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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): May 26, 2021
 
Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 0-23325 43-1792717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission file number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2144 E Republic Road, Suite F200
Springfield, Missouri 65804
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (833) 875-2492
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. to Form 8-K):
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share
GFED
NASDAQ Global Market
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934.
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period of complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
 
 
 
 
INCLUDED INFORMATION
 
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On May 26, 2021, Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the stockholders (i) elected certain Directors listed below for three-year terms; (ii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation practices; and (iii) ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants. Of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Meeting, 85.70% were present in person or by proxy.
 
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Meeting were as follows:
 
   
Number of Shares
                   
   
For
  
Withheld
        
Broker Non-Votes
1.
The election of three Directors for a three year term.
                
                   
  Nominee                
  Shaun A. Burke
 2,881,174
  
 88,765
        
 787,958
  Kurt Hellweg
 2,947,024
  
 22,915
        
 787,958
  James R. Batten
 2,744,623
  
 225,316
        
 787,958
                   
   
For
  
Against
  
Abstained
    
Broker Non-Votes
2.
Advisory, non-binding, approval of executive compensation.
 2,771,510
  
 116,996
  
 81,433
    
 787,958
                   
   
For
  
Against
  
Abstained
    
Broker Non-Votes
3.
Ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company's
                
 
independent registered public accounting firm for
                
 
fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
 3,753,816
  
 3,419
  
 662
    
 -   
 
 
 
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.
 
Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
By: /s/ Shaun A. Burke
Shaun A. Burke
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 27, 2021