-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GYHyjj8qDTWEF5Gj9olMS0unVsa11JD1Hl8Jy1t57WctQi9oxMUtJYWwgqdmp1Ks bmellL5M7Rl8OFXr15WOFA== 0000939057-06-000188.txt : 20060719 0000939057-06-000188.hdr.sgml : 20060719 20060719113612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000939057-06-000188 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060715 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20060719 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060719 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANNER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000946673 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 911691604 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26584 FILM NUMBER: 06968690 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 S FIRST AVENUE CITY: WALLA WALLA STATE: WA ZIP: 99362 BUSINESS PHONE: 5095273636 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 S FIRST AVENUE CITY: WALLA WALLA STATE: WA ZIP: 99362 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST WASHINGTON BANCORP INC /WA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980727 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST SAVINGS BANK OF WASHINGTON BANCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950614 8-K 1 k8071506.htm BANNER CORPORATION FORM 8-K

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): July 15, 2006


Banner Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	0-26584	91-1691604
State or other jurisdiction	Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation	File Number	Identification No.)

10 S. First Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington		99362
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number (including area code) (509) 527-3636

Not Applicable
(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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240.14d-2(b))

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240.13e-4(c))

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Gary Sirmon, who serves as a non-employee director and Chairman of the Board of Banner Corporation (the "Company") and its financial institution subsidiary Banner Bank, has adopted a new pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell 36,000 shares of his Company common stock over a one year period beginning on July 15, 2006 and ending on July 15, 2007. Mr. Sirmon sold 30,000 shares under his prior plan that expired on July 15, 2006. The stock trading plans were adopted in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

A 10b5-1 plan allows directors and officers to implement written plans when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information and to sell shares according to the plan on a regular basis (for example, weekly or monthly) regardless of any subsequent nonpublic information they receive.

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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.


	BANNER CORPORATION



Date: July 19, 2006	By: /s/D. Michael Jones
	D. Michael Jones
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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