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): August 13, 2018

Guaranty Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	000-51556	41-2150446
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1331 Seventeenth St., Suite 200

Denver, CO

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(303) 675-1194
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12-b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.*

On August 14, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1625 per common share payable on August 31, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 24, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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* The information furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release dated August 14, 2018

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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.


	GUARANTY BANCORP


	By:	/s/ Christopher G. Treece
		Name: Christopher G. Treece
		Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: August 14, 2018

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release dated August 14, 2018

Guaranty Bancorp 8-K