

March ~~24, 2014~~15, 2017	BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
	/s/ LeeAnn Wardinsky
	LeeAnn Wardinsky, Secretary

~~LeeAnn Wardinsky, Secretary~~

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please sign and date your ~~Proxy Card~~proxy card and return it in the enclosed postage prepaid envelope, phone in your vote, or vote via the internet. You do not need to retain the proxy card in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote either in person or by proxy. You may revoke any proxy that you have given either in writing or in person at any time prior to the proxy’s exercise.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



	Page
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING	1
Voting on Matters Presented	12
Voting in Person at the Annual Meeting	3
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF	3
5% Shareholders	4
Directors and Named Executive Officers	4
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE	6
PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS	36
Directors and Director Nominees	6
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	69
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Policies	69
Board Leadership Structure	610
Director Qualifications	611
Majority Voting Policy	7
~~Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Documents~~	811
Director Independence	8
~~Stock Ownership Guidelines~~	812
Shareholder Communications with the Board of Directors	912
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS	913
Board Authority for Risk Oversight	913
Committee Membership	913
~~COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS~~MANAGEMENT	1216
~~2013 Director Compensation~~Named Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors	1316
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	1317
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS	1418
Overview	1418
Executive Summary	1418
Executive Compensation Philosophy	1519
Role of the Compensation Committee	1620
Role and Relationship of the Compensation Consultant	1620
Role of Management	1721
Risk Review	1721
Competitive Benchmarking and Peer Group	1721
Discussion of Executive Compensation Components	1822
Other ~~Compensation Elements~~	23
~~Employee Stock Plans~~Arrangements	27
~~Post Employment~~Director and ~~Termination Benefits~~	28
~~Employment Arrangements~~	29
~~MANAGEMENT~~Employee Plans	32
~~Executive Officers who are not Directors~~	32
~~SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT~~Post-Employment and Termination Benefits	33
~~Beneficial Owners~~2016 Employment Arrangements and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change In Control	34



COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS	39
Director Equity Compensation	40
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation	40
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	3540
PROPOSAL NO. 3 - ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF SHAREHOLDER VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	41
AUDITORS	3542
Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	3542
Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors	3643
PROPOSAL NO. 34 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	38
~~COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) FILING REQUIREMENTS~~	3844
TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT	3845
Certain Transactions	38
~~Accounting Fees Paid to Affiliate of Director~~	3945
OTHER BUSINESS	3945
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS	3946
Shareholder Proposals	3946
Director Nominations	3946
Copy of Bylaw Provisions	4046
ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS	4046
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS	4046

GLACIER BANCORP, INC.

49 Commons Loop

Kalispell, Montana 59901

(406) 756-4200

PROXY STATEMENT

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the ~~2014 Annual Meeting:~~Shareholder Meeting To Be Held on April 26, 2017:

A copy of this Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders ~~(the “Annual~~(“Annual Report”) for the year ended December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, which includes the Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”), are available at ~~www.glacierbancorp.com.~~www.glacierbancorp.com.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING

Meeting Information. This Proxy Statement ~~(the “Proxy~~(“Proxy Statement”) and the accompanying proxy card are being sent to shareholders on or about March ~~24, 2014,~~15, 2017 for use in connection with the Annual Meeting of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. ~~(the “Company”~~(“Company” or “Glacier”) to be held on Wednesday, April ~~30, 2014~~26, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time. In this Proxy Statement, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Solicitation of Proxies. Our ~~Board~~board of directors (“Board”) is soliciting shareholder proxies, and we will pay the associated costs. Solicitation may be made by our directors and officers and by our banking subsidiary, Glacier Bank (“Glacier Bank”), or by the directors and officers of the Glacier Bank divisions, operating under the following names.



Ÿ Mountain West Bank (Coeur d’Alene)	Ÿ Valley Bank of Helena
Ÿ First Security Bank of Missoula	Ÿ Big Sky Western Bank (Bozeman)
Ÿ Western Security Bank (Billings)	Ÿ First State Bank (Wheatland)
Ÿ 1^st Bank (Evanston)	Ÿ Citizens Community Bank (Pocatello)
Ÿ First Bank of Wyoming (Powell)	Ÿ First Bank of Montana (Lewistown)
Ÿ North Cascades Bank (Chelan)	Ÿ Bank of the San Juans (Durango)

We do not expect to engage an outside proxy solicitation firm to render proxy solicitation services. However, if we do, we will pay a fee for such services. Solicitation may be made through the mail or by telephone, facsimile, or personal interview.

Record Date. If you were a shareholder on March ~~3, 2014 (the “Record~~1, 2017 (“Record Date”), you are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were approximately ~~74,464,666~~76,619,952 shares of common stock outstanding on the Record Date.

Quorum. The quorum requirement for holding the Annual Meeting and transacting business is a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to be voted. The shares may be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Both abstentions and broker non-votes (as defined below) are counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

Voting on Matters Presented

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors. The ~~nine~~ten director nominees who receive the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Shareholders are not permitted to cumulate their votes for the

election of directors. Votes may be cast FOR or WITHHELD from each nominee. Votes that are withheld and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

As described below under the section entitled “Corporate Governance - Majority Voting Policy,” in September 2011, the Company adopted a Majority Voting Policy ~~(the “Majority~~(“Majority Voting Policy”). As a requirement of nomination, each director nominee of the Company is required to submit an irrevocable resignation as a director of the Company. The Company has such a letter on file from each ~~2014~~2017 director nominee. If any such director nominee receives more WITHHELD votes than FOR votes in an uncontested election of directors, his or her resignation will be considered by the Company’s ~~Nominating /~~ Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee ~~(the “Nominating~~(“Nominating/Governance Committee”) and the Board.

Proposal No. 2 - Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation. The affirmative vote FOR by a majority of those shares present in person or by proxy and voting on this matter is required to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution on the compensation of ~~the Company’s executive officers.~~our Named Executive Officers (“Named Executive Officers”). You may vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN from approving the advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

Proposal No. 3 - Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Frequency of Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation. Shareholders must vote, in an advisory (non-binding) capacity, to determine whether future advisory votes on executive compensation will occur every one, two or three years. The frequency receiving the greatest number of votes (every one, two or three years) will be considered the frequency recommended by shareholders. Shareholders may also abstain from voting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

Proposal No. 4- Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The proposal to ratify the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm ~~(the “independent~~(“independent auditors”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, ~~2014~~2017 will be adopted if a majority of the votes present and entitled to vote are cast FOR the proposal. You may vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN from approving the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.

Voting of Proxies. Shares represented by properly executed proxies that are received prior to the deadline for submitting proxies and that are not revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated on the proxies. If no instructions are indicated, the persons named in the proxy will vote the shares represented by the proxy (i) FOR the director nominees listed in this Proxy Statement, (ii) FOR the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, (iii) for ONE YEAR for the ~~Company’s executive officers~~frequency of future advisory (non-binding) votes to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, and (iv) FOR the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm. Any proxy given by a shareholder may be revoked before its exercise by:

giving notice to us in writing;

delivering to us a subsequently dated ~~proxy;~~proxy card; or

notifying us at the Annual Meeting before the shareholder vote is taken.

Voting of Proxies by Shareholders of Record and by Beneficial Owners. A significant percentage of Glacier shareholders hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank or other nominee rather than directly in their own names. As summarized below, there are some differences between the two types of ownership.

Shareholders of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with Glacier’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, you are considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record, and these proxy materials are being sent to you directly by Glacier. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to Glacier or to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. We have enclosed a proxy card for you to use.

Beneficial Owner. If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote. Your broker or nominee has enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use in directing your broker or nominee as to how to vote your shares.

Brokers cannot vote on behalf of beneficial owners on “non-routine” proposals ~~(known~~(defined as ~~broker non-votes)~~“broker non-votes”). Generally, broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker for a beneficial owner are not voted with respect to a particular proposal because (i) the broker has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and (ii) the broker lacks discretionary voting power to vote such shares.

If your shares are held in street name and you do not submit voting instructions to your broker, your broker may vote your shares at this meeting on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm only. If no instructions are given with respect to the election of directors, or approval of the (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation, or the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory (non-binding) votes to approve executive compensation, your broker cannot vote your shares on these proposals.

Voting in Person at the Annual Meeting

Shareholders of Record. Shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted in person at the Annual Meeting. If you choose to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, please bring the enclosed proxy card and proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote your shares in advance as described above so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

Beneficial Owner. Shares held in street name may be voted in person by you only if you present a “Legal Proxy” at the Annual Meeting. Contact your broker or nominee immediately to obtain a “Legal Proxy,” and bring ~~an account statement~~that document with you to the Annual Meeting.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

There were approximately 76,619,952 shares of common stock outstanding on the Record Date, which was set at March 1, 2017. Shareholders are not permitted to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.

5% Shareholders

The following table includes information as of December 31, 2016 concerning the persons or ~~letter from~~entities, including any “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the ~~nominee indicating that you were~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), who or which was known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the ~~shares~~issued and outstanding common stock of the Company on the Record Date.



Title of Class	Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership ⁽¹⁾	Percent of Class
Common Stock	BlackRock, Inc. ⁽²⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10055	8,897,380	11.6%
Common Stock	The Vanguard Group, Inc.⁽³⁾ 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355	6,673,918	8.72%

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(1)	Pursuant to rules promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, a person or entity is considered to beneficially own shares of common stock if the person or entity has or shares (i) voting power, meaning the power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares or (ii) investment power, meaning the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the shares.

(2)

A Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 12, 2017 indicates that BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) had sole voting power over 8,691,724 shares and sole dispositive power over 8,897,380 shares of the Company’s common stock. The securities are beneficially owned by various investors for which BlackRock serves as investment advisor. For purposes of the Exchange Act, BlackRock is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities.

(3)

A Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2017 indicates that The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) had sole voting power over 90,764 shares, shared voting power over 7,749 shares, sole dispositive power over 6,579,156 shares, and shared dispositive power over 94,762 shares of the Company’s common stock. The securities are beneficially owned by various investors for which Vanguard serves as investment advisor. For purposes of the Exchange Act, Vanguard is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities.

Directors and Named Executive Officers

The following table shows, as of March 1, 2017, the amount of Glacier common stock beneficially owned by (a) each director and director nominee of the Company, (b) the Named Executive Officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table below, and (c) all of Glacier’s directors, director nominees, and Named Executive Officers as a group. Beneficial ownership is a technical term broadly defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In general, beneficial ownership includes (i) securities over which a director or executive officer is deemed to have voting or investment control, either directly or indirectly and (ii) stock options or other rights that are exercisable currently or become exercisable within 60 days of the date upon which the beneficial ownership was determined. Except as noted below, each holder has sole voting and investment control for all shares beneficially owned.



Name and Address** of Beneficial Owner	Position	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock as of March 1, 2017 ⁽¹⁾
Michael J. Blodnick	Director ⁽²⁾		151,777 ⁽³⁾	*
Don J. Chery	Executive Vice President (“EVP”) and Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”)		43,370 ⁽⁴⁾	*
Randall M. Chesler	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) ⁽⁵⁾		32,383	*
Sherry L. Cladouhos	Director		14,836 ⁽⁶⁾	*
Ron J. Copher	EVP and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”); Assistant Secretary ⁽⁷⁾		55,917 ⁽⁸⁾	*
James M. English	Director		38,260 ⁽⁹⁾	*
Annie M. Goodwin	Director		9,582 ⁽¹⁰⁾	*
Dallas I. Herron	Director, Chairman of Glacier and Glacier Bank		60,873 ⁽¹¹⁾	*
Craig A. Langel	Director		60,509 ⁽¹²⁾	*
Douglas J. McBride	Director		9,566 ⁽¹³⁾	*
John W. Murdoch	Director		11,867 ⁽¹⁴⁾	*
Mark J. Semmens	Director		9,751	*
Executive officers and directors as a group (12 individuals)			498,691	*

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*	Represents less than 1% of outstanding common stock.


**	The address for each beneficial owner is 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901.


(1)	The number and percentages shown are based on the number of shares of Glacier common stock deemed beneficially owned under applicable regulations and have been adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends.


(2)	Mr. Blodnick served as President and CEO of Glacier until his retirement on December 31, 2016. Mr. Blodnick remains a director of Glacier.


(3)	Includes 27,576 shares held jointly with Mr. Blodnick’s spouse, 78,647 shares owned by Mr. Blodnick’s spouse, and 45,554 shares held for Mr. Blodnick’s account in the Company’s Profit Sharing / 401(k) Plan.


(4)	All shares are held jointly with Mr. Chery’s spouse.


(5)	Mr. Chesler served as President of Glacier Bank in 2016 and serves as President and CEO of Glacier effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Chesler is a director of Glacier.


(6)	Includes 5,946 shares held jointly with Ms. Cladouhos’ spouse.


(7)	Mr. Copher served as EVP and CFO; Treasurer and Assistant Secretary in 2016. Effective January 1, 2017, Glacier separated the CFO and Treasurer roles.


(8)	Includes 20,810 shares held for Mr. Copher’s account in the Company’s Profit Sharing / 401(k) Plan.


(9)	Includes 15,579 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Mr. English and 22,681 shares held jointly with Mr. English’s spouse of which 14,873 shares are pledged or held in a margin account.


(10)	Includes 4,139 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Ms. Goodwin.


(11)	Includes 12,000 shares held jointly with Mr. Herron’s spouse, 1,701 shares owned by Mr. Herron’s spouse, 1,756 shares held in an IRA account for the benefit of Mr. Herron, and 1,893 shares held in an IRA account for the benefit of Mr. Herron’s spouse.


(12)	Includes 60,410 shares held directly by Mr. Langel of which 21,050 shares are pledged or held in a margin account and 99 shares owned by Mr. Langel’s spouse.


(13)	Includes 128 shares held as trustee for Dr. McBride’s children.


(14)	Includes 11,367 shares held in the John W. Murdoch Revocable Trust dated April 13, 2011 for which Mr. Murdoch has voting and dispositive power and 500 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Murdoch’s spouse.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers to send reports of their ownership of our stock to the SEC. We believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements that apply to our directors and executive officers were complied with for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Board has set the number of directors for election to the Board at the 2017 Annual Meeting at ten and has nominated the persons identified below in the section entitled “Directors and Director Nominees” for election at the Annual Meeting. If you elect the nominees presented, they will hold office until the election of their successors at the annual meeting in 2018 or until their earlier resignation.

We know of no reason why any nominee may be unable to serve as a director. If any nominee is unable to serve, your proxy holder may vote for another nominee proposed by the Board. If for any reason these nominees prove unable or unwilling to stand for election, the Board will nominate alternatives. The Board has no reason to believe that its nominees would prove unable to serve if elected.

Directors and Director Nominees

Information regarding each of the nominees is provided below, including each nominee’s name, age as of ~~January 31, 2014,~~March 1, 2017, principal occupation, public company directorships during the past five years, and the year first elected or appointed as a director of Glacier. All of the nominees are ~~presently~~ directors of both Glacier and Glacier Bank. Certain of the directors also served as directors of Glacier’s other bank subsidiaries prior to Glacier’s consolidation of its bank subsidiaries with and into Glacier Bank which occurred in April 2012. Information regarding the amount and nature of each nominee’s ownership of Glacier common stock is provided under the ~~caption~~section entitled “~~Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners~~Voting Securities and ~~Management.~~Principal Holders Thereof.”

