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 22, 2013

 

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 22, 2013, 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, 79.0% 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

       

For

Withheld

or Against

Abstained

Broker

Non-Votes

                                   
1.

The election of three Directors for a three year term.

                               
                                   
    Nominee                                
    Jack L. Barham     1,268,590     36,996     -     848,808
    Don M. Gibson     1,081,529     224,057     -     848,808
    Tim Rosenbury     1,267,064     38,522     -     848,808
                                   
   

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.

     1,020,093        119,123        166,370        848,808  
                                   
3.

Ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

     2,132,541        12,855        8,998        -  
                                   
   

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 28, 2013