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 8, 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 8.01 Other Events.
On May 8, 2014 Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc., the holding company (the “Company”) for Guaranty Bank, announced the redemption of all of its remaining 12,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative and Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock was originally issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in January 2009 as part of their Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Capital Purchase Program and was sold to other investors in April 2013 through a public auction. The shares were redeemed at the liquidation price of $1,000 per share for a total of $12 million, plus $234,000 of accrued and unpaid dividends. As a result of this redemption, no shares of the Preferred Stock remain outstanding and the Company will not pay any future dividends on the Preferred Stock.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
Press Release dated May 8, 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.
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Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
By: /s/ Shaun A. Burke Shaun A. Burke President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 8, 2014