UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 17, 2017

GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Texas	001-38087	75-1656431
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

201 South Jefferson Avenue

Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(903) 572 - 9881

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 8.01. Other Events.

On August 17, 2017, Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing the Bank’s expansion into the Fort Worth market.

A copy of the press release announcing the opening of the Bank's Fort Worth location is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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 No.	Description of Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated August 17, 2017

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 17, 2017

GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.

By:     /s/ Tyson T. Abston            

Tyson T. Abston

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated August 17, 2017