0001193125-21-245925.txt : 20210915 0001193125-21-245925.hdr.sgml : 20210915 20210813150037 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-245925 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210813 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: CORRESP 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 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

August 13, 2021

Via Edgar

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,

100 F Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20549.

 

  Re:

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

   

Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-258551)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (“Columbia”) respectfully requests that the Commission declare the Registration Statement effective at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 17, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Columbia requests that the Commission notify us of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement by calling our counsel, Patrick S. Brown of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, at (310) 712-6603.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Aaron J. Deer
Aaron J. Deer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Banking System, Inc.
cc:

Sonia Bednarowski

 

(Securities and Exchange Commission)

 

 

Patrick S. Brown

 

(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)

 

 

Randall S. Eslick

 

(Bank of Commerce Holdings)

 

 

Steve Klein

 

(Miller Nash LLP)