Form 8-K/A

Dated: June 30, 2014

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

/s/ Clint E. Stein

Clint E. Stein

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

0001193125-14-255296.txt : 20140630 0001193125-14-255296.hdr.sgml : 20140630 20140630141956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-255296 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140530 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20140630 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 911422237 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20288 FILM NUMBER: 14948424 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 A STREET CITY: TACOMA STATE: WA ZIP: 98402 BUSINESS PHONE: 2533051900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 A STREET CITY: TACOMA STATE: WA ZIP: 98402 8-K/A 1 d750218d8ka.htm FORM 8-K/A Form 8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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 30, 2014

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


0-20288		91-1422237
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1301 A Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (253) 305-1900

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 June 5, 2014, Columbia Banking System, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Report”) reporting the appointment of Ms. Betsy Seaton to the Board of the Company and to the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Columbia State Bank (the “Bank”). Upon filing of the Original Report, Ms. Seaton had yet to be appointed to any committees of the Company or the Bank.

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Original Report to report that on June 25, 2014, Ms. Seaton was appointed to the Enterprise Risk Management and M&A Committees of both the Company and the Bank.

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.