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A N N UA L   R E P O R T

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2 0 1 9   Y E A R
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B OA R D   O F
D I R E C TO R S
G UAR ANTY 
B ANCS H ARE S , INC .

W H E R E   W E ’ R E
G R OW I N G

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TY ABSTON

Chairman of 

the Board & CEO

JEFF BROWN

Managing Partner 

RoseRock Capital Group

BRIAN MASON

Chairman

Look Cinemas

G R OW I N G
O U R   B R A N D

2 0 1 9   BY   T H E   
N U M B E R S

G R OW I N G 
F O RWA R D :   T H E   
5 –Y E A R   P L A N

B OA R D   O F
D I R E C TO R S
G UARANT Y BANK 
& TR UST

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r e p o r t  

W e   a r e   p l e a s e d 
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t o  
performance in nearly 
every area of Guaranty 
Bancshares  (G NT Y) 
for 2019. We achieved 
record  core  earnings 
of  $33.3  million,  representing  a  21.20%  increase 
over  2018  core  earnings  of  $27.5  million.  Our  2019 
net  earnings  of  $26.3  million  represents  a  27.60% 
increase over last year’s net earnings of $20.6 million.   

We began the year with a strategic goal of improving 
our net interest margin (NIM). In a year where many 
banks saw a decline in their NIM, we improved ours 
to  3.69%,  from  3.49%  the  previous  year.  Loans  and 
deposits  grew  modestly  to  record  levels  of  $1.71 
and  $1.96  billion  respectively,  or  2.90%  and  4.60% 
increases  over  2018.  Improving  net  interest  margin 
was a key objective in 2019; and will remain a primary 
goal  until  we  return  to  our  historic  average  of  over 
4.00%.  As  outlined  in  our  updated  strategic  plan, 
this  will  create  a  better  return  on  capital  for  our 
shareholders.  Additionally,  Guaranty  continues  to 
maintain a strong balance sheet, disciplined expense 
management,  and  a  healthy  capital  position.  Our 
nonperforming  assets  as  a  percentage  of  total 
assets  remains  very  low  at  0.53%  as  of  year-end.   

While  the  overall  stock  market  was  volatile  in  2019, 
financial stocks did very well. Guaranty shares achieved 
a  total  return  for  shareholders  of  12.61%,  which  is 
above  our  5-year  average  return  of  9.76%  and  10-
year average return of 10.28%. This return included a 
dividend of $0.70 per share, an increase of 16.70%over 
the  prior  year’s  dividend.    We  continue  to  focus  on 
total return for our shareholders and understand that 
our  dividend  represents  a  strong  value  proposition 
on  an  investment  in  our  Company.  Over  the  past 
30  years,  we  have  grown  our  dividend  at  a  rate  of 
8.12% compounded annually. While we always remain 
focused on increasing the intrinsic value of our shares, 
we are just as focused on increasing our shareholders 
income  stream  from  their  investment  in  GNTY. 

As  you  are  aware,  the  stock  market  experienced  a 
material sell off during the first quarter of 2020 due 
to  concerns  over  the  Coronavirus  outbreak  and  oil 
price shock. This market selloff is likely a short-term 
phenomenon that will correct itself over the coming 
months  and  years.  But  as  I  am  writing  this  letter, 
these events are creating significant economic and 
market disruptions and there is little clarity as to the 
length of the outbreak or the timing of its recovery.  
It  is  important  during  times  of  market  uncertainty 
that  our  shareholders  remember  that  the  intrinsic 
value of a company is ultimately the real value of a 
company, regardless of day-to-day market volatility. 
Guaranty has never been stronger financially. We will 
remain focused on increasing the intrinsic value of 
our shares, as well as take advantage of differences 
between  this  and  mispriced  market  values  of  our 
stock  price  from  time  to  time  with  our  stock  buy-
back program. These share repurchases will create 
additional  long-term  value  for  our  shareholders. 

