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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):  May 13, 2010


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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure*

 
Chief Executive Officer D. Michael Jones, President Mark J. Grescovich, and Chief Financial Officer Lloyd Baker made a presentation to current and potential investors on May 13, 2010 at D.A. Davidson’s 12th Annual Financial Services Conference in Seattle, Washington.
 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the presentation materials that was provided at those meetings.
 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)         Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith and this list shall constitute the exhibit index:

99.1           Banner Corporation Presentation Materials
 

 
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*           The information furnished under Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of Banner Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 

 

 
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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: May 17, 2010    By: /s/Lloyd W. Baker              
            Lloyd W. Baker  
            Chief Financial Officer  
       
 
 



                                                                                                                                            
 
 

 
 

 
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