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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)

January 16, 2024

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)

(888) 572-9881

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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):

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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 |  | New York Stock Exchange

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In accordance with Item 2.02 of Form 8-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), is furnishing to the SEC a press release that the Company issued on January 16, 2024 (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 16, 2024, the Company will host a conference call with respect to financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the Earnings Call Presentation materials is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

In accordance with the General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, which are furnished herewith pursuant to and relate to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, respectively, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibit
99.1 |  | Press Release dated January 16, 2024, reporting fourth quarter and year-end 2023 financial results
99.2 |  | Earnings Call Presentation materials, dated January 16, 2024
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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: |  | January 16, 2024
|  | GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
By: |  | /s/ Tyson T. Abston
Name: |  | Tyson T. Abston
Title: |  | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer