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): ~~April~~June 278, 2017

PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon

000-30106

93-1269184

(State of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

111 West 7th Avenue

Eugene, Oregon 97401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Tel. (541) 686-8685

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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OnEmerging ~~April 27,~~growth ~~2017,~~company ☐ Pacific Continental Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

~~The~~If ~~information~~an inemerging ~~this~~growth ~~Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K~~company, ~~including~~indicate ~~Exhibit~~by ~~99.1,~~check ~~shall~~mark ~~not~~if ~~be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~registrant ~~Exchange~~has ~~Act~~elected ofnot ~~1934, as amended, or otherwise subject~~ to use the ~~liability~~extended oftransition ~~that section,~~period ~~nor~~for ~~shall~~complying itwith beany ~~deemed~~new ~~incorporated~~or byrevised ~~reference~~financial inaccounting ~~any~~standards ~~filing~~provided ~~or other document~~ pursuant to ~~the~~Section ~~Securities~~13(a) ~~Act~~ of ~~1933,~~the ~~as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings or document~~Exchange Act. ☐

Item 85.~~01.~~07 ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~The~~Pacific ~~only~~Continental ~~information~~Corporation (the ~~contained~~“Company”) inheld ~~this~~a ~~Form~~special meeting of shareholders on June 8-K, ~~being~~2017. ~~filed~~The ~~for~~Company’s shareholders voted on the ~~purposes~~proposals listed below, each of ~~Rule~~which ~~425~~was ~~under~~described in the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Act~~proxy isstatement for the ~~information~~meeting, ~~relating~~dated April 24, ~~solely~~2017. toAt the ~~proposed~~close ~~merger~~of ~~between~~business on April 12, 2017, the record date of the special meeting, there were 22,667,110 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and ~~Columbia~~entitled ~~Banking~~to ~~System~~vote. 17,264,055 ~~Inc.~~of the Company’s common shares, ~~contained~~representing in76.16% of the ~~press~~total ~~release~~Pacific ~~furnished herewith~~Continental asCorporation ~~Exhibit~~common ~~99.1~~shares issued and ~~being~~outstanding, ~~filed~~were ~~under~~represented ~~this~~in ~~Item~~person 8or by proxy at the special meeting.~~01.~~

~~Item~~Voting ~~9.01.~~Results ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~(d)~~Proposal ~~Exhibits~~1 – Approval of the Merger Agreement

~~99.1~~The ~~Press Release~~shareholders voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated ~~April~~January 279, 2017 ~~announcing~~(the ~~earnings~~“Merger ~~for~~Agreement”), by and among the ~~first~~Company, ~~quarter~~Columbia ~~ended~~Banking ~~March 31~~System, ~~2017~~Inc. (“Columbia”) and Coast Merger Sub, a to-be-formed Oregon corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “First Merger”). Immediately following the First Merger, the Company will merge with and into Columbia (the “Subsequent Merger”), with Columbia continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). Immediately after the Subsequent Merger, Pacific Continental Bank, an Oregon state-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, will merge with and into Columbia State Bank, a Washington state-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia. The results of voting were as follows:

SIGNATURES


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
16,935,632	56,095	272,328	0

~~Pursuant~~Proposal to2 ~~the~~– ~~requirements~~Advisory ofVote ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed~~ on ~~its~~Certain ~~behalf~~Compensatory ~~by the~~Arrangements ~~undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

~~Date:~~The ~~April 27~~shareholders voted to approve, ~~2017~~on a non-binding, advisory basis, the agreements for and compensation to be paid by the Company to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger with Columbia, and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. The results of voting were as follows:

PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Richard R. Sawyer Richard R. Sawyer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
11,311,547	5,553,640	398,868	0

Proposal 3 – Approval of the Pacific Continental Adjournment Proposal

The shareholders voted to approve one or more adjournments of the Company’s special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including adjournments to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the merger proposal. The results of the voting were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
15,980,489	940,420	343,146	0

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On June 8, 2017, Pacific Continental Corporation issued a press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated June 8, 2017 announcing the results of the Special Meeting

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.

Date: June 8, 2017


PACIFIC CONTINENTAL CORPORATION

By:		/s/ Richard R. Sawyer
		Richard R. Sawyer
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated June 8, 2017 announcing the results of the Special Meeting.

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