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): November 3, 2008
GLACIER
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Montana
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
000-18911
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
81-0519541
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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 Matters
On
November 3, 2008, Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (“Glacier”) announced that it has filed
a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). The shelf registration statement, which was automatically
declared effective upon filing, will allow Glacier to raise capital from time
to
time, up to an aggregate of $250 million, through the sale of Glacier’s $0.01
par value common stock, $0.01 par value preferred stock or common stock purchase
warrants.
Glacier
also announced that it filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the offer
of 4,000,000 shares of common stock. D. A. Davidson & Co. is expected to act
as lead manager in the offering while Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is
expected to act as a co-manager. Glacier intends to grant the underwriters
an
option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares sold to cover any
over-allotments.
A
copy of
the press release is attached as an exhibit to this Report, and is incorporated
in its entirety by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Financial Statements: None
(b)
Pro
Forma Financial Information: None
(c)
Shell
Company Transactions: None
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated November 3, 2008 announcing the filing of a shelf
registration
statement and prospectus
supplement.
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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.
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Dated: November
3, 2008
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GLACIER
BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Michael J. Blodnick
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Michael
J. Blodnick
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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