gfed20140304_8k.htm

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): March 4, 2014

 

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 4, 2014, Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (the “Underwriter”) relating to the offer and sale of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Underwriting Agreement provides for the offer and sale (the “Offering”) by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriter, of 1,304,347 shares of Common Stock at a price to the public of $11.50 per share ($10.81 per share net of underwriting discounts and commissions). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has granted the Underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to 195,652 additional shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments. The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated March 4, 2014 (the “Prospectus”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 4, 2014, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Offering is registered with the Commission pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191440), initially filed by the Company on September 27, 2013 and declared effective by the Commission on March 3, 2014.

 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, agreements and obligations, closing conditions and termination provisions. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

 

The Offering is expected to close on March 7, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and the Company expects to receive proceeds from the Offering of approximately $13.8 million (net of underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company). As described in the Prospectus, the Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering (i) to redeem the remaining 12,000 shares of the Company’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, having a liquidation value of $1,000 per share and (ii) for working capital and for general corporate purposes, including potential future acquisitions.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits 

    

Exhibit Number  Description
   

1.1

Underwriting Agreement dated March 4, 2014

 

 

 
 
 

 

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: March 4, 2014