~~The~~Our Board ~~of the Company~~ is currently comprised of ~~eleven~~ten members. ~~The Company’s~~Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the number of directors shall be determined by a vote of the majority of the Board and shall be no fewer than seven and no more than seventeen. ~~This year,~~For election at the ~~Nominating~~2017 Annual Meeting, the Nominating/Governance Committee has identified ~~nine~~ten director nominees, and the Board has set the number of directors at ~~nine.~~

Two of Glacier’s current directors, Mr. L. Peter Larson and Mr. Everit A. Sliter, have informed the Company that they will retire from the Board following the Annual Meeting and will not stand for reelection. Glacier extends its sincere gratitude to Mr. Larson for his nearly 30 years of service and to Mr. Sliter for his 41 years of service to the Company.

ten.

Michael J. Blodnick, 6164, was appointed to the Board in 1993. He is a graduate of the University of Montana, the Pacific Coast Banking School and the Sheshunoff Professional Master of Banking School. He has broad experience having worked in all aspects of banking during his career. Mr. Blodnick ~~has been employed by~~retired from his role as President and CEO of the Company on December 31, 2016 after serving the Company or Glacier Bank since September of 1978. He served as the Secretary of the Company in 1993 and was appointed Executive Vice President in 1994. In July of 1998, he was appointed President and CEO of Glacier. Mr. Blodnick brings leadership skills, his long career in the banking industry, and his ~~35-year tenure~~39 years of experience at Glacier, which enable him to ~~advise~~collaborate with the Board in its deliberations on a wide variety of topics. Mr. Blodnick has served on the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, which is an Exchange Act company, since April 2015 and was elected its Vice Chairman in October 2016.

Randall M. Chesler, 58, was elected to the Board at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting. From August 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, Mr. Chesler served as President of Glacier Bank. Effective January 1, 2017, Mr. Chesler serves as President and CEO of each of Glacier and Glacier Bank. Mr. Chesler has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as President of CIT Bank, the Salt Lake City-based banking subsidiary of CIT Group. During his 10 years with CIT, Mr. Chesler held progressive leadership positions including President, Small Business Lending and President, Consumer Finance. Mr. Chesler brings to the Board broad experience in a variety of aspects of the banking and technology industries as well as proven leadership skills.

Sherry L. Cladouhos, 5861, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in October ~~2010~~2010. She has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee since July 2015 and ~~has~~ served as the Chairman of the Compliance Committee ~~(the “Compliance Committee”) since~~from May ~~2013.~~2013 to July 2015. She was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana for 36 years and served in a variety of leadership and executive roles, including Director of Customer Service and Administration, Vice President of Member Services and Support, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations, Co-Chief Operating Officer, and in 2005 was named President and CEO. She was responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company and worked with others to provide affordable healthcare coverage to Montanans. Ms. Cladouhos is a Certified Health Insurance Executive and is a graduate of the Berkeley Healthcare Executive Program. Ms. Cladouhos also has served on the boards of numerous business and community-related organizations, ~~and~~she is past Chairman of the Montana Chamber of ~~Commerce. Currently,~~Commerce, and she ~~serves~~served on the Montana Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Ms. Cladouhos brings extensive experience in executive-level leadership and strategic business decision making to the Board.

James M. English, 6972, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in February 2004 and has served as Chairman of the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee since July 2013. He also served as a ~~Director~~director of the Company’s former subsidiary, Mountain West Bank ofin Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from 1996 until the consolidation of Glacier’s bank subsidiaries in 2012. He earned a ~~BS Degree~~Bachelor of Science degree in ~~Finance~~finance and ~~then~~ a ~~Law Degree~~law degree from the University of Idaho. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. English served as the President and Chief Operating Officer for Idaho Forest Industries, Inc., a lumber manufacturing, real estate development and building products retail sales company. Mr. English has been an attorney in limited private practice as a sole practitioner of the English Law Firm in Hayden, Idaho since 2000. He is a partner in Great Sky Development of Boise, Idaho and serves on the board of ~~Bennett Industries,~~RGB Holdings, Inc. Mr. English brings experience and expertise to the Board based on a legal career of over 40 years and experience as a business executive.

~~Allen J. Fetscher, 68~~, was appointed to the Glacier Board in December 1996 and has served as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) since 2002. He also served as the Vice-Chairman of Glacier’s former subsidiary, First Security Bank, until the consolidation of Glacier’s bank subsidiaries in 2012 and also served as its Chairman from its beginning in 1993 through its merger with the Company in 1996 until his resignation from the office in 2008. Mr. Fetscher received a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Montana in 1968. He is the President of Fetscher’s, Inc., an investment and real estate development company. He is also the Vice President of American Public Land Exchange Co., Inc. and the owner of Associated Agency, a company involved in real estate. Mr. Fetscher has been in the real estate development business since 1970. For over 40 years, he has developed subdivisions, office buildings, apartment complexes and mixed-use developments, primarily in Montana. Mr. Fetscher brings extensive knowledge of local and regional real estate markets and development to the Board.

Annie M. Goodwin, 5558, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in June 2012 and has served as ~~the~~ Chairman of the Risk Oversight Committee ~~(the “Risk Oversight Committee”)~~ since July 2012. Ms. Goodwin is an attorney in Helena, Montana and is the principal of the Goodwin Law Office, L.L.C. She practices banking and regulatory law. She served as Montana’s Commissioner of Banking and Financial Institutions from 2001 to 2010, as chief legal counsel with the Montana Banking and Financial Institutions Division and Department of Commerce from 1988 to 2001 and worked in private practice prior to that time. Ms. Goodwin earned her BSBachelor of Science in nursing from Carroll College and worked as a registered nurse before going on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Montana Law School in 1984. She continued her legal education at Hastings College of Law, George Mason University of Law in the Banking Law Section, and she completed the FDIC Bank Examination School for Attorneys. Ms. Goodwin is active in local and trade associations and was appointed to the Commission on Character and Fitness of Attorney Admissions to State Bar of the Montana Supreme Court where she has served as ~~the~~ Chairman since 1988. Ms. Goodwin brings to the Board her expertise and knowledge gained in her role as Commissioner where she had regulatory oversight over the financial institutions in Montana.

Dallas I. Herron, 6972, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in June 2008 and has served as its Chairman since the 2013 annual meeting. Prior to his appointment to the Glacier Board in 2008, Mr. Herron was a director of Glacier Bank and served from 1998 through 2008. He received his BSBachelor of Science degree in ~~Aeronautical Engineering~~aeronautical engineering from Northrop University in 1966. Mr. Herron has worked in the oil industry for over 40 years and is the CEO of CityServiceValcon, LLC, which markets petroleum products in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and ten other states. He is a past ~~president~~President of the Western Petroleum Marketing Association, a seven-state trade association. He serves on Chevron’s Western U.S. Advisory Council and ~~ExxonMobil’s regional council. He~~ has also served as Senior Director of the Petroleum Marketer Association of America. Mr. Herron is active in the community and in the forest products and transportation industries. ~~As Glacier Bank becomes more involved in the energy business,~~ Mr. Herron brings to the Board over 30 years of experience as a business executive in the energy sector, which is also a regulated business.

Craig A. Langel, 6366, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in December 2005 and has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee ~~(the “Audit Committee”)~~ since 2009. Mr. Langel received his education at Montana State University graduating with a BSBachelor of Science degree in ~~Accounting~~accounting in 1973. He received his ~~CPA~~Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) license in 1974. Mr. Langel has served the accounting profession for over 40 years and is a ~~Certified Public Accountant~~CPA accredited in Business Valuation and a Certified Valuation Analyst. He is ~~president~~President and shareholder of Langel & Associates, P.C., providing consulting and tax services throughout the United States. In addition, Mr. Langel is the owner and CEO of CLC Restaurants, Inc., which owns and operates Taco Bell and KFC restaurants in Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and he is a part owner of Mustard Seed Restaurants. Mr. Langel served as a director of Glacier’s former subsidiary First Security Bank of Missoula from 1984 to 2005 and was re-elected to the board in February 2009, serving until the consolidation of Glacier’s bank subsidiaries in 2012. He also serves on the ~~boards~~board of directors of two non-profit organizations. With a career of over 40 years as a ~~Certified Public Accountant,~~CPA, Mr. Langel brings extensive financial acumen to the Board, in addition to his experience as a business owner and executive.

Douglas J. McBride, 6164, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in September ~~2006.~~2006 and has served as Chairman of the Compliance Committee since July 2015. Dr. McBride has been an optometrist in Billings for over 30 years. He received his BABachelor of Arts degree at Linfield College and his ODDoctor of Optometry degree at the Illinois College of Optometry in 1978. Dr. McBride is a former President of the Montana State Board of Examiners for Optometry, of which he has been a member since 1993. He is also the former ~~chairman~~Chairman of the Advisory Board for TLC Laser Eye Center in Billings and is the ~~current~~former administrator for the State of Montana for Vision Source, an optometric franchise. He is a past President of the Montana Optometric Association. Dr. McBride also served as a director of the Company’s former subsidiary Western Security Bank, serving from 2003 until the consolidation of Glacier’s bank subsidiaries in 2012.

Dr. McBride’s expertise in the healthcare community is valuable to the Board and allows him to provide insight into the Company’s healthcare and medical benefit issues, as well as the healthcare industry in general.

John W. Murdoch, 7174, was appointed to the ~~Glacier~~ Board in September 2005. Mr. Murdoch graduated from Doane College with a BABachelor of Arts degree in 1964. He worked in the ranch and home supply industry for over 40 years. Since 1994, he has been an owner of Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply, LLC, a ranch and home retail operation, and served as its President from its founding until 2006 when he sold a majority ownership to key employees. As President, he coordinated the efforts required to run a 1,700 employee, multi-location, multi-state retail operation including the oversight of purchasing, marketing, human resources, distribution and accounting. Mr. Murdoch served as a director of the Company’s former subsidiary Big Sky Western Bank from December 2002 to February 2010, and he served on the Montana State University Foundation board in 2009 and 2010. He currently serves as a director for Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. Mr. Murdoch was also President of Mid-States Distributing Co., Inc. in 1990 and then again in 2006 and 2007. Mid-States is a buying cooperative for farm supply stores with over 500 stores and $3 billion in retail sales annually. Mr. Murdoch brings to the Board broad experience and

expertise based on his management and oversight of substantial consumer businesses.

Mark J. Semmens, 57, was appointed to the Board in January 2016. At the end of 2015, Mr. Semmens retired from his position as a Managing Director of Investment Banking at D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm based in Great Falls, Montana. Mr. Semmens joined D.A. Davidson & Co. in 1985, founded the firm’s investment banking practice, and served on the firm’s Management Committee, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors. Mr. Semmens served as the lead investment banking advisor to Glacier for 25 years, advising Glacier on approximately 20 acquisitions and four capital raises. He also has an extensive background in higher education, having served as a board member (and in the latter two cases, Chairman) of the Montana Board of Regents, the Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation, and the Carroll College Board of Trustees. Mr. Semmens is a graduate of Carroll College with degrees in business administration and finance. In addition to broad experience and expertise in the financial services and financial institutions industries generally, Mr. Semmens brings to the Board historical knowledge of the Company and the business environment in which it operates.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the nominees to the Board.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Guidelines

and Policies

The Board is committed to good business practices, transparency in financial reporting and high standards of corporate governance. Glacier operates within a comprehensive plan of corporate governance for the purpose of defining responsibilities, setting high standards of professional and personal conduct and assuring compliance with such responsibilities and standards. ~~Glacier~~We regularly ~~monitors~~monitor developments in the area of corporate governance. The Board periodically reviews ~~Glacier’s~~our governance policies and practices against those suggested by various groups or authorities active in corporate governance and the practices of other companies, as well as the requirements of the related SEC rules and the listing standards of ~~The~~the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”).

Governance Policy and Codes of Ethics

The Board has adopted and adheres to a Corporate Governance Policy which the Board and management believe represents sound governance practices and provides a framework to sustain our success and build long-term value for our shareholders.

The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers which applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, chief administrative officer, controller, treasurer, and any persons performing similar functions. The Board has also adopted a Director Code of Ethics.

Clawback Policy

The Board adopted a “clawback” policy providing for the recovery of incentive compensation in certain circumstances. Under the clawback policy, if Glacier is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws, the Company will recover compensation from any current or former executive officer who received incentive compensation (including equity-based compensation) during the three-year period preceding the date of the restatement, based on the erroneous data, in excess of what would have been paid to the executive under the accounting restatement.

Anti-Hedging Policy

The Board has adopted an Anti-Hedging Policy that prohibits our directors, officers and employees from engaging in a “hedging transaction,” which is generally a transaction that would have the economic effect of establishing a downside price protection in connection with Glacier common stock owned by such person. This type of transaction may create the appearance that the person’s interests are not aligned with those of the Company’s shareholders generally, to the extent that it is designed to hedge or offset against any decrease in the market value of Glacier common stock.

Anti-Pledging and Margin Account Policy

The Board has adopted an Anti-Pledging Policy that prohibits our directors and executive officers from pledging Glacier common stock as collateral or from holding Glacier common stock in a margin account. This policy was adopted on June 30, 2015 and does not affect any pledges of Glacier common stock that were made prior to that date, except that no such pre-existing pledges may be increased in amount after that date.

Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines

The Board has approved stock ownership and retention guidelines for its directors and executive officers which are intended to help closely align the financial interests of such persons with those of Glacier’s shareholders. Within five years after appointment or election to the Board, each director is expected to acquire and retain shares of Glacier common stock having a market value of at least five times his or her annual cash retainer. All of the current Glacier directors have exceeded this ownership guideline.

Similarly, executive officers who are required to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act are expected, within five years of appointment, to acquire and retain Glacier shares having a specified market value. The CEO is expected to own shares having a market value equal to at least six times his or her annual base salary, and each other executive officer is expected to own shares having a market value equal to at least four times his or her annual base salary. Each of our executive officers has exceeded this ownership guideline except Mr. Chesler, who joined the Company effective August 1, 2015.

Unless a director or executive officer has achieved the applicable guideline level of share ownership, he or she is required to retain an amount equal to 50% of the net shares received as a result of the exercise, vesting or payment of any Glacier equity awards granted to him or her.

You can access our current corporate governance documents, including the Corporate Governance Policy, the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, the Director Code of Ethics, the Clawback Policy, the Anti-Hedging Policy, the Anti-Pledging and Margin Account Policy, the Majority Voting Policy (summarized below), the Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines, and the charters of the Audit, Compensation, Compliance, Nominating/Governance, and Risk Oversight Committees, by visiting the Company’s website at www.glacierbancorp.com and clicking on “Governance Documents” or by writing to: Corporate Secretary, 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board is committed to maintaining an independent Board. To that end, it has been ~~the~~our practice ~~of Glacier~~ to separate the duties of Chairman and ~~Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).~~CEO. At this time, the Board believes that the separation of duties of Chairman and CEO eliminates any inherent conflict of interest that may arise when the roles

are combined and that a non-employee director who is not serving as an executive officer of Glacier can best provide the necessary leadership and objectivity required as Chairman.

Director Qualifications

The Board believes that it is necessary for each of ~~Glacier’s~~our directors to possess many qualities and skills. All of our directors bring to our Board a wealth of leadership experience derived from their extensive board service and their service in a variety of professional and executive positions.

The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee is responsible for the oversight and nomination process for director nominees. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee has not historically adopted formal director qualification

standards for Nominating/Governance Committee-recommended nominees. However, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee annually reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each director and nominee as part of its evaluation as to whether or not the nominees are the right individuals to serve on Glacier’s Board and to help Glacier successfully meet its long-term strategic plans. Because each director ~~of Glacier~~ must be re-elected annually, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee has an annual opportunity to assess these factors and, if appropriate, determine not to re-nominate any director. A more detailed discussion regarding the considerations given by the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee when considering director nominees is set forth below in the section entitled “~~Nominating /~~ Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.”

The director biographical information set forth above in the section entitled “~~Election of~~ Directors and Director Nominees” summarizes the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that ~~Glacier believes~~we believe qualifies each director to serve on the Board.

Majority Voting Policy

In September 2011, the Company adopted the Majority Voting Policy under which each director nominee is required to submit an irrevocable resignation as a director of the Company. The Company has such a letter on file from each ~~2014~~2017 director nominee. If any such nominee receives more WITHHELD votes than FOR votes in an uncontested election of directors, his or her resignation will be considered by our ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee and our Board.

~~The Company believes~~We believe that the Majority Voting Policy enhances ~~its~~our accountability to shareholders by formalizing the consequences of a “majority withhold” vote and demonstrating ~~its~~our responsiveness to director election results, while at the same time protecting the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders.

An “uncontested election” is generally an election in which the number of nominees for election does not exceed the number of Board positions to be filled. In a contested election, the ~~policy~~Majority Voting Policy will not apply and nominees will be elected by plurality voting.

The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee will consider any director resignation tendered under the policy and recommend to the Board the action to be taken with respect to such resignation. Among other things, the recommendation of the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee may be to accept the resignation or to defer acceptance until a qualified replacement director can be identified and elected to the Board. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee may also recommend that the resignation be rejected, ~~either~~either: (i) unconditionally; (ii) by addressing what the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee believes to be the underlying reasons for the failure of the director to receive more FOR votes than WITHHELD votes; or (iii) resolving that the director will not be nominated in the future for election.

In considering a tendered resignation, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee is authorized to consider all factors it deems relevant to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The policy contains a non-exclusive list of the factors that may be considered in any particular circumstance.

The Board (excluding the director whose resignation is being considered) will act on the recommendations of the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee no later than 90 days following certification of the shareholder vote. The Board is authorized to consider information and factors which led to the nomination of the director by the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee and any additional factors as the Board deems relevant to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Following the Board’s decision, the Company will promptly publicly announce such decision, providing an explanation of the process by which the decision was reached and, if applicable, the reasons for rejecting the tendered resignation.

~~Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Documents~~

Glacier has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers which applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and any persons performing similar functions.

You can access Glacier’s current corporate governance documents, including the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, the Corporate Governance Policy, the Majority Voting Policy, and the charters of the Audit, Compensation, Compliance, Nominating, and Risk Oversight Committees, by visiting the Company’s website at www.glacierbancorp.com and clicking on “Governance Documents” or by writing to: LeeAnn Wardinsky, Corporate Secretary, 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901.

Director Independence

With the assistance of legal counsel to the Company, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee has reviewed the applicable legal standards for Board and Board committee member independence. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee has also reviewed a summary of the answers to annual questionnaires completed by each of the directors, which identifies any potential director-affiliated transactions.

The Board then analyzed the independence of each director and determined which directors meet the standards regarding “independence” established by industry best practices and required by applicable law, regulation and NASDAQ listing standards and whether or not each such director is free of relationships that would interfere with the individual exercise of independent judgment. In determining the independence of each director, the Board considered many factors, including any loans to the directors, each of which were made on the same terms as comparable transactions made with persons not related to Glacier, ~~its bank subsidiary,~~Glacier Bank, or our bank divisions. Such arrangements are discussed in detail under the section entitled “Transactions with Management.”

Based on these standards, the Board determined that each of the following ~~non-employee directors~~director nominees is independent:



Sherry L. Cladouhos	Craig A. Langel
James M. English	~~L. Peter Larson~~
~~Allen J. Fetscher~~	Douglas J. McBride
Annie M. Goodwin	John W. Murdoch
Dallas I. Herron	Mark J. Semmens

Based on the standards described above, the Board determined that Michael J. Blodnick, ~~who served as an executive officer of Glacier in 2013,~~Glacier’s former President and ~~Everit A. Sliter, whose former firm provides accounting services to the Company,~~CEO, and Randall M. Chesler, Glacier’s current President and CEO, are not independent.

~~Stock Ownership Guidelines~~

The Board has approved stock ownership guidelines for its directors which are intended to help closely align the financial interests of directors with those of Glacier’s shareholders. Within three years after they are first appointed or elected to the Board, directors are required to own shares of Glacier common stock with a market value of at least $100,000. All of the current Glacier directors have exceeded this ownership.

Shareholder Communications with the Board of Directors

The Company and the Board welcome communication from shareholders and other interested parties. Communications may be made by writing to the Chairman of the Board, c/~~o the~~o: Corporate Secretary, Glacier Bancorp, Inc., 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901. A copy of any such written communication will also be sent to our CEO. If the Chairman and the CEO determine that such communication is relevant to and consistent with Glacier’s operations and policies, such communication will be forwarded to the entire Board for review and consideration.

MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board met 1513 times during the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2013.~~2016. Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which he or she served. ~~Glacier encourages~~We encourage but ~~does~~do not require ~~the~~our directors to attend the annual ~~meetings~~meeting of the shareholders. Last year, all of our directors attended the annual meeting of the shareholders.

Board Authority for Risk Oversight

The Board has the ultimate authority and responsibility for overseeing risk management at Glacier. Some aspects of risk oversight are fulfilled at the full Board level. For example, the Board regularly receives reports from management - specifically from enterprise risk management - on numerous risk components that impact the operations and reputation of the Company. The Board delegates other aspects of its risk oversight function to its committees.

The Audit Committee oversees financial, accounting and internal control risk management. The ~~head~~director of the Company’s internal audit function reports directly to the Audit Committee. The executive officers regularly report directly to the entire Board and to appropriate Board committees with respect to the risks they are responsible for managing.

The Compensation Committee oversees the management of risks that may be posed by the Company’s compensation practices and programs. As part of this process, the Compensation Committee is responsible for analyzing the compensation policies and practices for all employees, not just ~~executive management.~~Named Executive Officers. In its review of these policies and practices, the Compensation Committee has determined that the current policies and practices do not create or encourage employees to take risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. In June 2015, the Board adopted a clawback policy for the recovery of incentive payments to executive officers in certain circumstances, which further mitigates risk.

The Compliance Committee monitors compliance with federal and state laws and the associated regulations applicable to the Company, Glacier Bank, and ~~its~~our bank divisions.

Glacier’s independent directors meet in executive session during regularly scheduled meetings of the Board and at other times as required. During ~~2013,~~2016, the independent directors met in executive session ~~twice - once under the chairmanship of Chairman Sliter and once under the chairmanship of Chairman Herron.~~five times.

Committee Membership

~~The~~Throughout this Proxy Statement, we refer to five of the committees established by the Board, ~~has established, among others, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Nominating Committee,~~ and ~~a Risk Oversight Committee. The following table shows~~ the membership of ~~these committees.~~each is shown in the table below.

Name Audit Compensation Compliance Nominating Risk Oversight
Michael J. Blodnick ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨
Sherry L. Cladouhos þ þ
þ*
þ þ
James M. English þ þ þ
þ*
þ
Allen J. Fetscher ¨
þ*
þ þ þ
Annie M. Goodwin þ þ þ þ
þ*
Dallas I. Herron þ þ þ þ þ
Craig A. Langel
þ*
þ þ þ þ
L. Peter Larson þ þ þ þ þ
Douglas J. McBride þ þ þ þ þ
John W. Murdoch þ þ þ þ þ
Everit A. Sliter ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨
Total Meetings in 2013 15 7 12 4 12



Name	Audit	Compensation	Compliance	Nominating/ Governance	Risk Oversight
Michael J. Blodnick	¨	¨	¨	¨	¨
Randall M. Chesler ⁽¹⁾	¨	¨	¨	¨	¨
Sherry L. Cladouhos	þ	þ*	þ	þ	þ
James M. English	þ	þ	þ	þ*	þ
Annie M. Goodwin	þ	þ	þ	þ	þ*
Dallas I. Herron	þ	þ	þ	þ	þ



Name	Audit	Compensation	Compliance	Nominating/ Governance	Risk Oversight
Craig A. Langel	þ*	þ	þ	þ	þ
Douglas J. McBride	þ	þ	þ*	þ	þ
John W. Murdoch	þ	þ	þ	þ	þ
Mark J. Semmens	þ	þ	þ	þ	þ
Total Meetings in 2016	14	7	10	7	10

*Committee Chair during all of 2016.

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(1)	Mr. Chesler was elected to the Board at Glacier’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders on April 27, 2016.

Audit Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, the Audit Committee was comprised of eight ~~directors, each of whom~~directors. Each Audit Committee member is considered “independent” as defined by NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Mr. Langel served as ~~the~~ Chairman of the Audit Committee and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules. The Audit Committee operates under a ~~formal~~ written charter adopted by the Board. As part of its periodic review of Audit ~~Committee-related~~Committee matters, the Audit Committee has received updates on the relevant requirements of applicable SEC rules and the corporate governance listing standards of NASDAQ.

The Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the quality and integrity of Glacier’s financial statements, its compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications and independence of its independent auditors, the performance of its internal audit function and independent auditors, and other significant financial matters. In discharging its duties, the Audit Committee is expected to, among other things:

have the sole authority to appoint, retain, compensate, oversee, evaluate and replace the independent auditors;

review and approve the engagement of Glacier’s independent auditors to perform audit and non-audit services and related fees;

meet independently with Glacier’s internal auditing department, independent auditors and ~~senior~~ management;

review the integrity of Glacier’s financial reporting process;

review Glacier’s financial reports and disclosures submitted to ~~Bank~~bank regulatory authorities;

maintain procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding financial matters; and

review and approve related person transactions.

Compensation Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, the Compensation Committee was comprised of ~~nine directors, each of whom~~eight directors. Each Compensation Committee member is considered “independent” as defined by NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC and IRS rules. The Compensation Committee reviews the

performance of the Company’s CEO and other key employees and determines, approves, and reports to the Board on the elements of their compensation and long-term equity-based incentives. In determining the CEO’s compensation, the Compensation Committee evaluates several performance factors including the Company’s financial results and levels of compensation of peer financial institutions. The Compensation Committee operates under a ~~formal~~ written ~~charter.~~charter adopted by the Board. A complete

description of the executive compensation process applicable to ~~2013~~2016 is described under the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

In addition, the Compensation Committee:

recommends, if appropriate, new employee benefit plans to the Board;

reviews all employee benefit plans;

makes determinations in connection with compensation matters as may be necessary or advisable; and

recommends, if appropriate, revisions to the compensation and benefit arrangements for directors.

Compliance Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, the Compliance Committee was comprised of ~~nine directors, each of whom~~eight directors. Each Compliance Committee member is considered “independent” as defined by NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC and IRS rules. The Compliance Committee monitors compliance with federal and state laws and the associated regulations applicable to the Company, Glacier Bank, and ~~its~~our bank divisions and reports to the Board on such matters.

The Compliance Committee operates under a ~~formal~~ written ~~charter.~~charter adopted by the Board. In discharging its duties, the Compliance Committee is expected to, among other things:

review the material risk ~~areas;~~areas and review the regulatory environment and legal requirements associated with the same;

oversee the development and execution of a plan to monitor and remediate all compliance deficiencies identified by the Company or its examiners;

review internal reports to management prepared by the compliance department;

review and approve responses to regulatory agency examination reports prior to submission of any such response on examinations and ensure that all information requests made by regulatory agencies are accurately and timely addressed;

pre-approve all compliance auditing services to be provided to the Company; and

review, with legal counsel, any legal matter that could have a significant impact on the Company.

In carrying out its responsibilities and duties, the Compliance Committee ~~shall~~will foster an environment that encourages all bank officers and employees to raise any compliance issues or concerns freely and without concern for retribution.

~~Nominating /~~ Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee was comprised of ~~nine directors, each of whom~~eight directors. Each Nominating/Governance Committee member is considered “independent” as defined by NASDAQ listing standards. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee is responsible for nominating a slate

of directors for election at Glacier’s annual meeting and appointing directors to fill vacancies as they occur. It is also responsible ~~for~~for: (i) considering management succession plans, the appropriate Board size, and committee structure and ~~appointments,~~appointments; (ii) developing and reviewing corporate governance principles applicable to Glacier, Glacier Bank, and ~~the~~our bank divisions, including Glacier’s Corporate Governance Policy, in light of emerging standards and best practices and the needs of Glacier and its ~~shareholders,~~shareholders; and (iii) making such recommendations to the full Board as the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee considers appropriate. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee operates under a ~~formal~~ written charter ~~approved~~adopted by the Board.

The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders if the recommendations are made in accordance with the procedures described in this Proxy Statement under the section entitled “Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations.”

In deciding whether or not to recommend incumbent directors for re-nomination, the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee evaluates Glacier’s evolving needs and assesses the effectiveness and contributions of its existing directors. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee is authorized to establish guidelines for the qualification, evaluation and selection of new directors to serve on the Board. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee has not adopted, nor does it anticipate adopting, specific qualifications for ~~Nominating Committee recommended~~Nominating/Governance Committee-recommended nominees, nor has the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee adopted a formal policy relating to Board diversity, although the ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee and Board value a diversity of backgrounds, professional experience and skills among directors. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee will instead evaluate each nominee on a case-by-case basis, including assessment of each nominee’s business experience and special skills. The ~~Nominating~~Nominating/Governance Committee will also evaluate whether or not a nominee’s skills are complementary to existing Board members’ skills and the Board’s need for operational, management, financial, technological or other expertise.

In 2016, our Nominating/Governance Committee conducted an assessment survey of the Board’s performance. All directors were given a comprehensive questionnaire which included topics related to the composition, performance, initiative, and overall effectiveness of the Board and included a director peer review. The Board reviewed the results of the survey at a Board meeting, in executive session, and intends to continue this process annually in the future. The Board’s evaluation includes a review of the Corporate Governance Guidelines and an annual review of its committee charters to consider proposed changes.

Risk Oversight Committee. ~~The~~During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Risk Oversight Committee was ~~formed in July 2012 and is~~ comprised of all of the independent directors of the Company. The Risk Oversight ~~Committee’s~~Committee was formed in July 2012 to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities ~~extend over all organizational~~with regard to the Company’s risk ~~types, and~~management program. The scope of the Risk Oversight Committee ~~coordinates relations~~extends over the entire enterprise and ~~communications among~~includes identification, measurement, monitoring, and controlling of the ~~Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Compliance Committee, and the Board. The Risk Oversight Committee is responsible for the oversight of Glacier’s policies, procedures and practices~~Company’s principle business risks related to ~~business,~~strategy, the market, operations, and ~~operational risks as they impact or may impact Glacier’s business and objectives.~~all aspects of compliance. Among the responsibilities of the Risk Oversight Committee is to engage management in an ongoing risk-appetite dialogue as conditions and circumstances change and new opportunities ~~arise~~arise. The Risk Oversight Committee reviews and ~~to review and approve~~approves Glacier’s ~~risk appetite~~risk-appetite statement annually and ~~approve~~approves any material amendments to the ~~risk appetite~~risk-appetite statement.

Name

Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
($)

Stock
Awards
($)

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)

Total
($)
(1) (2)(3) (4)
Sherry L. Cladouhos $35,667 $18,000 $759
$54,426
James M. English 52,400 18,000 —
70,400
Allen J. Fetscher 56,325 18,000 —
74,325
Annie M. Goodwin 38,000 18,000 —
56,000
Dallas I. Herron 41,367 18,000 1,742
61,109
Craig A. Langel 48,200 18,000 —
66,200
L. Peter Larson 36,609 18,000 10,638
65,247
Douglas J. McBride 43,300 18,000 3,241
64,541
John W. Murdoch 31,000 18,000 2,515
51,515
Everit A. Sliter 51,243 18,000 5,038
74,281



Name	Age	Position	Has Served as an Officer of the Company Since

Don J. Chery	54	EVP and CAO	1989



Name	Age	Position	Has Served as an Officer of the Company Since

Ron J. Copher	59	EVP and CFO; Assistant Secretary ⁽¹⁾	2006

~~Ron J. Copher, Executive Vice President (“EVP”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)~~


•	Michael J. Blodnick, President and CEO and a Glacier director ⁽¹⁾;


•	Randall M. Chesler, President of Glacier Bank and a Glacier director ⁽²⁾;


•	Ron J. Copher, EVP and CFO; Assistant Secretary ⁽³⁾; and

Don J. Chery, EVP and ~~Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”)~~CAO;

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(1)	Mr. Blodnick served as President and CEO of Glacier until his retirement on December 31, 2016. Mr. Blodnick remains a director of Glacier.


(2)	Mr. Chesler served as President of Glacier Bank in 2016 and serves as President and CEO of Glacier effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Chesler is a director of Glacier.


(3)	Mr. Copher served as EVP and CFO; Treasurer and Assistant Secretary in 2016. Effective January 1, 2017, Glacier separated the CFO and Treasurer roles.

The following section includes:

Compensation Discussion and Analysis;

~~Report of Compensation Committee;~~

Summary Compensation Table and other tables detailing the compensation of the Named Executive Officers; ~~and~~

Narrative disclosure about various compensation ~~plans~~programs and arrangements and post-employment and termination benefits payable to the Named Executive ~~Officers.~~Officers;

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation; and

Report of Compensation Committee.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

The following discussion provides an overview and analysis of our Compensation Committee’s philosophy and objectives in designing ~~the Company’s~~Glacier’s compensation programs, as well as the compensation determinations and the rationale for those determinations relating to our Named Executive Officers. Glacier has only three Named Executive Officers rather than five, as typically disclosed under SEC rules, because Glacier has only three executive officers who perform a policy-making function for Glacier.

This discussion should be read together with the compensation tables for our Named Executive Officers, which can be found following this discussion. Unless otherwise indicated, any references to a particular year in this discussion means the fiscal year ended December 31 of such year.

Executive Summary

Financial and Strategic Highlights

~~2013 was~~2016 hit an all-time record ~~year~~ for earnings at ~~$95.6~~$121 million, which is an increase of ~~27%~~4% over ~~2012.~~2015.

Both return on average assets (“ROAA”) and return on tangible equity (“ROTE”) ~~improved over~~remained well above peer averages for the ~~prior~~ year. ROAA ~~increased from 1.01% to 1.23%~~was 1.32%, and ROTE ~~moved up from 9.96% to 11.98%~~was 12.71%.

Credit quality improved as non-performing assets decreased to ~~1.39%~~0.76% of assets in ~~2013~~2016, down from ~~1.87%~~0.88% in ~~2012. In addition, net charge-offs declined 74% to $7.4 million.~~2015.

The loan portfolio increased organically by 8%11%, which is the ~~first~~fourth consecutive annual increase in the loan ~~portfolio in five years.~~portfolio.

14The dollar amount of non-interest bearing accounts organically increased by 6% during the current year, contributing to the low cost of funding of 37 basis points for 2016.

Net interest income increased 8% for the year during a ~~time~~period of historically low interest rates.

Net interest margin as a percentage of earning assets, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to 4.02% in 2016 from 4.00% in 2015.

The Company completed the ~~acquisitions~~acquisition of ~~First~~Treasure State Bank based in Missoula, Montana.

The Company announced the signing of ~~Wheatland, Wyoming~~a definitive agreement to acquire TFB Bancorp, Inc. and ~~North Cascades~~its subsidiary The Foothills Bank of ~~Chelan, Washington, adding over $600 million~~Yuma, Arizona. This acquisition will mark the Company’s entrance into the state of Arizona and is expected to be completed in ~~assets.~~the second quarter of 2017.

The ~~Company’s stock price increased 103% during~~Company successfully completed the ~~year making it one of the best performances among bank stocks in 2013.~~year-long effort to consolidate its Bank divisions’ individual core database systems into a single core database system.

Key Executive Compensation Actions - Background

We believe that we need to offer competitive compensation in order to recruit, motivate and

retain qualified executives. In late 2011 and early 2012, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its independent consultant, McLagan, reviewed a peer benchmarking analysis and determined that Glacier’s Named Executive Officer compensation levels for Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery, who were then the only Named Executive Officers, were below the 25^th percentile (that is to say, such levels were in the lowest 25%) in terms of salary and total compensation compared to the peer group. As a result, the Compensation Committee undertook the following compensation program initiatives commencing in 2012:

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Salaries: The McLagan study determined that Mr. Blodnick’s salary was positioned 48% below the peer group median, ~~that~~ Mr. Copher was 36% below the median, and ~~that~~ Mr. Chery was 27% below the median. As a result, a plan was developed to bring salaries closer to the peer group median over the ~~next~~following five years (the “Five-Year Plan”), beginning with moving the salaries of Messrs. Copher and Chery to the market 25^th percentile and increasing Mr. Blodnick’s salary by 20% of the shortfall to median. This plan was implemented effective January 2012 and was continued ~~for 2013.~~in each subsequent year through and including 2016; and

Performance-Based Incentive ~~Plans~~Programs: In 2012, the Compensation Committee established both an annual and a long-term incentive ~~plan~~program with pre-defined performance goals directly linking incentive awards to the Company’s goals. Both such ~~plans~~programs were implemented again in ~~2013. 2013~~2016. 2016 resulted in achievement of ~~106.4%~~108.1% of the target short-term awards and ~~107.3%~~107.4% of the target long-term awards.

Say-on-Pay Vote

The Compensation Committee evaluates ~~the Company’s~~our executive compensation programs in light of market conditions, shareholder views, and governance considerations and makes changes as appropriate. As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we held an advisory vote on the compensation of our ~~executive officers (the “Say-on-Pay Vote”~~Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”) at the ~~2013~~2016 annual ~~shareholders~~shareholder meeting. Our shareholders overwhelmingly approved the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, with ~~97.13%~~approximately 98.2% of shareholder votes cast in favor of the Say-on-Pay resolution. As the Compensation Committee evaluated ~~the Company’s~~our compensation programs in ~~2013,~~2016, it took into account our shareholders’ vote of confidence in making changes to our executive compensation program as described above to ensure a continued link of pay to performance.

Executive Compensation Philosophy

The quality of our employees, including our executive team, is critical to executing our community banking philosophy, emphasizing personalized service combined with the full resources of a larger banking organization. To meet our primary goal of attracting, retaining and incenting highly qualified executives and employees within the context of our corporate culture, our compensation programs are designed with the following principles in mind:

We are committed to providing effective compensation and benefit programs that are competitive within our industry and with other relevant organizations with ~~whom~~which Glacier, Glacier Bank, and our bank divisions compete for employees.

Our programs are designed to encourage and reward behaviors that ultimately contribute to the achievement of organizational goals.

Pay programs and practices reinforce our commitment to providing a work environment that promotes respect, teamwork, and individual growth opportunities.

Consistent with this overall philosophy, we have designed our compensation programs to be relatively straightforward and transparent to shareholders, while providing benefits appealing enough to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified employees.

The Compensation Committee designs our overall compensation program and makes decisions regarding individual executive compensation in the context of a “total compensation policy” that takes into account the overall package of compensation benefits provided to each executive. Our philosophy is to tie a significant percentage of an executive’s compensation to the achievement of Company financial and performance goals. Accordingly, Glacier strives to set base salaries at competitive levels, with an opportunity for each executive to be well rewarded through the annual incentive bonus and equity grants if Glacier meets its performance objectives.

The compensation philosophy is reviewed and approved annually by the Compensation Committee. Decisions made by the Compensation Committee and the Board relative to compensation ~~will~~ take all current applicable rules, regulations and guidance into consideration and ~~will be~~are made with the goal of being compliant with all such requirements.

Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. The Compensation Committee is responsible for the design, implementation and administration of the compensation programs for our executive officers and ~~directors of the Company.~~directors. When appropriate, the Compensation Committee makes recommendations to the Board on items that require Board approval. Specifically, in ~~2013,~~2016, the Compensation Committee:

Monitored incentive ~~plans~~programs with a view to ~~avoiding the creation of~~avoid creating incentives that could subject the Company to excessive ~~risk~~risk;

Reviewed and approved the compensation peer group ~~(the “Compensation~~(“Compensation Peer Group”);

Reviewed and recommended ~~Named Executive Officer~~ salary adjustments for ~~approval by the~~Messrs. Blodnick, Chesler, Copher and Chery for Board approval;

Approved the annual and long-term incentive ~~plan~~program opportunities and ~~goals~~goals; and

Reviewed and approved the incentive ~~plan~~program awards for the Named Executive ~~Officers~~

Officers.

Role and Relationship of the Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate a compensation consultant and to approve the consultant’s fees and all other terms of the engagement. The Compensation Committee has direct access to outside advisors and consultants throughout the year.

In 2011 and 2012, the Compensation Committee retained the services of McLagan ~~an Aon Hewitt company,~~ as an independent outside compensation consultant. McLagan’s services include

conducting peer group analysis and benchmarking studies, establishing compensation guidelines, assisting with the design of incentive programs, and providing insight on emerging regulations and best practices. McLagan was engaged ~~directly~~ by ~~the Compensation Committee~~ and ~~reports~~reported directly to the Compensation Committee. McLagan ~~was not retained in 2013 but provided certain assistance~~has been engaged by the Compensation Committee periodically since 2011 and continues to provide guidance to the Compensation ~~Committee on an advisory basis.~~

Committee.

The Compensation Committee considered the independence of McLagan in light of ~~new~~ SEC rules and NASDAQ listing standards. The Compensation Committee requested and received a report from McLagan addressing McLagan’s independence and the independence of the senior advisors involved in the ~~engagement’s independence, including~~engagement which included the ~~following factors:~~following: (1) other services provided to us by McLagan; (2) fees

paid by us as a percentage of McLagan’s total revenue; (3) policies or procedures maintained by McLagan that are designed to prevent a conflict of interest; (4) any business or personal relationships between the senior advisors and ~~a member~~any member(s) of the Compensation Committee; (5) any company stock owned by the senior advisors; and (6) any business or personal relationships between our executive officers and the senior advisors. The Compensation Committee discussed these considerations and concluded that the work performed by McLagan and McLagan’s senior advisors involved in the engagement did not raise any conflict of interest.

Role of Management

Our CEO performs an annual performance review for executive officers of the Company and our bank division presidents and provides a recommendation to the Compensation Committee regarding base salary and bonus targets for such persons, which the Compensation Committee has discretion to approve or modify. The Compensation Committee meets separately on an annual basis with our CEO to ~~determine~~discuss his compensation. No Named Executive Officers are present for the Compensation Committee’s discussions, deliberations and decisions with respect to their individual compensation. The Compensation Committee then submits a recommendation regarding compensation for all executive officers to the Board for approval.

Risk Review

The Compensation Committee reviewed and discussed a compensation risk assessment performed by representatives from Human Resources. The Compensation Committee’s conclusion was that our compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business or operations. This risk assessment process included a periodic review of the design and operation of the Company’s incentive compensation programs, identifying and evaluating situations or compensation elements that may raise material risks, and an evaluation of other controls and processes designed to identify and manage risk.

Competitive Benchmarking and Peer Group

The Compensation Peer Group is periodically updated by the Compensation Committee and consists of companies that the Compensation Committee believes are comparable in size to the Company and with ~~whom~~which we may compete. In 2012, McLagan conducted an analysis of the Compensation Peer Group with emphasis on factors previously utilized by the Compensation Committee to determine appropriate companies for inclusion, with emphasis on asset size, profitability and location as the measures of comparability, in that order of importance.

Potential comparable companies were initially filtered by asset size and then were evaluated for profitability, including provisions for asset quality and other performance standards believed to best generally align with Glacier’s goals.

~~Potential comparable companies were analyzed for compensation, utilizing data from~~As discussed above in the ~~SNL Financial~~section entitled “Key Executive Compensation Review, and other information compiled by the Compensation Committee. Finally, executive compensation data was analyzed by region. The compensation for each region was then compared and assigned points based on the relative similarity to compensation in the region in which the Company operates. Points were assigned to each of the three designated comparability measures, and the companies with the 20 highest point totals were selected asActions - Background,” the Compensation Peer ~~Group.~~Group used to implement the Five-Year Plan (relevant to Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery) was established in late 2011 and early 2012, and the relevant Compensation Peer Group was disclosed in the Company’s 2013 proxy statement. The section below entitled “Base Salary” describes in detail the formulae used to implement the Five-Year Plan.

The Compensation Peer Group has been updated periodically since 2012, in each instance with the assistance of McLagan, for specific purposes including the analysis of equity and long-term incentive practices across the banking industry (late 2014), to establish the compensation arrangement for Mr. Chesler for the period August 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (April 2015, which Compensation Peer Group is listed below), and to establish Mr. Chesler’s 2017 salary (December 2016).

~~The~~

Based upon its analysis and the information provided by McLagan, the Compensation Committee approved the following list of peer banks ~~for 2013:~~constituting the 2015 Compensation Peer Group:



~~Beneficial Mutual Bncp (BNCL)~~Banner Corp. (BANR)	First Financial Bankshares (FFIN)	PacWest Bancorp (PACW)
Chemical Financial Corp. (CHFC)	First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK)	~~Provident Financial Services (PFS)~~Park National Corp. (PRK)
~~Chemical Financial Corp. (CHFC)~~Columbia Banking System Inc. (COLB)	First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (FMBI)	Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. (TCBI)
~~Community Bank System Inc. (CBU)~~	~~National Penn Bancshares Inc. (NPBC)~~	~~TFS Financial Corp (TFSL)~~
CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF)	~~Old National Bancorp (ONB)~~Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH)	~~Umpqua Holdings~~Trustmark Corp. ~~(UMPQ)~~(TRMK)
F.N.B. Corp. (FNB)	~~PacWest Bancorp (PACW)~~International Bancshares Corp. (IBOC)	United ~~Bankshares~~Community Banks Inc. ~~(UBSI)~~(UCBI)
First Commonwealth Financial (FCF)	~~Park~~ National ~~Corp. (PRK)~~Penn Bancshares Inc. (NPBC) ⁽¹⁾	~~WesBanco Inc. (WSBC)~~Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL)
First Financial ~~Bancorp.~~Bancorp (FFBC)	Old National Bancorp (ONB)

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(1)	NPBC was acquired April 1, 2016 by BB&T Corporation (BBT).

Discussion of Executive Compensation Components

The following table outlines the major elements of ~~2013~~2016 total compensation for ~~our~~the Named Executive Officers:



Compensation Element	Purpose	Link to Performance	Fixed / Performance-Based	~~Short~~Short- / Long-Term
Base Salary	Helps attract and retain executives through market-competitive base pay	Based on individual performance and market practices	Fixed	Short-Term
Annual Cash Incentive Awards	Encourages achievement of financial performance metrics that create near-term shareholder value	Based on achievement of predefined corporate performance objectives; a portion of Named Executive Officer cash bonuses are deferred on a mandatory basis, with additional performance triggers related to long-term performance	Performance-Based	Short-Term Long-Term: Mandatory Deferrals
Long-Term Incentive Awards	Aligns executives’ and shareholders’ long-term interests while creating a retention incentive through multi-year vesting	Based on achievement of predefined corporate performance objectives	Performance-Based	Long-Term
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ~~(SERP)~~	Provides income security into retirement	Competitive practice	Fixed	Long-Term



~~Compensation Element~~	~~Purpose~~	~~Link to Performance~~	~~Fixed / Performance-Based~~	~~Short / Long-Term~~
Benefits and Perquisites	~~Provide~~Provides limited perquisites as well as health and welfare benefits on the same basis as to our general employee population	Competitive practice	Fixed	Short-Term

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee reviews salaries of the Compensation Peer Group but ~~always~~ bases its determinations on the qualifications, experience and performance of the individual executives and the value of the position to the organization.

The compensation study performed by McLagan in the fall of 2011 concluded that the salaries for each of ~~Glacier’s Named Executive Officers~~Messrs. Blodnick (CEO), Copher (CFO) and Chery (CAO) were significantly below the Compensation Peer Group market median: the CEO was 48% below the median, the CFO was 36% below, and the CAO was 27% below.

As a result of the findings of the study, effective January 2012, ~~executive officer~~ salaries for Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery were increased to move toward levels that were more in line with the market. As discussed under the section entitled “Executive Summary - Key Executive Compensation Actions - Background” above, a plan was developed to bring salaries closer to the 2012 peer group median over five years, commencing in 2012 and continuing through 2016.The Compensation Committee established the following strategy, which is reflected in ~~Named Executive Officer~~ salaries paid to Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery in ~~2013:~~2016:

CEO: Increase ~~current~~ base salary to the 2012 market median over the ~~next~~following five years by providing the following adjustments:



Year	Adjustment for Market Median Shortfall (%)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016	20.0% 25.0% 33.3% 50.0% 100.0%

CFO and CAO: Bring salaries to the 25th percentile of the market in 2012. Increase salaries to the 2012 market median equally over the remaining four years as follows:



Year	Adjustment for Market Median Shortfall (%)
2013 2014 2015 2016	25.0% 33.3% 50.0% 100.0%

The Compensation Committee recognizes the importance of annual monitoring of competitive salary levels and will consider whether or not shortfalls for some executives should be addressed in a shorter timeframe than described above. The table below shows the ~~2012~~2015 and ~~2013~~2016 salary adjustments for Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery, which remain well below the Compensation Peer Group market median.


Name	Position	Base Salary 2011	Base Salary 2012	Increase over 2011	Base Salary 2013	Increase over 2012	Position	Base Salary 2014	Base Salary 2015	Increase over 2014	Base Salary 2016	Increase over 2015
Michael J. Blodnick	President and CEO	$334,183	$395,644	18.4%	$470,817	19.0%	President and CEO	$548,245	$627,997	14.5%	$710,140	13.1%
Ron J. Copher	EVP and CFO	205,602	278,305	35.4%	302,680	8.8%	EVP and CFO	327,786	353,645	7.8	380,280	7.5
Don J. Chery	EVP and CAO	205,602	260,192	26.6%	273,227	5.0%	EVP and CAO	286,653	300,482	4.8	314,725	4.7

Annual Incentive Bonus

The ~~2013~~ short-term incentive ~~plan~~program (“STIP”) for 2016 is designed to motivate executives to attain superior annual performance in key areas we believe create long-term value to Glacier and its shareholders. The ~~short-term incentive plan~~STIP is also designed to provide incentive compensation opportunities competitive with those of Glacier’s peers.

The ~~short-term incentive plan~~STIP and its goals are reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee. The ~~2013 plan~~2016 STIP opportunities as a percentage of ~~executive~~ salary for each of the Named Executive Officers and ~~2013~~2016 results are shown ~~below:~~

below.


Position	Annual Incentive Plan Opportunity Levels as a % of Base Salary			Actual Earned	Annual Incentive Program Opportunity Levels as a % of Base Salary			Actual Earned
Position	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Actual Earned	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Actual Earned
CEO	0%	60%	90%	74%	0%	60%	90%	76%
CAO and CFO	0%	40%	60%	49%
Bank President					0%	50%	75%	64%
CFO and CAO					0%	40%	60%	51%

~~2013 Option Exercises and Stock Vested~~

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise
(#)
Value Realized on Exercise
($)
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting
(#)
Value Realized on Vesting
($)
(1) (2)
Michael J. Blodnick 7,500 $167,175 13,771 $230,802
Ron J. Copher 4,000 87,520 5,812 97,409
Don J. Chery 4,000 81,040 5,434 91,074



	Stock Awards
Name	Equity Incentive Plan Awards; Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested (#)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards; Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested ($) ⁽¹⁾
Michael J. Blodnick	29,006 ⁽²⁾	$1,050,887
Randall M. Chesler	19,232 ⁽³⁾	696,775
Ron J. Copher	10,175 ⁽⁴⁾	368,640
Don J. Chery	8,805 ⁽⁵⁾	319,005

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(1)

~~The value realized represents~~Amounts shown are calculated using the ~~excess~~per-share price of ~~the fair market value of the shares~~Glacier’s common stock at the ~~time~~close of ~~exercise over the exercise price of the options (closing price of the options~~business on ~~the date of the grant)~~December 30, 2016 ($36.23). ~~The amounts have been adjusted to reflect applicable stock splits and stock dividends.~~


(2)	~~The~~Represents 15,982 shares of restricted stock ~~awards vest~~granted February 15, 2016, 9,374 shares of restricted stock granted February 13, 2015, and 3,650 shares of restricted stock granted February 14, 2014. Each restricted stock grant became fully vested upon Mr. Blodnick’s retirement December 31, 2016.

(3)

Represents 8,555 shares of restricted stock granted February 15, 2016 that vests in equal annual installments over a three-year period ~~of three years following~~beginning the year after the grant ~~date~~was made so that 2,852 shares will vest in February 2017, 2,852 shares will vest in February 2018, and 2,851 shares will vest in February 2019; represents 10,677 shares of restricted stock granted August 1, 2015 that vests in equal annual installments over a four-year period beginning the year after the grant was made so that 3,558 shares will vest in August 2017, 3,558 shares will vest in August 2018, and 3,561 shares will vest in August 2019.

(4)

Represents 5,400 shares of restricted stock granted February 15, ~~2013. The~~2016, 3,363 shares of restricted stock granted February 13, 2015, and 1,412 shares of restricted stock granted February 14, 2014. Each restricted stock grant ~~date fair market value is based on~~vests in equal annual installments over a three-year period beginning the year after the grant was made so that 4,893 shares will vest in February 2017, 3,482 shares will vest in February 2018, and 1,800 shares will vest in February 2019.

(5)

Represents 4,589 shares of restricted stock granted February 15, 2016, 2,941 shares of restricted stock granted February 13, 2015, and 1,275 shares of restricted stock granted February 14, 2014. Each restricted stock grant vests in equal annual installments over a three-year period beginning the year after the grant was made so that 4,275 shares will vest in February 2017, 3,001 shares will vest in February 2018, and 1,529 shares will vest in February 2019.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table presents information concerning each vesting of stock during 2016 for each Named Executive Officer of the Company.



	Stock Awards
Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)	Value Realized on Vesting ($) ⁽¹⁾
Michael J. Blodnick ⁽²⁾	12,927	$302,233
Randall M. Chesler ⁽³⁾	3,558	96,813
Ron J. Copher ⁽⁴⁾	5,030	117,601
Don J. Chery ⁽⁵⁾	4,557	106,543

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(1)	Amounts shown are calculated using the per-share price of Glacier’s common stock at the close of business on February ~~15,~~12, 2016 ($23.38) for Messrs. Blodnick, Copher and Chery and on August 1, 2016 ($27.21) for Mr. Chesler.


(2)	Represents the fair market value and vesting of shares in February 2016 as follows: 4,591 shares of restricted stock granted in 2013, ~~($16.76).~~3,649 shares of restricted stock granted in 2014, and 4,687 shares of restricted stock granted in 2015.

~~2013 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End (1)~~



	~~Option Awards~~
~~Name~~	~~Number of Securities Underlying Options~~ ~~(#) Exercisable~~	~~Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options~~ ~~(#) Unexercisable~~	~~Option Exercise Price~~ ~~($)~~	~~Option Expiration Date~~
~~Michael J. Blodnick~~	--	--	~~$--~~	--
~~Ron J. Copher~~	--	--	--	--
~~Don J. Chery~~	--	--	--	--

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~~(1)~~(3)	AsRepresents the fair market value and vesting of ~~December 31,~~3,558 shares of restricted stock granted in 2015 that vested August 1, 2016.


(4)	Represents the fair market value and vesting of shares in February 2016 as follows: 1,938 shares of restricted stock granted in 2013, ~~there were no outstanding equity awards.~~1,411 shares of restricted stock granted in 2014, and 1,681 shares of restricted stock granted in 2015.


(5)	Represents the fair market value and vesting of shares in February 2016 as follows: 1,812 shares of restricted stock granted in 2013, 1,275 shares of restricted stock granted in 2014, and 1,470 shares of restricted stock granted in 2015.

Director and Employee ~~Stock~~ Plans

Equity Award Plans

The Company maintained the 2005 Plan until its expiration in February 2015. Equity awards to eligible officers, employees, consultants and directors for 2015, excluding Mr. Chesler who commenced service to the Company effective August 1, 2015, were made under the 2005 Plan prior to such plan’s expiration. Options and equity awards made under the 2005 Plan will remain outstanding and will be governed by the terms of the 2005 Plan.

At the ~~2005~~2015 annual meeting, shareholders of Glacier approved the ~~2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“2005 Plan”).~~2015 Equity Plan. The ~~2005~~2015 Equity Plan provides for awards of stock-based incentive compensation to eligible employees, consultants, and directors of the Company or its affiliates. Shares of Glacier common stock are issuable under the ~~2005~~2015 Equity Plan in the form of stock ~~options;~~options, share appreciation ~~rights;~~rights, restricted shares, restricted share units, ~~and~~ unrestricted ~~shares; deferred share units;~~shares, and performance awards.

The ~~2005~~2015 Equity Plan is effective for ten years and limits the grant of ~~shares~~equity awards to any one eligible ~~individual~~person to a maximum of ~~562,500~~50,000 shares ~~during~~in a calendar year; the ~~term of the 2005 Plan, as well as limiting the~~maximum number of shares ~~that may be granted~~subject to all awards to any non-employee director in a ~~form other than stock options and stock appreciation rights.~~calendar year is 5,500. The aggregate number of shares ~~available~~authorized for issuance under the 2015 Equity Plan is 2,500,000, of which 147,392 have been issued and 2,352,608 remain available for issuance at December 31, 2016.

Cash Incentive Award Plan

The Company has maintained an annual cash incentive award program as part of our overall compensation structure since 2012 when we adopted such program for our executive officers following the recommendation of our outside compensation consultant. The expired 2005 Plan provided for the granting of cash-based performance compensation awards, although the Company did not utilize this feature of the 2005 Plan in making awards under its annual cash incentive awards program. The 2015 Short Term Incentive Plan approved by Glacier shareholders at the 2015 annual meeting is ~~4,116,931. All share amounts have been adjusted~~designed, among other purposes, to allow for ~~applicable stock splits and stock dividends.~~annual cash incentive awards to executive officers, such as those made since the adoption of our annual cash incentive award program in effect since 2012, under a compensatory plan that meets the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Pension Benefits



Name	Plan Name	Number of Years Credited Service (#)	Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)	Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)
	⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽³⁾
Michael J. Blodnick	SERP	N/A	$1,163,010	$0
Randall M. Chesler	SERP	N/A	34,069	0
Ron J. Copher	SERP	N/A	109,485	0
Don J. Chery	SERP	N/A	58,610	0

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(1)	The terms of the SERP are described below in the section entitled “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.”


(2)	There are no minimum service requirements under the SERP.


(3)	Based on the amounts accrued through fiscal year 2016, in the event the SERP is triggered, the Named Executive Officer could receive a payment in the amount stated in the table (i) payable in five annual installments for each of Messrs. Blodnick and Chesler and (ii) in a lump-sum payment for each of Messrs. Copher and Chery.

Post-Employment and Termination Benefits

~~2013~~ Nonqualified Deferred Compensation


Name	Executive Contributions in Last FY ($)	Aggregate Earnings in Last FY ($)	Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)	Executive Contributions in Last FY	Registrant Contributions in Last FY	Aggregate Earnings in Last FY	Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions	Aggregate Balance at Last FYE
	(1)	(2)		($) ⁽¹⁾	($)	($) ⁽²⁾	($)
Michael J. Blodnick	$0	$41,275	$931,662	$--		$85,757	$--	$1,662,674
Randall M. Chesler				--
Ron J. Copher	0	0		--
Don J. Chery	0	0		--

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(1)	Amounts deferred pursuant to the Deferred ~~Compensation~~ Plan, which are reported as compensation to each of the Named Executive Officers. The material terms of the Deferred ~~Compensation~~ Plan are described ~~below.~~below in the section entitled “Deferred Compensation Plan.”


(2)	Earnings on amounts deferred under the Deferred ~~Compensation~~ Plan are credited at one-half of the Company’s current year return on average equity, or ~~5.00%~~5.50% in ~~2013.~~2016.

Deferred Compensation ~~Plan.~~

Plan

Directors and Key Employees. Since December 1995, Glacier has maintained a non-qualified and non-funded deferred compensation plan ~~(the “Deferred~~(“Deferred Plan”) for directors and key employees. The Deferred Plan permits eligible directors and officers of the Company to defer certain income that would otherwise be taxable as earned and paid in the ordinary course. The Deferred Plan was amended in 2005 and 2008 principally in response to the enactment of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ~~of 1986~~ and permits participants to elect cash-out distributions and to make new distribution elections on terms that conform ~~with~~to the restrictions set forth in Section ~~409A.~~409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

As amended and restated, the Deferred Plan permits a designated officer or key employee to annually defer up to 50% of his or her salary, as well as up to 100% of any cash bonuses. A non-employee director may elect to have any portion of his or her director’s fees deferred into an account. The restated Deferred Plan also provides that the post-2004 rate of return on deferred compensation accounts

will equal 50% of the Company’s return on average equity (whether positive or negative) as of December 31 for such year. This change is expected to limit the Company’s future compensation expense while retaining the Deferred Plan’s performance-based nature.

Non-Employee Service Providers. During 2012, Glacier established the Nonemployee Service Provider Deferred Compensation Plan ~~(the “NES~~(“NES Deferred Plan”). The NES Deferred Plan is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is unfunded and is maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for certain non-employee service providers of the Company and its affiliates. The NES Deferred Plan was established to allow such directors to continue to contribute to a deferred compensation plan following the consolidation of Glacier’s bank subsidiaries in 2012.

~~Pension Benefits~~

Name Plan Name

Number of Years Credited Service
(#)
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
($)

Payments During Last Fiscal Year
($)
(1) (2) (3)
Michael J. Blodnick SERP N/A $782,722 $0
Ron J. Copher SERP N/A 21,754 0
Don J. Chery SERP N/A 6,767 0

~~____________________~~


~~(1)~~	~~The terms of the SERP are described below.~~


~~(2)~~	~~There are no minimum service requirements under the SERP.~~


~~(3)~~	Based on the amounts accrued through fiscal year 2013, in the event the executive were to leave employment, each of the Named Executive Officers could receive a SERP payment in the amounts stated in the table, payable in five annual installments in the case of Mr. Blodnick and in a lump-sum payment for each of Messrs. Copher and Chery.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. In December 1995, the Board adopted a nonqualified and nonfunded SERP for ~~senior~~ executive officers and entered into separate SERPs with certain of the executives. The SERP is intended to supplement payments due to participants upon retirement under the Company’s other qualified plans. In general, the SERP provides that Glacier will credit each participating executive’s account, on an annual basis, an amount equal to employer contributions that would have otherwise been allocated to the executive’s account under the tax-qualified plans were it not for limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or participation in the Deferred Plan. Payments under the SERP are ~~paid~~payable in a lump sum (with respect to Messrs. Copher and Chery) or in five annual installments (with respect to Mr. Blodnick). Amounts credited to the executive’s account shall be paid to him on, or beginning on, the first day of the first month immediately following the month upon a payment trigger event, which include: (i) separation from ~~service,~~service; (ii) attainment of age ~~65,~~65; (iii) any of the first five anniversary dates following his separation from ~~service,~~service; or (iv) any of the first five anniversary dates following his attainment of age 65. In the event of a change in control, the amounts in the individual SERP accounts will be deposited into a trust, and the Company will continue to be obligated to provide for the benefits under the SERP. In the event the executive is terminated for ~~Cause~~cause (as defined in the SERP ~~Agreement)~~agreement), no benefits will be payable to the executive under the SERP, and all obligations of the Company with respect to the executive’s SERP will cease.

In 2005 and 2008, the SERP was amended to principally mirror those changes described above for the Company’s Deferred Plan, namely permitting participants to make cash-out elections and new distribution elections and providing that, for years after 2004, the account balance for each participant will be credited with a rate of return that is equal to 50% of the Company’s return on average equity.

2016 Employment Arrangements and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change In Control

Below are summaries of certain ~~agreements~~arrangements between ~~executive officers listed in~~ the ~~compensation table~~Named Executive Officers and the Company or Glacier Bank. These summaries are qualified in their entirety by the individual 2016 agreements which ~~are~~were filed as exhibits to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2013.~~2015. The terms “Cause,” “Good Reason,” and “Change in Control” are defined in the respective employment agreements with each Named Executive Officer.

Michael J. Blodnick ~~Employment Agreement~~.

During calendar year ~~2013,~~2016, Mr. Blodnick’s employment was governed by an employment agreement that became effective January 1, ~~2013.~~2016. The agreement terminated December 31, ~~2013,~~2016, and ~~a new agreement was entered into~~Mr. Blodnick retired from the Company and Glacier Bank effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Blodnick’s agreement provides that his annual salary for 2014 is $548,245. Subsequent increases are subject to the Board’s annual review of Mr. Blodnick’s compensation and performance. Incentive compensation is to be determined by the Board, as recommended by the Compensation Committee, and any bonus will be payable not later than February 28 of the year following the year in which the bonus is earned. December 31, 2016.

If Mr. Blodnick’s employment ishad been terminated by the Company without Cause ~~(as defined in the Employment Agreement)~~ or by Mr. Blodnick for Good Reason ~~(as defined in the Employment Agreement)~~ during the term of the agreement, Mr. Blodnick ~~will receive~~would have received a payment ~~having a present value~~ equal to the ~~compensation and other benefits~~base salary to which he would have been entitled for the remainder of the term of the agreement if

his employment had not terminated. All such payments must be completed ~~not~~no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which employment was terminated. Mr. Blodnick iswas prohibited from competing with the Company or its subsidiaries during the term of the agreement and for a three-year period following his termination of employment.

If Mr. Blodnick’s employment ishad been terminated by the Company or its successor without ~~cause~~Cause either following the announcement of a Change in Control ~~(as defined in the Employment Agreement)~~ that subsequently ~~occurs, or~~occurred, within three years following a Change in Control, or if Mr. Blodnick ~~will~~terminated his employment for Good Reason within three years of a Change in Control, the agreement provided that Mr. Blodnick would be entitled to receive an amount equal to 2.99 times his then-current annual salary, payable in 36 ~~substantially equal~~ monthly installments, plus continued employment benefits for 2.99 years following the occurrence of the Change in Control or termination, as the case may be. This amount (2.99 times annual salary plus continuation of benefits) would also be payable if Mr. Blodnick terminates his employment for Good Reason within three years of a Change in Control.installments. The agreement ~~provides~~provided that ~~the~~ payments to be received by Mr. Blodnick ~~will~~would be limited to less than the amount that would cause them to be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section ~~280G~~280G(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the payments ~~and benefits~~ to be received by Mr. Blodnick ~~will~~would be reduced by any compensation that he ~~receives~~received from the Company or its successor following athe Change in Control and/or after his termination of employment.

Randall M. Chesler

During calendar year 2016, Mr. Chesler’s employment was governed by an employment agreement that became effective June 18, 2015, with a term of August 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, and provides that Mr. Chesler shall serve as (i) President and a director of Glacier Bank beginning August 1, 2015 and (ii) President and CEO of each of Glacier Bank and the Company beginning January 1, 2017.

The provisions of Mr. Chesler’s employment agreement regarding termination of employment in connection with a Change in Control are identical to those of Mr. Blodnick’s employment agreement as described above.

Ron J. Copher

During calendar year 2016, Mr. Copher’s employment was governed by an employment agreement that became effective January 1, 2016. The agreement terminated December 31, 2016, and a new agreement was entered into effective January 1, 2017. Except as described below, the provisions of the 2016 employment agreement for Mr. Copher were substantially the same as those for Mr. Blodnick.

If Mr. Copher’s employment is terminated by the Company or its successor without Cause either following the announcement of a Change in Control that subsequently occurs, within two years following a Change in Control, or if Mr. Copher terminates his employment for Good Reason within two years of a Change in Control, the agreement provides that Mr. Copher will be entitled to receive an amount equal to two times his then-current annual salary, payable in 24 monthly installments.

Don J. Chery

The material terms of the 2016 employment agreement for Mr. Chery were the same as those for Mr. Copher.

The table below shows the maximum amounts that could behave been paid to ~~Mr. Blodnick~~each Named Executive Officer in 2016 under his ~~Employment Agreement and SERP. In the event of death or disability, Mr. Blodnick, or his estate, if applicable, would be paid any amounts earned through the termination date.~~respective agreement. The following information is based on ~~(i) Mr. Blodnick’s~~the executive’s compensation at December 31, ~~2013;~~2016 and ~~(ii)~~ assumes the triggering event occurred on December 31, ~~2013.~~2016, except as indicated by footnote.

Chief Executive Officer (1)

Termination
without cause or by Executive with good reason
Termination without cause or Termination by Executive with good reason due to a Change in Control (2)
Base salary $466,137 $1,393,750
Healthcare and other benefits 5,516 16,493
Benefits payable under SERP (3) 782,722 782,722
Fair market value of accelerated equity vesting -- --
Perquisites -- --
Total $1,254,375 $2,192,965



Michael J. Blodnick	Termination by Company for Cause	Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason	Death	Disability	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason ⁽¹⁾	Retirement
Employment Agreement	$--	$710,140 ⁽²⁾	$--	$--	$2,123,319 ⁽³⁾	$--
Benefits Payable under SERP ⁽⁴⁾	1,163,010	1,163,010	1,163,010	1,163,010	1,163,010	1,163,010
401(k) or Other Retirement Plan	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200
Accrued Vacation ⁽⁵⁾	51,075	51,075	51,075	51,075	51,075	51,075
Life Insurance ⁽⁶⁾	--	--	50,000	--	--	--
STIP	--	1,487,423	1,487,423	1,487,423	1,487,423	1,487,423
LTIP (Restricted Stock Accelerated Vesting) ⁽⁷⁾	--	880,234	880,234	880,234	880,234	880,234
Income Deferral ⁽⁸⁾	1,662,674	1,662,674	1,662,674	1,662,674	1,662,674	1,662,674
TOTAL	2,897,959	5,975,756	5,315,616	5,265,616	7,388,935	5,265,616

____________________


(1)	~~In the event of death or disability, Mr. Blodnick or his estate, if applicable, would be paid any amounts earned through the termination date.~~

~~(2)~~

Represents payments ~~to Mr. Blodnick~~ in the event of termination for the following reasons: (i) without Cause within three years of a Change in ~~Control,~~Control; (ii) without Cause before a Change in Control and within six months of termination if a ~~change~~Change in ~~control occurs,~~Control occurs; or (iii) executive terminates his employment with Good Reason within three years of a Change in Control. In the event any severance payments would otherwise constitute a parachute payment, such payments will be reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that they are less than the amount that would cause them to be deemed an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section ~~280G~~280G(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount shown does not reflect any adjustment that would be made in this regard.


(2)	Applicable rules provide that the assumed date for the triggering event is December 31, 2016. However, the agreement with Mr. Blodnick expired on December 31, 2016, and a corresponding termination on that date would have resulted in no payment for this compensation item. Accordingly, the table assumes a January 1, 2016 triggering event for this compensation item for purposes of illustration.


(3)	~~Amount is~~Beginning within 30 days after a Change in Control; payable ~~under~~in 36 substantially equal monthly payments.


(4)	Payable in five annual installments.


(5)	Based on accrued hours times hourly pay rate.


(6)	Paid by a third party upon death.


(7)	Mr. Blodnick retired effective December 31, 2016; accordingly, his unvested shares of restricted stock vested immediately.


(8)	Payable in a lump sum within 14 calendar days after the ~~SERP (except for termination for Cause, as defined in~~end of the ~~Employment Agreement).~~sixth calendar month following retirement.

~~Ron J. Copher Employment Agreement~~.



Randall M. Chesler	Termination by Company for Cause	Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason	Death	Disability	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason within 3 years of CIC ⁽¹⁾	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause before CIC	Retirement
Employment Agreement	$0	$631,000	$0	$0	$1,196,000 ⁽²⁾	$1,196,000 ⁽²⁾	$0
Health and Welfare Benefits	--	--	--	--	28,905	--	--
Benefits Payable under SERP ⁽³⁾	34,069	34,069	34,069	34,069	34,069	34,069	34,069

During calendar year 2013, Mr. Copher’s employment was governed by an employment agreement that became effective January 1, 2013. The agreement terminated December 31, 2013, and a new agreement was entered into effective January 1, 2014. Except as described below, the employment agreement for Mr. Copher is substantially the same as the agreement for Mr. Blodnick. Mr. Copher’s agreement provides that his annual salary for 2014 is $327,786. Mr. Copher is prohibited from competing with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the term of his agreement and for a two-year period following termination of employment.

If Mr. Copher’s employment is terminated by the Company or its successor without Cause following the announcement of a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement) that subsequently occurs, or without Cause within two years following a Change in Control, Mr. Copher will be entitled to receive an amount equal to two times his then-current annual salary, payable in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, plus continued employment benefits for two years following the occurrence of the change in control or termination, as the case may be. This amount (two times annual salary plus continuation of benefits) would also be payable if Mr. Copher terminates his employment for Good Reason within two years following a change in control.

~~Don J. Chery Employment Agreement~~.

~~Except for salary, the employment agreement for Mr. Chery is identical to the agreement for Mr. Copher. Mr. Chery’s agreement provides that his annual salary for 2014 is $286,653.~~

The table below shows the maximum amounts that could be paid to Mr. Copher and Mr. Chery under their respective agreements. In the event of death or disability, Mr. Copher or Mr. Chery, or his respective estate, if applicable, would be paid any amounts earned through the termination date. The following information is based on (i) the executives’ compensation at December 31, 2013; and (ii) assumes the triggering event occurred on December 31, 2013.

Chief Financial Officer (1) Chief Administrative Officer (1)

Termination
without cause or by Executive with
good reason
Termination without cause or Termination by Executive with good reason due to a Change in Control (2)
Termination
without cause or by Executive with
good reason
Termination without cause or Termination by Executive with good reason due to a Change in Control (2)
Base salary $301,760 $603,521 $272,732 $545,464
Healthcare and other benefits 5,291 10,581 5,406 10,812
Benefits payable under
SERP (3)
21,754 21,754 6,767 6,767
Fair market value of accelerated equity vesting -- -- -- --
Perquisites -- -- -- --
Total $328,805 $635,856 $284,905 $563,042



Randall M. Chesler	Termination by Company for Cause	Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason	Death	Disability	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason within 3 years of CIC ⁽¹⁾	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause before CIC	Retirement
401(k) or Other Retirement Plan	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200
Accrued Vacation ⁽⁴⁾	26,131	26,131	26,131	26,131	26,131	26,131	26,131
Life Insurance ⁽⁵⁾	--	--	50,000	--	--	--	--
STIP	--	261,620	261,620	261,620	261,620	261,620	261,620
LTIP (Restricted Stock Accelerated Vesting) ⁽⁶⁾	--	--	796,118	796,118	--	--	--
TOTAL	81,400	974,020	1,189,138	1,139,138	1,567,925	1,539,020	343,020

____________________

(1)

Represents payments in the event of termination for the following reasons: (i) without Cause within three years of a Change in Control; (ii) without Cause before a Change in Control and within six months of termination if a Change in Control occurs; or (iii) executive terminates his employment with Good Reason within three years of a Change in Control. In the event any severance payments would otherwise constitute a parachute payment, such payments will be reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that they are less than the amount that would cause them to be deemed an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of ~~death or disability, executive or his estate, if applicable,~~Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount shown does not reflect any adjustment that would be ~~paid any amounts earned through the termination date.~~made in this regard.


(2)	Beginning within 30 days after a Change in Control; payable in 36 substantially equal monthly payments.


(3)	Payable in five annual installments.


(4)	Based on accrued hours times hourly pay rate.


(5)	Paid by a third party upon death.


(6)	Pursuant to Mr. Chesler’s employment agreement, his unvested shares of restricted stock would have vested immediately only upon his death or disability.



Ron J. Copher	Termination by Company for Cause	Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason	Death	Disability	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason ⁽¹⁾	Retirement
Employment Agreement	$--	$380,281 ⁽²⁾	$--	$--	$760,562 ⁽³⁾	$--
Benefits Payable under SERP ⁽⁴⁾	109,485	109,485	109,485	109,485	109,485	109,485
401(k) or Other Retirement Plan	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200
Accrued Vacation ⁽⁵⁾	29,252	29,252	29,252	29,252	29,252	29,252
Life Insurance ⁽⁶⁾	--	--	50,000	--	--	--
STIP	--	322,993	322,993	322,993	322,993	322,993
LTIP (Restricted Stock Accelerated Vesting) ⁽⁷⁾	--	--	$331,649	$331,649	--	--
TOTAL	159,937	863,211	864,579	814,579	1,243,492	482,930

____________________

(1)

Represents payments to the executive in the event of termination for the following reasons: (i) without ~~cause~~Cause within two years of a ~~change~~Change in ~~control,~~Control; (ii) without ~~cause~~Cause before a ~~change~~Change in ~~control~~Control and within six months of termination if a ~~change~~Change in ~~control occurs,~~Control occurs; or (iii) executive terminates his employment with Good Reason within two years of a Change in Control. In the event any severance payments would otherwise constitute a parachute payment, such payments will be reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that they are less than the amount that would cause them to be deemed an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section ~~280G~~280G(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount shown does not reflect any adjustment that would be made in this regard.


(2)	Applicable rules provide that the assumed date for the triggering event is December 31, 2016. However, the agreement with Mr. Copher expired on December 31, 2016, and a corresponding termination on that date would have resulted in no payment for this compensation item. Accordingly, the table assumes a January 1, 2016 triggering event for this compensation item for purposes of illustration.


(3)	~~Amounts are~~Beginning within 30 days after a Change in Control; payable ~~under~~in 24 substantially equal monthly payments.


(4)	Payable in a lump sum.


(5)	Based on accrued hours times hourly pay rate.


(6)	Paid by a third party upon death.


(7)	Pursuant to the ~~respective SERPs (except for termination for Cause, as defined in the executive’s Employment Agreement).~~LTIP program document, Mr. Copher’s unvested shares of restricted stock would have vested immediately only upon his death or disability.

~~MANAGEMENT~~

~~Executive Officers who are not Directors~~

The following table sets forth information with respect to executive officers during 2013 who are not directors or nominees for director of Glacier, including employment history for the last five years. All executive officers are appointed annually and serve at the discretion of the Board.

Name Age Position Has Served as an Officer of the Company since
Don J. Chery 51
EVP and CAO of the Company and Glacier Bank⁽¹⁾
1989
Ron J. Copher 56
EVP and CFO, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary⁽²⁾
2006



Don J. Chery	Termination by Company for Cause	Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason	Death	Disability	Change-In-Control Termination by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason ⁽¹⁾	Retirement
Employment Agreement	$--	$314,726 ⁽²⁾	$--	$--	$629,452 ⁽³⁾	$--
Benefits Payable under SERP ⁽⁴⁾	58,610	58,610	58,610	58,610	58,610	58,610
401(k) or Other Retirement Plan	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200	21,200
Accrued Vacation ⁽⁵⁾	21,232	21,232	21,232	21,232	21,232	21,232
Life Insurance ⁽⁶⁾	--	--	50,000	--	--	--
STIP	--	271,246	271,246	271,246	271,246	271,246
LTIP (Restricted Stock Accelerated Vesting) ⁽⁷⁾	--	280,239	280,239	280,239	280,239	280,239
TOTAL	101,042	967,253	702,527	652,527	1,281,979	652,527

____________________

(1)

~~Mr. Chery was appointed~~Represents payments to the executive in the event of termination for the following reasons: (i) without Cause within two years of a Change in Control; (ii) without Cause before a Change in Control and within six months of termination if a Change in Control occurs; or (iii) executive terminates his ~~present positions effective August 27, 2007. Prior~~employment with Good Reason within two years of a Change in Control. In the event any severance payments would otherwise constitute a parachute payment, such payments will be reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that ~~date, Mr. Chery had served for seven years as President~~they are less than the amount that would cause them to be deemed an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of ~~Big Sky Western Bank.~~Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount shown does not reflect any adjustment that would be made in this regard.

(2)

Applicable rules provide that the assumed date for the triggering event is December 31, 2016. However, the agreement with Mr. ~~Copher was appointed as EVP effective April 27, 2011~~Chery expired on December 31, 2016, and ~~CFO, Treasurer~~a corresponding termination on that date would have resulted in no payment for this compensation item. Accordingly, the table assumes a January 1, 2016 triggering event for this compensation item for purposes of illustration.


(3)	Beginning within 30 days after a Change in Control; payable in 24 substantially equal monthly payments.


(4)	Payable in a lump sum.


(5)	Based on accrued hours times hourly pay rate.


(6)	Paid by a third party upon death.

(7)

Pursuant to the LTIP program document and ~~Assistant Secretary effective March 31, 2007. He served as Senior Vice President from December 18, 2006 until March 31, 2007. Prior to joining Glacier,~~the “Rule of 80,” Mr. ~~Copher served as CFO~~Chery’s unvested shares of ~~Oak Hill Financial, Inc., a financial holding company based in Jackson, Ohio.~~restricted stock would have vested immediately upon any termination event except for termination for Cause.

~~SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN~~

~~BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT~~

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

The Compensation Committee has authority over director compensation subject to the Board’s authority to approve changes. Our directors receive compensation in the form of cash and, as applicable, awards in the form of restricted stock. Glacier does not pay directors who are also employees of the Company additional compensation for their service as directors.

The following table shows ascompensation paid or accrued for the last fiscal year to Glacier’s non-employee directors. These directors also serve on the board of ~~February 28, 2014, the amount~~directors of Glacier ~~common stock beneficially owned by (a) each director of the Company, (b) the executive officers named~~Bank. Messrs. Blodnick and Chesler are not included in the ~~Summary~~table as they were employees of Glacier in 2016 and thus received no compensation for their services as directors. The footnotes to the table describe the details of each form of compensation paid to directors.

Director Compensation Table above, and (c) all of Glacier’s directors and executive officers as a group. Beneficial ownership is a technical term broadly defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission to mean more than ownership in the usual sense. In general, beneficial ownership includes (i) securities over which a director or executive officer is deemed to have voting or investment control, either directly or indirectly, and (ii) stock options or other rights that are exercisable currently or become exercisable within 60 days of the date upon which the beneficial ownership was determined. Except as noted below, each holder has sole voting and investment control for all shares beneficially owned.


Name	Position	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock as of February 28, 2014⁽¹⁾		Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($)	Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	Total ($)
Michael J. Blodnick	Director, President and CEO	441,257 (2)	0.593%
Don J. Chery	EVP and CAO	39,259 (3)	0.053%
				⁽¹⁾	^{(2) (3)}	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁵⁾

Sherry L. Cladouhos	Director	11,131 (4)	0.015%	$40,000	$25,017	$5,836	$70,852
Ron J. Copher	EVP and CFO, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary	39,177 (5)	0.053%
James M. English	Director	37,835 (6)	0.051%	60,200 ⁽⁶⁾	25,017	--	85,217
Allen J. Fetscher	Director	199,594 (7)	0.268%
Annie M. Goodwin	Director	6,724 (8)	0.009%	40,000	25,017	--	65,017
Dallas I. Herron	Director, Chairman of Glacier and Glacier Bank	44,067 (9)	0.059%	47,950 ⁽⁷⁾	25,017	9,373	82,340
Craig A. Langel	Director	69,409 (10)	0.093%	40,000	25,017	--	65,017
L. Peter Larson	Director	884,097 (11)	1.187%
Douglas J. McBride	Director	12,323 (12)	0.017%	51,000 ⁽⁸⁾	25,017	14,504	79,520
John W. Murdoch	Director	27,997 (13)	0.038%	35,250 ⁽⁹⁾	25,017	10,904	71,170
Everit A. Sliter	Director	351,722 (14)	0.472%
Executive officers and directors as a group (13 individuals)		2,164,592	2.907%
Mark J. Semmens				33,000	25,017	--	58,017

____________________


(1)	~~The number~~Directors are paid an annual retainer of $33,000, and ~~percentages shown~~committee chairpersons are ~~based on the number~~paid an annual retainer of ~~shares of Glacier common stock deemed beneficially owned under applicable regulations and have been adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends.~~$7,000.

(2)

~~Includes 276,808 shares held jointly~~Represents the grant date fair value of the stock awards, based on the per-share price of Glacier’s common stock at the close of business on February 12, 2016 ($23.38). The date on which the stock awards were granted, February 15, 2016, was a non-trading day. The fair value of these awards was determined in accordance with ~~Mr. Blodnick’s spouse; 92,647 shares owned by Mr. Blodnick’s spouse; 26,802 shares held~~FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used to calculate these amounts are set forth in ~~a 401(k) account~~the notes to the Company’s audited financial statements for the ~~benefit of Mr. Blodnick’s spouse; 4,122 shares owned by Mr. Blodnick’s children; and 40,878 shares held for Mr. Blodnick’s account~~fiscal year ended 2016, included in the Company’s ~~Profit Sharing / 401(k) Plan.~~accompanying Annual Report.


(3)	~~All shares are held jointly with Mr. Chery’s spouse.~~The awards were fully vested at the time of grant.


(4)	~~Includes 7,936 shares held jointly with Ms. Cladouhos’ spouse.~~The amount represents the above-market earnings on non-qualified deferred compensation. Earnings are credited at one-half of the Company’s current year return on equity.


(5)	~~Includes 17,631 shares held for Mr. Copher’s account~~Amount includes all Board and committee chairperson fees earned or deferred in ~~the Company’s Profit Sharing / 401(k) Plan.~~2016.


(6)	~~Includes 13,905 shares held in an IRA~~Amount includes fees earned for ~~the benefit~~services performed as a director of ~~Mr. English and 23,930 shares owned jointly with Mr. English’s spouse~~Mountain West Bank, a division of ~~which 18,873 shares are pledged or held in a margin account.~~Glacier Bank.


(7)	~~Includes 47,225 shares held by Mr. Fetscher~~Amount includes fees earned for services performed as Chairman of which 42,530 shares are pledged or held in a margin account; 70,000 shares owned by Mr. Fetscher’s spouse; 80,566 shares held by a family corporation of which Mr. Fetscher is a principal; and 1,803 shares held by Mr. Fetscher’s SEPP IRA.the Board.


(8)	~~Includes 4,200 shares held in an IRA~~Amount includes fees earned for ~~the benefit~~services performed as a director of ~~Ms. Goodwin.~~Western Security Bank, a division of Glacier Bank.


(9)	~~Includes 12,000 shares held jointly with Mr. Herron’s spouse; 1,517 shares owned by Mr. Herron’s spouse; 1,756 shares held in an IRA account~~Amount includes fees earned for ~~the benefit of Mr. Herron; and 1,893 shares held in an IRA account for the benefit of Mr. Herron’s spouse.~~


~~(10)~~	~~33,358 of Mr. Langel’s shares are pledged or held in~~services performed as a ~~margin account.~~


~~(11)~~	~~Includes 1,897 shares owned by Mr. Larson’s spouse’s IRA; 834 shares held by Mr. Larson’s IRA; and 881,366 shares held in a living trust.~~


~~(12)~~	~~Includes 128 shares held as trustee for Dr. McBride’s children.~~


~~(13)~~	Includes 27,497 shares held in the John W. Murdoch Revocable Trust dated April 13, 2011 for which Mr. Murdoch has voting and dispositive power and 500 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Murdoch’s spouse.

~~(14)~~

Includes 1,661 shares held jointly with Mr. Sliter’s spouse; 99,728 shares owned by Mr. Sliter’s spouse; 7,317 shares owned by Mr. Sliter’s spouse’s IRA; 165,239 shares held by Mr. Sliter’s IRA; 26,902 shares held by Mr. Sliter’s SEPP IRA; 7,916 shares held by Mr. Sliter’s SRA; 3,444 shares held in a family partnership; and 9,200 shares held in a charitable remainder trust.Glacier Bank committee liaison.

~~Beneficial Owners~~

Director Equity Compensation

Directors’ Stock Awards

Equity awards for 2016, as set forth in the Director Compensation Table above, were made to non-employee directors in February 2016 under Glacier’s 2015 Plan.

Due to the expiration of the 2005 Plan, the Company’s Board approved the 2015 Equity Plan and the 2015 Short Term Incentive Plan, both plans being referred to together as the “Plans,” and both Plans were approved by the Company’s shareholders on April 29, 2015. Therefore, the Company’s directors are eligible to participate in both Plans.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2016, our Compensation Committee consisted of all of Glacier’s independent directors. During 2016, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or equivalent body) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Report of Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee of the board of directors makes the following ~~table includes information as~~report which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of ~~December 31, 2013 concerning~~ the ~~only persons~~Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or ~~entities, including any “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of~~ the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~(“Exchange Act”), who or which was known to the Company~~will not be incorporated by reference into any such filings and will not otherwise be deemed to be ~~the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding common stock~~proxy soliciting materials or to be filed under such Acts.

The Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) as required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management, and, based on that review and those discussions, the ~~Record Date.~~Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included as part of this Proxy Statement and 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Compensation Committee Members

uSherry L. Cladouhos (Chairman) u James M. English u Annie M. Goodwin u

u Dallas I. Herron u Craig A. Langel u Douglas J. McBride u

Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership ⁽¹⁾
Percent of Class
BlackRock Inc. ⁽²⁾
40 East 52^nd Street
New York, NY 10022
6,763,213 9.10%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.⁽³⁾
100 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
6,482,736 8.70%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.⁽⁴⁾
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
4,489,228 6.04%
uJohn W. Murdoch u Mark J. Semmens u

~~____________________~~


~~(1)~~	Pursuant to rules promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, a person or entity is considered to beneficially own shares of common stock if the person or entity has or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares, or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares.

~~(2)~~

Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed on January 29, 2014 under the Exchange Act. The securities are beneficially owned by various individual and institutional investors for which BlackRock Inc. (“BlackRock”) serves as investment advisor with power to direct disposition and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the Exchange Act, BlackRock is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, BlackRock expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.

