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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-154452
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180502
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180507
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180507

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887343
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				911422237
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20288
		FILM NUMBER:		18811402

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1301 A STREET
		CITY:			TACOMA
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2533051900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1301 A STREET
		CITY:			TACOMA
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98402
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>May&nbsp;2, 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COLUMBIA
BANKING SYSTEM, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-1422237</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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of principal executive offices) (zip code) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (253) <FONT
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former address, if changed since last report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;4, 2018, Columbia Banking System, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that Brock Lakely has been appointed as the Senior Vice President, Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Columbia State Bank (&#147;Columbia Bank&#148;), effective June&nbsp;1, 2018. Mr.&nbsp;Lakely will fill the role previously held by Barry Ray, who was appointed Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company and Columbia Bank in January 2015 and who tendered his resignation on May&nbsp;2, 2018, effective June&nbsp;1, 2018. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Lakely, age 38, joined the Company as Regulatory Reporting Officer in September 2011 and was promoted to Financial Reporting Manager in July 2014.
Prior to Columbia, he spent nearly five years as a senior accountant and senior financial reporting analyst for Russell Investments. He began his career at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young as a staff and senior auditor for private and public companies in
several industries including banking.&nbsp;He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor&#146;s degree in accounting from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.&nbsp;Lakely and any person pursuant to which he was selected as the Company&#146;s and Columbia
Bank&#146;s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no family relationships between Mr.&nbsp;Lakely and any of the Company&#146;s
directors, executive officers or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and Mr.&nbsp;Lakely is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Lakely is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Exhibits</I>. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are being filed herewith: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: May&nbsp;4, 2018</P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COLUMBIA BANK PROMOTES BROCK LAKELY TO CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TACOMA, Wash. &#150; May</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4, 2018 &#150; </B>Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) today announced the promotion of Brock Lakely to
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the company and its subsidiary Columbia Bank, effective June&nbsp;1, 2018.&nbsp;As Vice President, Director of Accounting since August 2015, Mr.&nbsp;Lakely has held increasingly senior positions in
the accounting department at Columbia since joining the Bank in September 2011. Mr.&nbsp;Lakely succeeds Barry Ray as Chief Accounting Officer, following Mr.&nbsp;Ray&#146;s announced departure from the company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Brock has played an instrumental role on our accounting team for the past seven years and brings excellent credentials to his new position,&#148; said
Hadley Robbins, President and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;We congratulate Brock on his well-deserved promotion. We also want to thank Barry Ray for his 12 years of service to Columbia. As he leaves Columbia to assume a chief financial officer
position, we wish him every success in his future endeavors.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brock Lakely joined Columbia in 2011 as Regulatory Reporting Officer and was promoted
to Financial Reporting Manager in July 2014. Prior to Columbia, he spent nearly five years as a senior accountant and senior financial reporting analyst for Russell Investments. He began his career at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young as a staff and senior
auditor for private and public companies in several industries including banking.&nbsp;He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor&#146;s degree in accounting from Southwestern Oklahoma State
University. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Columbia </B>Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a
Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank with locations throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho.&nbsp;For the eleventh consecutive year, the bank was named in 2017 as one of<I>&nbsp;Puget Sound Business
Journal</I>&#146;s&nbsp;&#147;Washington&#146;s&nbsp;Best Workplaces.&#148; Columbia ranked eleventh on the 2018<I>&nbsp;Forbes</I>&nbsp;list of best banks. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">More information about Columbia can be found on its website at&nbsp;www.columbiabank.com. </P>
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