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:
February
13, 2009
Frontier
Financial Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
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000-15540
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91-1223535
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(State
of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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332
S.W. Everett Mall Way
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P.O.
Box 2215
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Everett,
Washington
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98204
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(425) 514-0700
(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:
£
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
£
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
February 9, 2009, William H. Lucas, 80, tendered his resignation as a director
of Frontier Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Frontier Bank,
effective as of that date.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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FRONTIER
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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February
13, 2009
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/s/
Patrick M. Fahey
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(Date)
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Patrick
M. Fahey
Chairman
and CEO
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