<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001058867-18-000002.txt : 20180103
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180103164348
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001058867-18-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180103
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180103

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:		18506052

	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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<DESCRIPTION>8-K FULL SERVICE FORT WORTH LOCATION
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<div><a name="s8C0961E6B9A75138B675EAA3C6AFE555"></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:173%;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:173%;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:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font 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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;">January 3, 2018</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%;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 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style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">201 South Jefferson Avenue</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455</font></div><div style="line-height:173%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip 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;">(888) 572 - 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 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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:163%;padding-bottom:16px;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><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="s9C874A8789C752C3BF3FFBD2430C1B04"></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;-sec-extract:summary;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 January 3, 2018, 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 opening of a full-service banking location in Fort Worth, Texas.</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 full-service Fort Worth 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%;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;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="exhibit991-fullservicefort.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Press Release dated January 3, 2018</font></a></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:  January 3, 2018</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:173%;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:173%;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:173%;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%;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;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="exhibit991-fullservicefort.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Press Release dated January 3, 2018</font></a></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="sC23145C216545659A33DA20849B7DC27"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Press Release</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">For Immediate Release</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;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;">Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust Opens</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Newest Location in Fort Worth</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, January 3, 2018 / GlobeNewswire/ -- Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., (NASDAQ: GNTY), the parent company of Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust, N.A., today announced its twenty-eighth banking location at 410 W. 7th Street, Suite 2, of the Historic Electric Building in Fort Worth. The bank initially opened a loan production office in September and then received regulatory approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert the office into a full-service banking location on December 11, 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Casey Tibbets, a lifelong resident of Tarrant County, serves as President of the Fort Worth market. He has over 12 years of commercial real estate, commercial &amp; industrial, and SBA 504 loan experience in Tarrant County. </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Ty Abston, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer stated, &#8220;Entering the Fort Worth and Tarrant County market is part of a long-term strategy for Guaranty. We look forward to partnering with local customers and helping them achieve their financial goals. Tarrant County's dynamic economic base provides opportunities for growth that are among the best in the state.&#8221;  </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Tibbets added, &#8220;Our mission is to continually improve the financial well-being of our customers and shareholders. This full-service location introduces local businesses and individuals to a successful community bank model based on building personal relationships with our customers.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Tibbets received a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from Trinity University, where he played Division III football for the Trinity Tigers. He is active in various civic and charitable organizations in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Tibbets has served as Board Chair of the Westside YMCA multiple times and assisted in various fundraising projects in the market, including projects for Habitat for Humanity and The Cancer Project.</font></div><div style="line-height:135%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">About Guaranty Bancshares</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that conducts commercial banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Guaranty Bank &amp; Trust, N.A.  As 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 28 banking locations across 20 Texas communities located within the East Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and Central Texas regions of the state.  As of September 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 style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">###</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;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:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact Information:</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Cappy Payne <br>Senior Executive Vice President &amp; CFO <br>Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.  <br>(888) 572-9881</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Investors@gnty.com</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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