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Chief Executive Officer |