~~(3)~~

Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 11, 2014 under the Exchange Act. The securities are beneficially owned by various individual and institutional investors for which T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”) serves as investment adviser with power to direct disposition and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.

~~(4)~~

Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 11, 2014 under the Exchange Act. The securities are beneficially owned by various individual and institutional investors for which The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) serves as investment adviser with power to direct disposition and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Vanguard is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Vanguard expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.

PROPOSAL NO. 2

ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE

ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our shareholders are entitled to vote to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act. At the 2011 annual meeting, as recommended by the Board, shareholders voted on an advisory (non-binding) basis ~~on the frequency of shareholder voting on executive compensation. As recommended by the Board, our shareholders approved that~~to hold such an advisory (non-binding) vote, ~~on executive compensation should occur on an annual basis.~~ also known as the Say-on-Pay vote, annually.

Accordingly, we are providing you the opportunity as a shareholder to endorse or not endorse our executive ~~pay program~~compensation programs through an advisory vote for or against the following non-binding resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s shareholders ~~approve,~~APPROVE, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation ~~of Glacier’s~~paid to the company's Named Executive Officers, as ~~described in~~disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K and including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, ~~the accompanying~~ compensation tables, and ~~the~~ related narrative ~~disclosure~~discussion in ~~this Proxy Statement.~~the proxy statement.”

We invite you to consider the details of our executive compensation programs provided under the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this Proxy Statement. That section provides you with information about the structure of our executive compensation program and the objectives that our compensation program is intended to achieve.

Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Board. However, the Compensation Committee values the opinions that our shareholders express in their votes and will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements.

The proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation requires the affirmative vote FOR by a majority of the shares present and voting on this matter.

The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR approval of the compensation of Glacier’s Named Executive Officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables, and the related narrative discussion in this Proxy Statement.

PROPOSAL NO. 3

ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF

SHAREHOLDER VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Section 14A of the Exchange Act, which requires the advisory Say-on-Pay vote (see Proposal 2 above), also requires that shareholders be asked to vote in an advisory (non-binding) capacity on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes (“Say-on-Frequency”). Pursuant to this requirement, the Say-on-Frequency vote must be held at least once every six years (2011, 2017, and anticipated for 2023). Accordingly, we are providing you the opportunity as a shareholder to recommend the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes.

You may cast your vote on your preferred voting frequency by choosing the option of one year, two years, three years or by abstaining from voting when you vote in response to the resolution set forth below.

“RESOLVED, that the Company should include an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers, pursuant to Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act every one year, two years, or three years.”

Our Board values and encourages constructive dialogue on executive compensation and other important corporate governance topics with our shareholders because it is the shareholders to whom the Board is ultimately accountable. After careful consideration, our Board has concluded that providing our shareholders with an advisory resolution on executive compensation every year will enhance shareholder communication by providing another avenue to obtain information on shareholder sentiment about our

executive compensation philosophy, policies, and procedures. Accordingly, our Board has determined to recommend an “every one year” advisory vote on executive compensation.

Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Board. However, the Board values the opinions that our shareholders express in their votes and will take into account the outcome of the vote in determining the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Such decision will be disclosed in a Form 8-K that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the annual meeting.

For the reasons described above, the Board unanimously recommends you choose a vote to approve executive compensation “every one year.” Your vote is to choose the frequency of the vote (one, two or three years), not to approve or disapprove the Board’s recommendation.

AUDITORS

Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BKD, LLP was selected by the Company to serve as the Company’s independent public accountants for the 2016 fiscal year, and the shareholders of the Company ratified the selection at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders in April 2016. The Company has selected BKD, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent public accountants for the 2017 fiscal year, and the shareholders of the Company are being asked to ratify the selection at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

Representatives of BKD, LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. It is also expected that they will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees charged to Glacier by BKD, LLP for audit services rendered in connection with the audited consolidated financial statements and reports for the ~~2013~~2016 and ~~2012~~2015 fiscal years.


Fee Category	Fiscal 2013	% of Total	Fiscal 2012	% of Total	Fiscal 2016	% of Total	Fiscal 2015 ⁽¹⁾	% of Total
Audit Fees	$711,997	85.9%	$709,000	87.9%	$954,349	99.0%	$870,750	92.0%
Audit-Related Fees	117,225	14.1%	97,625	12.1%	9,775	1.0	75,250	8.0
Tax Fees	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
All Other Fees	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Total Fees	$829,222	100.0%	$806,625	100.0%	$964,124	100.0%	$946,000	100.0%


Short-Term Incentive Plan		Threshold	Target	Maximum
Short-Term Incentive Program *									Threshold	Target	Maximum
Performance Area	Weight	80%	100%	115%	Actual Result	Result % of Target	Weighted % of Target	Weight	80%	100%	115%	Actual Result	Result % of Target	Weighted % of Target
YTD Return on Tangible Equity	20.00%	8.00%	10.00%	11.50%	11.69%	115.0%	23.0%	20.00%	9.60%	12.00%	13.80%	12.67%	105.6%	21.1%
Non-performing Assets / Total Subsidiary Assets	20.00%	1.80%	1.50%	1.28%	1.48%	101.4%	20.3%	20.00%	1.44%	1.20%	1.02%	0.75%	115.0%	23.0%
Net DDA Growth (# of accounts)	20.00%	2.40%	3.00%	3.45%	4.19%	115.0%	23.0%	20.00%	3.20%	4.00%	4.60%	4.98%	115.0%	23.0%
YTD Efficiency Ratio	20.00%	60.00%	54.00%	48.00%	54.65%	97.8%	19.6%	20.00%	58.00%	55.00%	52.00%	55.91%	93.9%	18.8%
YTD Net Interest Margin	20.00%	2.64%	3.30%	3.80%	3.40%	103.0%	20.6%	20.00%	3.40%	3.75%	4.10%	4.01%	111.1%	22.2%
	100.00%				Overall Performance:		106.4%	100.00%				Overall Performance:		108.1%


Long-Term Incentive Plan		Threshold	Target	Maximum
Long-Term Incentive Program *									Threshold	Target	Maximum
Performance Area	Weight	80%	100%	115%	Actual Result	Result % of Target	Weighted % of Target	Weight	80%	100%	115%	Actual Result	Result % of Target	Weighted % of Target
YTD Return on Tangible Equity	25.00%	8.00%	10.00%	11.50%	11.69%	115.0%	28.8%	25.00%	9.60%	12.00%	13.80%	12.67%	105.6%	26.40%
Non-performing Assets / Total Subsidiary Assets	25.00%	1.80%	1.50%	1.28%	1.48%	101.4%	25.3%	25.00%	1.44%	1.20%	1.02%	0.75%	115.0%	28.75%
Net DDA Growth (# of accounts)	25.00%	2.40%	3.00%	3.45%	4.19%	115.0%	28.8%	25.00%	3.20%	4.00%	4.60%	4.98%	115.0%	28.75%
YTD Efficiency Ratio	25.00%	60.00%	54.00%	48.00%	54.65%	97.8%	24.5%	25.00%	58.00%	55.00%	52.00%	55.91%	93.9%	23.50%
	100.00%				Overall Performance:		107.3%	100.00%				Overall Performance:		107.40%



Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)	Bonus ($)	Stock Awards ($) ⁽¹⁾	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) ⁽¹⁷⁾	All Other Compensation ($)	Total ($)
Michael J. Blodnick, President and CEO	2016 2015 2014	$706,981 624,929 545,267	$-- -- --	$373,659 ⁽²⁾ 351,806 ⁽³⁾ 291,545 ⁽⁴⁾	$494,119 ⁽⁶⁾ 424,796 ⁽⁷⁾ 366,583 ⁽⁸⁾	$193,608 157,241 123,025	$29,935 ⁽¹⁸⁾ 28,781 ⁽¹⁹⁾ 27,888 ⁽²⁰⁾	$1,798,302 1,587,553 1,354,308
Randall M. Chesler, President of Glacier Bank	2016 2015	411,538 153,846	-- 300,000 ⁽¹⁰⁾	200,016 ⁽²⁾ 400,000 ⁽⁵⁾	130,810 ⁽⁹⁾ -- ⁽¹⁰⁾	34,069 --	33,200 ⁽²¹⁾ 257,912 ⁽²²⁾	809,633 1,111,758
Ron J. Copher, EVP and CFO	2016 2015 2014	379,256 352,651 326,821	-- -- --	126,252 ⁽²⁾ 126,201 ⁽³⁾ 112,751 ⁽⁴⁾	183,021 ⁽¹¹⁾ 166,535 ⁽¹²⁾ 153,252 ⁽¹³⁾	36,150 30,213 21,368	27,920 ⁽²³⁾ 27,808 ⁽²⁴⁾ 27,206 ⁽²⁵⁾	752,599 703,408 641,398
Don J. Chery, EVP and CAO	2016 2015 2014	314,178 299,950 286,137	-- -- --	107,291 ⁽²⁾ 110,363 ⁽³⁾ 101,860 ⁽⁴⁾	154,447 ⁽¹⁴⁾ 144,517 ⁽¹⁵⁾ 136,893 ⁽¹⁶⁾	22,394 17,715 11,734	30,054 ⁽²⁶⁾ 31,355 ⁽²⁷⁾ 30,536 ⁽²⁸⁾	628,364 603,900 567,160


Name	Grant Date	Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)			Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (2)			All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards	Grant Date	Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards ⁽¹⁾			Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards ⁽²⁾
Name	Grant Date	Threshold ($)	Target ($)	Maximum ($)	Threshold ($)	Target ($)	Maximum ($)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards		Threshold	Target	Maximum	Threshold	Target	Maximum
Name											($)
	---	---	$ 279,682	$ 419,523	---	$ 233,069	$ 349,603	---		---		$424,189	$636,283	---	$353,490	$530,236
										---		205,769	308,654	---	164,615	246,923
Ron J. Copher	---	---	120,704	181,056	---	90,528	135,792	---		---		151,703	227,554	---	113,777	170,665
Don J. Chery	---	---	109,093	163,639	---	81,820	122,729	---		---		125,671	188,507	---	94,253	141,380


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1.	To elect ~~nine~~ten directors to serve on the board of directors ~~(the “Board”)~~ until the ~~2015~~2018 annual meeting of ~~shareholders.~~shareholders;


2.	To vote on an advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the compensation of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.’s named executive ~~officers.~~officers;


3.	To vote, in an advisory (non-binding) capacity, on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.’s named executive officers;


4.	To ratify the appointment of BKD, LLP as Glacier Bancorp, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, ~~2014.~~2017; and


4.5.	To transact such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements.


o	Definitive Additional Materials


o	Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12


(1)	~~Directors are paid an annual retainer of $31,000~~Mr. Copher served as EVP and ~~receive additional compensation for services performed as committee members. Amount includes Board~~CFO; Treasurer and ~~committee fees earned or deferred~~Assistant Secretary in ~~2013.~~2016. Effective January 1, 2017, Glacier separated the CFO and Treasurer roles.


~~(3)~~	~~The awards were fully vested at the time of grant.~~


~~(4)~~	~~The amount represents the above-market earnings on non-qualified deferred compensation. Earnings are credited at one-half of the Company’s current year return-on-equity.~~


Position	Long-Term Incentive Plan Opportunity Levels as a % of Base Salary			Actual Earned	Long-Term Incentive Program Opportunity Levels as a % of Base Salary			Actual Earned
Position	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Actual Earned	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Actual Earned
CEO	0%	50%	75%	62%	0%	50%	75%	62%
CAO and CFO	0%	30%	45%	37%
Bank President					0%	40%	60%	50%
CFO and CAO					0%	30%	45%	37%



Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)	Bonus ($)	Stock Awards ($)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	All Other Compensation ($)	Total ($)
				(1)		(10)
Michael J. Blodnick	2013	$466,137	$ --	$230,802 (2)	$236,263 (4)	$78,685	$24,862 (11)	$1,036,749
President and CEO	2012	395,644	--	71,600 (3)	129,771 (5)	52,312	20,598 (12)	669,925
	2011	334,183	--	--	--	12,654	13,980	360,818
Ron J. Copher,	2013	301,760	--	97,409 (2)	103,878 (6)	12,517	24,206 (13)	539,771
EVP and CFO	2012	278,305	--	--	60,856 (7)	5,561	19,951 (14)	364,673
	2011	205,602	20,000	--	--	36	12.226	237,865
Don J. Chery,	2013	272,732	--	91,074 (2)	94,751 (8)	5,310	27,736 (15)	491,602
EVP and CAO	2012	260,192	--	--	56,895 (9)	1,388	22,006 (16)	340,481
	2011	205,602	15,000	--	--	1	12,338	232,941


(1)	Represents the grant date fair value of the stock awards. The fair value of these awards was determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used to calculate these amounts are set forth in the notes to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended ~~2013,~~2016, included in the Company’s accompanying Annual Report.


(2)	The fair market value of the restricted stock awards granted in ~~2013~~2016 is based on the per-share price of Glacier’s common stock at the close of business on February 12, 2016 ($23.38). The date on which the stock awards were granted, February 15, ~~2013~~2016, was a non-trading day. The awards vest evenly over a period of three years.


~~(3)~~(4)	The fair market value of the restricted stock awards granted in ~~2012~~2014 is based on the per-share price of Glacier’s common stock at the close of business on ~~April 16, 2012~~February 14, 2014 ($~~14.32)~~26.63), the date on which the stock awards were granted. The awards ~~were fully exercisable on the date~~vest evenly over a period of ~~the grant.~~three years.


~~(4)~~(5)	The fair market value of the restricted stock award granted in 2015 is based on the per-share price of Glacier’s common stock at the close of business on July 31, 2015 ($28.10). The date on which the stock award was granted, August 1, 2015, was a non-trading day. The award vests evenly over a period of four years.


(8)	Represents the performance-based cash bonus that was paid in 2014 based on 2013 results pursuant to the short-term incentive plan. The total bonus earned by Mr. Chery was $132,606. The bonus amount is payable 50% in 2014, 25%


(10)	Mr. Chesler was not eligible for a cash bonus pursuant to the STIP in 2015. The total represents a $200,000 cash incentive bonus and a $100,000 signing bonus.


~~(11)~~(18)	Amount includes ~~$7,012~~$8,735 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$17,850~~$21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


(19)	Amount includes $7,581 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and $21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


~~(12)~~(20)	Amount includes ~~$6,848~~$7,088 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$13,750~~$20,800 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


~~(13)~~(21)	Amount includes ~~$6,356~~$12,000 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$17,850~~$21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


~~(14)~~(22)	Amount includes ~~$6,201~~$0 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program, $5,147 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan, and $252,765 for relocation expenses.


(23)	Amount includes $6,720 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$13,750~~$21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


~~(15)~~(24)	Amount includes ~~$9,886~~$6,608 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$17,850~~$21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


~~(16)~~(25)	Amount includes ~~$8,256~~$6,406 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and ~~$13,750~~$20,800 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.


(26)	Amount includes $8,854 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to the Company’s 401(k) matching program and $21,200 allocated or paid by Glacier pursuant to Glacier’s Profit Sharing Plan.