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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):
April 28, 2010
 
 
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
         
Washington
  
0-20288
  
91-1422237
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
1301 A Street
    
Tacoma, WA
  
98402
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (253) 305-1900
 
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Items to be Included in this Report
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 28, 2010, of 28,233,727 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at our annual meeting, 24,742,278, or 87.6%, which constituted a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy, and the following three matters were voted upon and approved by our shareholders at the 2010 Annual Meeting:

1.  
The election of nine members to our board of directors;

2.  
Approval of the Advisory (Non-binding) Resolution - Executive Compensation;

3.  
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants.

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to the shareholders:

Proposal 1. - Election of Directors:


Nominee
  
Votes "For"
  
Votes "Withheld"
Melanie J. Dressel
  
 21,394,855
  
 292,621
John P. Folsom
  
 21,374,750
  
 310,446
Frederick M. Goldberg
  
 21,610,648
  
 72,575
Thomas M. Hulbert
  
 21,391,379
  
 291,974
Thomas L. Matson, Sr.
  
 21,366,537
  
 316,964
Daniel C. Regis
  
 21,604,857
  
 78,044
Donald Rodman
  
 21,349,397
  
 332,391
William T. Weyerhaeuser
  
 21,385,935
  
 295,169
James M. Will
  
 21,377,235
  
 309,273


Proposal 2. – Advisory (Non-binding) Vote on Executive Compensation:


Shares Voted "For"
  
Shares Voted "Against"
  
Abstentions
 24,106,609
  
 270,299
  
 365,370


Proposal 3. – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants:


Shares Voted "For"
  
Shares Voted "Against"
  
Abstentions
 24,396,153
  
 214,756
  
 131,369

 
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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.
 
     
   
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
   
Date: May 3, 2010
  
/s/ Clint E. Stein
   
Clint E. Stein
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
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