<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001058867-17-000022.txt : 20170825
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001058867-17-000022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170824
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170825
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170824

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC /TX/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058867
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				751656431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38087
		FILM NUMBER:		171050101

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9035729881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE
		CITY:			MOUNT PLEASANT
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75455
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<div><a name="sAF8DAC172D081A87B29F1495045B5A1B"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:200%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font 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1934</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">August 24, 2017</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div 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9881</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Not Applicable</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">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:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).    Emerging growth company   </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9746;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">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.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9746;</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:200%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sE22FA902BFF9629931331495048E7107"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:163%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.  Other Events.</font></div><div style="line-height:163%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">On August 24, 2017, Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust, N.A. (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;), issued a press release announcing the Bank&#8217;s expansion into the Austin market.</font></div><div style="line-height:163%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release announcing the opening of the Bank's Austin location is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="line-height:200%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)  Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:86%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Description of Exhibit</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Press Release dated August 24, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:200%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:17px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:200%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:200%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:200%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:200%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">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, thereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Dated:  August 24, 2017</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">By:  </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ Tyson T. Abston&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;text-indent:352px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Tyson T. Abston</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;text-indent:352px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Chairman of the Board and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;text-indent:352px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:200%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:173%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:86%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Description of Exhibit</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Press Release dated August 24, 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:173%;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:200%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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<div><a name="sB557CE279E31B53643FF149682182702"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">Press Release</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">For Immediate Release</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:15pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:15pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust to Open</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Austin Location</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Travis Brown to Serve as President</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, August 24, 2017 / GlobeNewswire/ -- Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., (NASDAQ: GNTY), the parent company of Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust, N.A., today announced the bank will be expanding into the Austin market.   The bank will initially open a loan production office and then immediately file an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for approval to convert the location into a full-service banking location.</font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Travis Brown will serve as President of Guaranty&#8217;s new Austin location.  Mr. Brown joins Guaranty with over 12 years of commercial banking experience in the Austin market.  He is an Austin native and his family has been in Austin for over 50 years.  He has successfully built strong relationships with commercial clients throughout his banking career, with extensive knowledge of the market.  Mr. Brown has expertise in corporate banking and commercial real estate, business and development loans, and he has built strong customer relationships with local business owners and real estate investors.</font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Ty Abston, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, stated, &#8220;We are excited to have Travis lead our expansion efforts in Austin.  Travis has the local experience and relationships that will help us successfully expand Guaranty&#8217;s community banking model into the Austin market.  Austin has been part of our long-term expansion strategy for a number of years.  We are glad to have found the right banker to start executing on that strategy and lead Guaranty in this exciting growth market in Texas.&#8221;   </font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Mr. Brown grew up in Westlake Hills, received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from St. Edwards University in Austin and is in his final year of completing his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Texas in Austin.  He served as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps from 2004-2006.  Mr. Brown is active in various community and charitable organizations in Austin.  He currently serves in various capacities with the Real Estate Council of Austin, Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Dell Children's Trust, as well as being an alumni of Leadership Austin, Austin Young Chamber of Commerce and Young Texan Society. </font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Mr. Brown added, &#8220;I am very excited to join Guaranty and become part of an organization that began over 100 years ago.  Guaranty&#8217;s mission and values are the foundation of their continued success.  I look forward to bringing the Guaranty brand to Austin, where we have seen amazing growth over the past several years.  We have an incredible opportunity to introduce Austin businesses and individuals to a strong community bank that focuses on the success of our customers, building long-term relationships and supporting the local community.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:140%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">About Guaranty Bancshares</font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that conducts commercial banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust, N.A. One of the oldest regional community banks in Texas, Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust provides its customers with a full array of relationship-driven commercial and consumer banking products and services, as well as mortgage, trust, and wealth management products and services. Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust has 26 banking locations across 18 Texas communities located within the East Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth and Central Texas regions of the state. As of June 30, 2017, Guaranty had total assets of $1.9 billion, total loans of $1.3 billion and total deposits of $1.6 billion.  Visit www.gnty.com for more information. </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:140%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information</font></div><div style="line-height:140%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management&#8217;s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; referenced in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our ability to obtain regulatory approval to convert our proposed loan production office in Austin to a full service branch location and execute our growth strategy in this new market.  We can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and we do not intend, and assume no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">###</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact Information:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Cappy Payne <br>Senior Executive Vice President &amp; CFO  <br>Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.  <br>(888) 572-9881</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Investors@gnty.com</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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