In 2019, we repurchased 352,000 shares of common 
stock  in  our  buy-back  program  to  help  utilize  our 
excess capital and take advantage of what we believe 
to  be  an  attractive  valuation  for  our  stock.  In  the 
coming year, we will continue to repurchase shares 
on  the  open  market  when  the  price  represents  a 
compelling long-term value.  

STRATEGIC MOVES IN 2019

During the year, we achieved several key milestones 
for our Company all designed to better position us for 
continued future growth.  Below is a list of significant 
initiatives  achieved  by  the  Company  in  2019: 

•  Opened  a  new  bank  location  in  the  vibrant 

Galleria area of the Houston market.

•  Moved into our new corporate offices in Addison.  
•  Began construction and remodeling of our new 
main  bank  location  in  Denton. We  will  relocate 
from  our  current  temporary  space  to  this  new 
location in 2020.   

•  Finalized  plans  for  a  new  technology  center  in 

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Mount  Pleasant.  This  expansion  adds  16,000 
square feet to the existing 10,000 square foot 
operations  center. This  highly  secure  and  self- 
contained  technology  center;  designed  and 
equipped to provide continuity of service to all 
of our Bank locations, even during emergency 
conditions, will facilitate continued future growth 
to over $5.0 billion in assets by our estimates. 
The  new  state-of-the-art  center  will  include 
indoor and outdoor collaborative spaces for our 
teams  and  will  help  us  continue  to  attract  top 
talent. We expect construction to being in 2020.  
•  Developed  a  marketing  strategy  with  a  more 
digitally focused platform and engaged a creative 
and  knowledgeable  advertising  firm.    While 
some  of  our  advertising  dollars  will  continue 
in  legacy  media  channels,  like  print,  radio  and 
billboards, we will direct the majority of our future 
advertising budget to digital channels including 
social  media,  geofencing  and  paid  search  ads 
that link customers and prospects to our Bank’s 
products and services.  This strategy will cover 
our  statewide  banking  footprint  in  a  more 
effective  manner  and  leverages  technologies 
that will drive banking in the future.

•  Developed  a  digital  banking  strategy  that 
will  launch  in  2020  and  fully  roll  out  over  the 
next  couple  of  years.  This  new  digital  banking 
strategy  involves  investments  in  software 
platforms that will allow consumers to conduct 
banking services whenever and wherever they 
would  like,  across  all  of  their  digital  devices 
such as cell phones, computers, or tablets.  With 
the  new  platforms,  consumers  will  be  able  to 
open any deposit product we offer, receive fast 
decisions on personal loans and conduct other 
banking services, all at their convenience.  While 
customers will still have access to our statewide 
banking facilities during business hours, this new 
digital  platform  brings  banking  products  and 
services to the consumer without the restrictions 
of office hours.  We are very excited about what 
this strategic initiative means for our future
•  Launched  new  programs  as  part  of  Guaranty 

University.  Our  training  and  development 
team  works  with  our  entire  staff  to  develop 
programs  that  not  only  benefit  individuals  in 
their  career  growth,  but  also  strengthens  our 
Company.  One  new  program  provides  every 
employee  with  an  online  professional  and 
continuing  education  resource.  The  Leadership 
Development  Program  is  an  in-depth  yearlong 
program  in  which  select  employees participate 
in  courses  and  in-person  leadership  and  team 
building activities that allow them to learn about 
and improve various leadership traits and skills. 

Over  the  years,  Guaranty  has  been  successful  in  
creating very positive financial results for our owners. 
In  fact,  we  are  building  today  on  those  successes. 
However,  past  successes  never  guarantee  future 
success.  Banking remains a rapidly changing industry, 
with  technology  and  regulations  significantly 
impacting the business model of community banks 
like ours. The strategic moves that we have made over 
the last five years, and those that we will continue 
to  make  in  2020,  were  designed  to  best  position 
Guaranty for the future.

PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR

We  are  just  now  seeing  the  effects  of  the 
Coronavirus outbreak in our country. It is unknown 
how this event will play out and what impact it will 
ultimately have on the overall economy or our Bank.  

