gfed20160526_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): May 25, 2016

 

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)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

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INCLUDED INFORMATION

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 25, 2016, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders (i) elected certain Directors listed below for three year terms; (ii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation practices; and (iii) ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants. Of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Meeting, 82% 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 were as follows:

 

   

Number of Shares

  
                                 
   

For

    

Withheld

            

Broker Non-Votes

  

1. The election of two Directors for a three year term.

                                
Nominee                                
Tim Rosenbury     2,484,545       161,449               993,929  
Greg A. Horton     2,521,503       124,491               993,929  

 

   

For

    

Against

    

Abstained

    

Broker Non-Votes

  
                                 

2. Advisory, non-binding, approval of executive compensation.

     2,506,941       90,869       48,184       993,929  

 

   

For

    

Against

    

Abstained

    

Broker Non-Votes

  
                                 

3. Ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

     3,628,679       4,067       7,177       -  

 

 

 
 
 

 

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 26, 2016