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):  January 24, 2005

GUARANTY BANCSHARES, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

 

0-23113

 

75-1656431

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

Identification No.)


100 West Arkansas

 

 

Mount Pleasant, Texas

 

75455

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (903) 572-9881

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

          At the January 18, 2005 meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the Nominating Committee nominated and the Board appointed Kirk Lee to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately, to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders, to be held on April 19, 2005.


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 BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

Dated:  January 24, 2005

By:

/s/  CLIFTON A PAYNE

 

 


 

 

Clifton A. Payne

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer