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 23, 2012
 
Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
43-1792717
(I.R.S. employer identification number)
 
0-23325
(Commission file number)
 
1341 West Battlefield
Springfield, Missouri 65807
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (417) 520-4333
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07. 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On May 23, 2012, Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”).  At the Meeting, stockholders considered the election of directors, the Company’s executive compensation practices and the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants.  Of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Meeting, 72.0% 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 are as follows:
 
     
Number of Shares
         
Withheld
     
Broker
     
For
 
or Against
 
Abstained
 
Non-Votes
                   
1.
The election of three Directors for a three
               
 
year term.
               
                   
  Nominee                
  Shaun A. Burke  
998,028
 
163,352
 
-
 
799,966
  James R. Batten  
998,003
 
163,377
 
-
 
799,966
  Kurt D. Hellweg  
997,722
 
163,658
 
-
 
799,966
 
The vote required to elect a Director was a plurality of the votes of the shares of the Company entitled to vote on the the election of Directors.  Accordingly, each Director up for re-election was duly elected for a three-year term.
 
2.
Advisory, non-binding, approval of executive
               
 
compensation.
 
960,186
 
186,725
 
14,469
 
799,966
                   
3.
Ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP
               
 
as the Company's independent registered public
               
 
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
               
 
December 31, 2012.
 
1,844,661
 
30,325
 
86,360
 
-
 
The vote required to approve each of proposals 2 and 3 was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on each such proposal.  Accordingly, each of proposals 2 and 3 was approved.
 
 
 

 
 
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 25, 2012