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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): June 6, 2017

GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Montana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)
      000-18911
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         81-0519541      

49 Commons Loop
Kalispell, Montana 59901
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (406) 756-4200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 6, 2017, Glacier Bancorp, Inc., Kalispell, Montana (“GBCI”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Glacier Bank, entered into a Plan and Agreement of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Columbine Capital Corp. (“CCC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Collegiate Peaks Bank. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, CCC will merge with and into GBCI, with GBCI as the surviving entity (the “Holding Company Merger”). Immediately thereafter, Collegiate Peaks Bank will merge with and into Glacier Bank, with Glacier Bank surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of GBCI (the “Bank Merger”). Following the Bank Merger, the branches of Collegiate Peaks Bank will operate as branches of Glacier Bank under the name “Collegiate Peaks Bank, a division of Glacier Bank.”

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the directors of CCC entered into voting agreements with GBCI pursuant to which such directors have agreed, among other things, to vote their shares of CCC common stock in favor of the proposed transaction.

Effective at the time of the Holding Company Merger, the outstanding common shares of CCC will be exchanged for shares of GBCI common stock and cash with a total aggregate value (including the value of Columbine options assumed by Glacier and based on Glacier’s closing price of $32.88 on the date the Merger Agreement was executed) of $73.9 million consisting of $15.7 million in cash and 1,717,229 shares of GBCI common stock, subject to certain adjustments based on the price of GBCI common stock for a specified period before closing.

Consummation of the transaction is subject to required regulatory approvals, CCC shareholder approval, and other customary conditions of closing. The transaction is presently expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. For information regarding the terms of the proposed transaction, reference is made to the press release dated June 6, 2017, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving GBCI and CCC, including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected, including but not limited to the risks that the merger transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, shareholder or other approvals or other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all; the risk that the benefits from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes in general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which GBCI and CCC operate; the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Glacier Bank and Collegiate Peaks Bank; the reaction to the transaction of the companies’ respective customers, employees, and counterparties; and the diversion of management time on merger-related issues. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. GBCI undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report. For more information, see the risk factors described in GBCI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC.





Additional Information and Where to Find It

This report is being filed in respect of the proposed merger transaction involving GBCI and CCC. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

In connection with the proposed merger transaction, GBCI will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a Proxy Statement of CCC and a Prospectus of GBCI, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders of CCC are urged to read carefully the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. A free copy of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about GBCI and CCC, may be obtained at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, from GBCI at www.glacierbancorp.com under the tab “SEC Filings” or by requesting them in writing or by telephone from GBCI at: Glacier Bancorp, Inc., 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901, ATTN: Corporate Secretary; Telephone (406) 751-7706.

GBCI and CCC and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of CCC in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of GBCI is set forth in the proxy statement for GBCI’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March 15, 2017. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants may be obtained by reading the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the proposed merger filed with the SEC when they become available. Copies of these documents may be obtained free of charge from the sources described above.


Item 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
    
(d) Exhibits

99.1    Press Release dated June 6, 2017.
99.2    Presentation dated June 6, 2017.





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.

Dated: June 6, 2017
GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Randall M. Chesler
 
 
Randall M. Chesler
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer