UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported):

 

May 21, 2020

 

 

GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas

001-38087

75-1656431

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

16475 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600

Addison, Texas

 

75001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (888) 572-9881

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

 

GNTY

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


 


 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2020, Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to consider and act upon the items listed below:

 

1.

The shareholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class II directors of the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the Company's 2023 annual meeting of shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

Richard Baker

 

6,914,560

 

 

1,134,731

 

 

79,814

 

 

1,646,896

 

James M. Nolan, Jr.

 

7,030,342

 

 

1,028,495

 

 

70,268

 

 

1,646,896

 

Jeffrey W. Brown

 

7,508,696

 

 

527,462

 

 

92,947

 

 

1,646,896

 

Tyson T. Abston

 

7,572,985

 

 

524,117

 

 

5,989

 

 

1,646,896

 

 

 

2.

The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 by the votes set forth in the table below:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

9,726,302

 

 

33,157

 

 

16,542

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 21, 2020

 

 

 

GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Tyson T. Abston

Name:

 

Tyson T. Abston

Title:

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer