SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fleischer Spencer C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FREIDMAN FLEISCHER & LOWE GP III LLC

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANNER CORP [ BANR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	10/01/2015		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,525,794	A	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	1,525,794	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	10/01/2015		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,011,119	A	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	1,011,119	I	See Footnote⁽⁴⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	10/01/2015		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		32,322	A	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	32,322	I	See Footnote⁽⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	10/01/2015		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		29,753	A	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	29,753	I	See Footnote⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fleischer Spencer C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FREIDMAN FLEISCHER & LOWE GP III LLC

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FRIEDMAN FLEISCHER & LOWE CAPITAL PARTNERS III LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FRIEDMAN FLEISCHER & LOWE PARALLEL FUND III LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FFL Individual Partners III, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FFL EXECUTIVE PARTNERS III LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Friedman Fleischer & Lowe GP III, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Friedman Fleischer & Lowe GP III, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 2200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		Joint Filer

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities reported herein were issued as merger consideration pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 5, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, SKBHC Holdings LLC ("Holdings") and Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. ("Starbuck"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on October 1, 2015 (the "Closing Date"), Starbuck merged with a subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). Immediately following the Merger, Starbuck's wholly owned subsidiary bank, AmericanWest Bank, a Washington state-chartered commercial bank, merged with and into the Issuer's wholly owned subsidiary bank, Banner Bank, a Washington state-chartered commercial bank. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Holdings received, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Starbuck common stock, $130,000,000 in cash and 13,230,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

2. The FFL Reporting Persons (as defined in footnote 8) were collectively a member of Holdings and as consideration for the Merger received an aggregate of 2,598,988 shares of common stock (the "Shares") from the Issuer on the Closing Date. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of the Issuer's common stock was $47.67 per share.

3. Held directly by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners III, L.P.

4. Held directly by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Parallel Fund III, L.P.

5. Held directly by FFL Individual Partners III, L.P.

6. Held directly by FFL Executive Partners III, L.P.

7. Spencer C. Fleischer's beneficial ownership is based on the direct beneficial ownership of the shares by the FFL Funds (as defined in Exhibit 99.1). Spencer C. Fleischer's expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. See Exhibit 99.1.

8. Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners III, L.P., Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Parallel Fund III, L.P., FFL Individual Partners III, L.P., FFL Executive Partners III, L.P., Friedman Fleischer & Lowe GP III, L.P. and Friedman Fleischer & Lowe GP III, LLC (the "FFL Reporting Persons"), may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of their right to designate a member of the board of directors of the Issuer effective as of October 1, 2015, the closing date of the Merger. The FFL Reporting Persons have designated Spencer C. Fleischer as a member of the board of directors of the Issuer, effective October 1, 2015, pursuant to that certain Investment Letter Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2014, by and between the FFL Funds (as defined in Exhibit 99.1) and the Issuer.

	/s/Spencer C. Fleischer	01/15/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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