As with prior challenges throughout the history of our 
Company,  we  will  manage  through  the  uncertainty   
of  this  unprecedented  event.      We  will  learn  more 
efficient  ways  to  operate  the  Bank  and  to  deliver 
exceptional banking services to our customers.  Below 
are  the  plans  and  strategies  for  our  Company  that 
were in various stages of implementation prior to the 
outbreak and downward turn in the economy.  We will 
continue to monitor the changing economic impact 
and make decisions that we think are best for the long-
term benefit of our Company, staff and shareholders.  

FOUNDATION  FOR THE FUT UR E
We continue to make strategic moves and investments that 

build upon our foundation to support future growth.

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is  truly  an  honor  and  reinforces  what  we  know  to 
be  true.  Every  day,  we  practice  what  we  preach 
when it comes to our commitment to the Guaranty 
Culture  and  to  our  communities.  In  fact,  Guaranty 
employees collectively invested nearly 4,000 hours 
in giving back to our communities last year.  We will 
always view Guaranty’s culture as one of our most 
valuable assets and corporate stewardship as one of 
our most important responsibilities.  

IN CLOSING

Our  models  project  continued  progress  in  both 
growth and profitability in 2020, but there are many 
unknowns  on  how  the  Coronavirus  outbreak  will 
negatively  affect  the  economy  and  therefore  our 
Company.  We will stand by our customers during 
this time of need, even if that means we sacrifice our 
short-term financial goals and results.  The foundation 
of  our  management  decisions  and  strategies  has 
always been based on strong partnerships with our 
customers  while  building  long-term  shareholder 
value  for  our  owners.      We  will  continue  on  that 
path,  as  this  Company  has  for  over  107  years. 

Our  team  is  very  fortunate  to  lead  such  a  great 
Company.  We  look  forward  to  the  future  and  the 
exciting  possibilities  that  lie  ahead  for  Guaranty. 
Thank you, fellow shareholders, for your continued 
investment,  support,  and  confidence  in  Guaranty 
Bancshares and Guaranty Bank & Trust.

T Y   A B S TO N
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD &  CEO

Our strategies for 2020 include: 

•  Opening a second location in Bee Cave, located 
in  the  Austin  market.    Leading  this  effort  is  a 
team of talented bankers from the community 
and we expect the location to open in the first 
quarter of 2020.  We remain very pleased with 
the  growth  and  opportunities  we  see  in  the 
Austin market.   

•  Consolidating  our  Bellaire  location  in  the 
Houston  region  into  the  new  Galleria  location.  
This eight-mile move creates over $400,000 in 
annual cost savings without negatively affecting 
our Houston footprint and leverages our exciting 
new Galleria location.

•  Remodeling  our  Bank  locations  in  Sulphur 
Springs and Mount Pleasant-South.  We believe 
that  our  customers  and  the  communities  will 
really like the fresh and updated looks. 

•  Continuing  to  deploy  our  excess  capital  in 
strategic  ways  that  represent  good  long-
term  value  for  our  stakeholders,  including  the 
possibility  of  additional  stock  repurchases 
and  bank  acquisitions.    During  any  given  year, 
we  have  the  privilege  to  review  numerous 
potential acquisition opportunities. We consider 
opportunities only when we see that there will 
be  a  good  culture  fit.    The  bank  must  also  be 
located in a growing market, with the economics 
of the transaction making sense for both parties. 
When  these  factors  are  present,  the  financial 
and collective synergy created can be beneficial 
for both shareholder groups. We will continue to 
look at opportunities that fit these parameters 
and  create  great  new  partners  for  Guaranty. 

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

At  the  end  of  2019,  Art  Scharlach,  Weldon  Miller, 
and  Johnny  Conroy  retired  from  our  Company 
board of directors. Guaranty truly appreciates their 
contributions over several decades in helping make 
Guaranty what it is today.  They were instrumental in 
helping Guaranty establish a strong foundation, and 
today we simply build on what they helped to create.  
Joining the Company board of directors at year-end 
were Jeff Brown of Bryan and Mike Nolan of Dallas.  
Jeff and Mike bring strong business skills and talents 
to our board and we are lucky to have them join our 
team.  They will help us guide our Company while 
maintaining  the  culture  and  philosophy  that  has 
served us well over the past 50 years. 

While  we  consider  the  high  quality  of  Guaranty’s 
team and culture to be integral to our success, others 
continue to notice it as well.  Texas Monthly recently 
recognized  us  as  one  of  the  “Best  Companies  to 
Work  For”  for  an  eleventh  consecutive  year!    This 

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There are so many factors that go into a single year of growth.  

In 2019, we were proud to have:

Achieved record core earnings of $33.3 million,   

a 21.2% increase over 2018. 

Improved our net interest margin from 3.49% to 3.69%. 

Achieved a total return for shareholders of 12.61%, which is above  

our five-year average of 9.76% and 10-year average of 10.28%. 

Increased our tangible book value per share more than 105% over  

the last 10 years, moving from $9.52 in 2009 to $19.55 in 2019. 

GNTY outperformed the 2019 NASDAQ Bank Index.

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R OW   1   –   L E F T   TO   R I G H T

RICKY BAKER

TY ABSTON

MOLLY CURL

BILL PRIEFERT

Principal
KRB Investments, LLC

Chairman of the Board & CEO

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Retired Partner
Grant Thorton, LLC

Chairman & CEO
Priefert Manufacturing, Inc.

R OW   2   –   L E F T   TO   R I G H T

CAPPY PAYNE

Senior Executive Vice 
President & CFO

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

KIRK LEE

President

JEFF BROWN

Managing Partner

RoseRock Capital Group

BRAD DRAKE

JIM BUNCH

President
Lamar Fabrication

President & CEO
BWI, Inc.

CARL JOHNSON JR.

MIKE NOLAN

CHRIS ELLIOTT

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Baker & Johnson, CPA

Principal

Principal
Proterra Properties, Inc.

President
Elliott Auto Group

G UA R A N T Y   B A N C S H A R E S ,   I N C . 

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DA L L A S / F O R T   WO R T H 

M E T R O P L E X

Addison 

Denton 

Dallas   

Fort Worth 

Rockwall 

Royse City

E A ST   T E X A S

Bogata

Commerce

Hallsville

Longview

Mount Pleasant

Mount Vernon

New Boston

Paris

Pittsburg

Sulphur Springs

Texarkana

C E N T R A L   T E X A S

H O U STO N

Austin

Bryan

Conroe

Houston

College Station

Katy

Houston Galleria

SERVING THE COMMUNI TY 
Our employees invested nearly 4,000 hours 

giving back to our communities.

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10:00 
Early  in  the  history  of  Guaranty,  our 

our  trademark  slogan.  Over  the  course 

brand  was  established  on  a  foundation 

of  the  year,  we  laid  the  groundwork  for 

o f   s t ro n g   va l u e s ,   p a r t i c u l a r l y   o u r 

creative marketing efforts with plans for 

commitment  to  continually  improving 

the Growing Because We Help You Grow 

the financial well being of our customers 

campaign.  

and  shareholders.  We’ve  upheld  our 

values and differentiated our brand over 

Our new campaign highlights the fact that 

decades  of  consistent  financial  stability 

too  many  consumers  are  banking  with 

and community leadership, and today the 

people who don’t treat them right. Their 

Guaranty brand is stronger than ever. 

bankers don’t listen to them, or they’re not 

honest with them, or worst of all, they’ve 

As  the  business  of  banking  continues 

never actually seen their banker. 

to  change  and  as  we  emerge  into  new 

markets,  we  not  only  want  to  resonate 

In our ads, we introduce consumers to a 

with  new  consumers,  but  also  remain 

series  of  “bad  bankers,”  reminding  them 

true  to  our  heritage  and  maintain  our 

that  there’s  a  different  kind  of  bank  out 

relationships  with  loyal  customers.  So, 

there who will treat them right: Guaranty, 

going into 2019, one of our key branding 

the bank that continues to grow because 

strategies  was  to  continue  leveraging 

we put the growth of our customers first.

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GUA RANTY BANKERS

OTHER BANKERS

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$35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00

15.00

10.00

5.00

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$2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0

           2009    2010   2011    2012   2013    2014   2015    2016   2017    2018    2019

Stock Price 

      Earnings per Share  

Dividends

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FINANCIAL HIGHLI GHTS 

(in thousands, except per share data)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Non-interest expense

42,594

46,380

48,832

$47,759

$53,840

$59,630

$68,916

$78,870

2,175

11,483

77

3,640

13,016

82

2,850

14,279

167

14,473

4,362

10,111

16,571

16,836

4,715

12,121

22,677

8,238

14,439

20,394

25,360

2,250

15,303

(50)

56,774

25,195

4,599

20,596

27,495

1,250

16,973

(22)

62,536

32,057

5,778

26,279

33,329

O P E R AT I N G   R E S U LT S

Net interest income

Provision for loan losses

Non-interest income

Net realized gain (loss) on securities

Earnings before provision for income taxes

Income tax provision

Net earnings

Core earnings (1)

AT   Y E A R   E N D

Total assets

$1,682,640

$1,828,336

$1,962,624

$2,266,970

$2,318,970

Loans and loans held for sale, net of allowance

1,063,271

1,236,214

1,349,675

1,647,239

Investments in securities

Total deposits

Stockholders’ equity

397,975

346,296

407,056

396,139

1,466,197

1,576,791

1,676,320

1,871,480

1,956,804

137,736

141,914

207,345

244,583

Common shares outstanding

8,901

8,752

11,059

11,830

OT H E R   F I N A N C I A L   DATA

Return on average total assets

Return on average stockholders’ equity 

Loans to deposits

Loan loss reserves to loans

Net yield on interest earning assets

Tier 1 capital to average assets

Efficiency ratio (2)

Charge-offs net of recoveries

P E R   S H A R E   DATA 

Net income 

Market price (based on year end numbers)

Tangible book value per common share (3)

Cash dividends

(1) Pre-tax pre-provision pre-securities gain (loss)

0.65%

7.44%

0.68%

8.34%

72.89%

78.97%

0.87%

3.33%

8.33%

0.92%

3.27%

7.71%

71.99%

69.46%

$633

$1,419

$1.15

24.00

12.95

0.50

$1.35

26.00

13.70

0.52

0.76%

7.78%

81.10%

0.95%

3.38%

10.53%

65.61%

$1,475

$1.41

30.65

16.81

0.53

0.97%

9.03%

88.68%

0.88%

3.49%

10.16%

67.37%

$458

$1.78

29.82

17.56

0.60

(2) The efficiency ratio was calculated by dividing total noninterest expenses by net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding securities losses or gains.  
Taxes are not part of this calculation.

(3) We calculate tangible book value per common share as total shareholders’ equity less goodwill, core deposit intangibles and other intangible assets, net of 
accumulated amortization at the end of the relevant period, divided by the outstanding number of shares of our common stock at the end of the relevant period.  
Tangible  book  value  per  common  share  is  a  financial  measure  that  is  not  recognized  by,  or  calculated  in  accordance  with,  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting 
principles, or GAAP, and, as we calculate tangible book value per common share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total shareholders’ equity 
per common share.  See our reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in our Annual Report on 
Form 10-K under the caption “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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1,693,162

368,174

261,551

11,534

1.13%

10.37%

87.2%

0.95%

3.69%

10.24%

65.23%

$(301)

$2.26

32.88

19.53

0.70

In 2018, we developed a five-year strategic 

management  and  departmental  teams  in 

plan  that  kicked  off  in  2019  and  will 

order  to  help  us  achieve  our  mission.  We 

continue through 2023. Our plan consists 

made great headway in our first year, and 

of ambitious goals developed by executive 

as 2019 comes to a close, we’re excited to 

m a n a g e m e n t ,   s e n i o r   a n d   m i d - l eve l 

share what we’ve done to continue growing. 

GROWING OUR BRAN D

Last year, we partnered with a local Texas-

•  We  implemented  unique  digital  media 

based  advertising  agency.  Together, 

strategies  like  call  tracking,  customer 

we  laid  the  groundwork  for  creative 

tracking  and  geofencing  to  share  our 

marketing  efforts  to  expand  our  digital 

message  with  prospective  customers 

presence  and  increase  Guaranty’s  brand 

in  the  right  places  at  the  right  time.  

awareness  during  the  years  to  come.  

Among the 2019 accomplishments: 

•  We’ve equipped all of our bank locations 

with marketing materials, creative assets 

•  We produced online commercials, as 

and  guidelines  to  reinforce  and  further 

well as, digital banners, social media 

enhance the messaging developed in our 

ads, billboards and more. 

video and digital media campaign.

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I NVESTING IN  TEC HN OLOGY

We’ve  continued  our 

investment 

in 

technology  and  software  that  allows  new 

and  existing  customers  to  connect  with 

us  when,  where  and  how  they’d  like.  With 

a new digital banking platform, consumers 

will  be  able  to  open  any  deposit  product 

we offer, receive fast decisions on personal 

loans and conduct other banking services, 

all at their convenience and without having 

to travel to a Bank location.

STRENGTHENING OUR ABID I NG  CULTUR E

Our  commitment  to  the  Guaranty  culture, 

•  We  celebrated  the  graduation  of  the 

values  and  our  local  communities  remains 

inaugural Leadership Development class. 

strong; this shines through on a daily basis 

in ways such as:

•  We  continue  to  share  knowledge,  tips 

and tools at all of our locations through 

•  We remain committed to continuing the 

our weekly Raving Fans meetings. 

education  of  our  employees.  This  year, 

we successfully launched our company-

wide  online  education  resource, 

Guaranty University. 

•  We  love  sharing  our  culture  with  our 

customers  whenever  and  wherever  we 

can.    Have  you  “liked”  or  followed  our 

mascot  Cash  on  your  favorite  social 

media page? 

TEXAS MONTHLY’S BEST 
COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
For the 11th year straight, we’re on Texas Monthly’s  

list of Best Companies to Work for in Texas. 

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D EPLOYING OUR CAP ITAL STRATEGICA L LY 

We  continue  to  make  strategic  decisions 

by 16,000 square feet and will facilitate 

with  the  goal  of 

increasing 

long-

future growth of our Company.

term  value  for  all  of  our  shareholders. 

In  2019,  capital  strategies 

included:  

•  Launching  plans  to  open  a  second 

location in Austin and relocation of our 

•  R e p u rc h a s i n g   c o m m o n   s t o c k   a t 

main  bank  in  Denton  from  its  current 

attractive valuations.

temporary  space  to  a  well-located 

•  Finalizing  the  plans  for  our  new 

permanent space. 

Technology  Center  in  Mount  Pleasant, 

•  Continuously looking at opportunities to 

which  increases  our  operations  center 

create new partners for Guaranty.

GROWING W ITH A STRATEGY 

As the banking industry continues to change, 

expectations of our customers. As we move 

we are committed to consistently evaluating 

into  the  second  year  of  our  plan  and  look 

our products, strategies and efficiencies to 

forward  to  a  successful  2020,  we  will  be 

ensure we’re always meeting the needs and 

guided by our mission:

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10 YEAR ASSET GROWTH CHA RT  A ND  DATA 

TOTAL ASSETS
(Dollars in thousands)

$2,400,000

$2,200,000

$2,000,000

$1,800,000

$1,600,000

$1,400,000

$1,200,000

$1,000,000

$800,000

$600,000

$400,000

$200,000

$0

2009    2010    2011     2012    2013     2014    2015    2016     2017    2018     2019

FIVE YEAR GROWTH TRENDS 

TOTAL ASSETS (Dollars in millions)

TOTAL LOANS 1 (Dollars in millions)

$1,828

$1,963

$1,683

$2,287 $2,319

$1,246

$1,361

$1,071

$1,661 $1,709

2015      2016      2017      2018      2019

2015      2016      2017      2018      2019

TOTAL DEPOSITS (Dollars in millions)

CORE EARNINGS 2 (Dollars in millions)

$1,577 $1,676

$1,166

$1,871 $1,957

$33.3

$25.4

$27.5

$20.4

$16.6

2015      2016      2017      2018      2019

2015      2016      2017      2018      2019

1 Total loans, including loans held for sale

2 Core earnings defined as a pre-tax, pre-provision net earnings. See “Reconciliation of Core Earnings”

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TY ABSTON
Chairman of 
the Board & CEO

KIRK LEE
Vice Chairman & Chief 
Credit Officer

CHUCK COWELL
Vice Chairman 

RICKY BAKER
Principal
KRB Investments LLC

JOSH BRAY
District Manager
Sanitation Solutions

JEFF BROWN
Managing Partner 
RoseRock Capital Group

JIM BUNCH
President & CEO
BWI, Inc.

BRAD DRAKE
President
Lamar Fabrication

CHRIS ELLIOTT
President
Elliott Auto Group

CARL JOHNSON JR.
Principal
Baker & Johnson, CPA

BRIAN MASON
Chairman
Look Cinemas

MIKE NOLAN
Principal 
Proterra Properties

BILL PRIEFERT
Chairman & CEO 
Priefert Manufacturing Inc.

CARL SMITH
President
Heritage Constructors

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DELIVERY OF ANNUAL REPORT

economic,  market,  operational,  liquidity,  credit  and  interest 

This  Annual  Report  is  being  delivered  to  shareholders  of 

rate risks associated with our business; natural disasters and 

Guaranty  Bancshares,  Inc.  (the  “Company”)  in  connection 

adverse weather, acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, an outbreak 

with  the  2020  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  and  should 

of hostilities, a public health outbreak (such as COVID-19) or 

be read with the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting 

other international or domestic calamities, and other matters 

and Annual Report on Form 10-K, copies of which accompany 

beyond  our  control;  the  composition  of  our  loan  portfolio, 

this  Annual  Report  and  have  been  filed  with  the  Securities 

including deteriorating asset quality and higher loan charge-

and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report may contain 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  statements  are often, but not 

always,  made  through  the  use  of  words  or  phrases  such  as 

“may,”  “should,”  “could,”  “predict,”  “potential,”  “believe,” 

“will  likely  result,”  “expect,”  “continue,”  “will,”  “anticipate,” 

“seek,”  “estimate,”  “intend,”  “plan,”  “projection,”  “would” 

and  “outlook,”  or  the  negative  version  of  those  words  or 

other  comparable  words  of  a  future  or  forward-looking 

nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical 

facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and 

projections  about  our  industry,  management’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 

offs; the laws and regulations applicable to our business; our 

ability  to  achieve  organic  loan  and  deposit  growth  and  the 

composition  of  such  growth;  increased  competition  in  the 

financial  services  industry,  nationally,  regionally  or  locally; 

our  ability  to  maintain  our  historical  earnings  trends;  our 

ability to raise additional capital to execute our business plan; 

acquisitions and integrations of acquired businesses; systems 

failures or interruptions involving our information technology 

and  telecommunications  systems  or  third-party  services; 

the  composition  of  our  management  team  and  our  ability 

to attract and retain key personnel; the fiscal position of the 

U.S. federal government and the soundness of other financial 

institutions; and the amount of nonperforming and classified 

assets  we  hold.  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  Annual  Report,  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.

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as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially 

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Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports 

on Form 10-Q, other risks and uncertainties listed from time 

DIVIDENDS CALENDAR

to  time  in  our  reports  and  documents  filed  with  the  SEC, 

and the following factors: business and economic conditions 

generally  and  in  the  financial  services  industry,  nationally 

Dividends on Guaranty

Bancshares, Inc. common

stock are payable, if paid,

and within our current and future geographic market areas; 

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