k121809.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): December 18, 2009
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)
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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230.425)
[ ]
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[ ]
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
December 18, 2009, Banner Corporation issued a press release announcing that it
had terminated its common stock offering and that it plans to commence a new
offering in 2010 after market conditions become more favorable and
after it has released its operating results for the fourth quarter of
2009. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) |
Exhibits |
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99.1 News release dated December 18,
2009. |
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: December
18, 2009 |
By:/s/D. Michael
Jones
|
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D. Michael Jones |
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President and Chief Executive
Officer |