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At GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 15, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 97 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 672 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS… — GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 91% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 15, 2024: 5 items on GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 16, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: James S. Bunch | 4,964,819 | 1,484,729 | 11,670 | -- | 1,962,621 | 77% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Sondra Cunningham | 6,056,240 | 396,151 | 8,827 | -- | 1,962,621 | 94% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher B. Elliott | 4,912,603 | 1,537,630 | 10,985 | -- | 1,962,621 | 76% | Elected | — |
| 2. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers | 5,841,004 | 552,066 | 68,148 | -- | 1,962,621 | 91% | Approved | — |
| 3. The appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 | 8,383,155 | 29,600 | 11,084 | -- | -- | 99.6% | Approved | — |
Source: GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 97 asset managers that disclosed a GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
76% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: To elect the following persons to serve as Class III directors of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. to serve for a term of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Christopher B. Elliott
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher B. Elliott”): 4,912,603 for, 1,537,630 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class III directors for the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 76% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 42 asset managers below reported 627,276 for, 852,819 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 420,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 329,300 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 275,572 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 168,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 37,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 22,106 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 21,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 0 | 20,296 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 18,210 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 14 | 16,688 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 14,529 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 9,918 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 8,623 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 8,550 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 0 | 6,371 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| SEI | 0 | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 4,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 3,676 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 0 | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 0 | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. All 42 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
77% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: To elect the following persons to serve as Class III directors of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. to serve for a term of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: James S. Bunch
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James S. Bunch”): 4,964,819 for, 1,484,729 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class III directors for the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 77% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 42 asset managers below reported 667,150 for, 812,945 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 420,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 329,300 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 275,572 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 168,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 37,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 22,106 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 21,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 0 | 20,296 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 18,210 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 14 | 16,688 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 14,529 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 9,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 8,623 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 8,550 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nationwide | 0 | 6,371 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| SEI | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 4,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 3,676 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 0 | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. All 42 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: To elect the following persons to serve as Class III directors of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. to serve for a term of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Sondra Cunningham
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sondra Cunningham”): 6,056,240 for, 396,151 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class III directors for the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 42 asset managers below reported 1,168,803 for, 311,292 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 420,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 329,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 275,572 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 168,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 37,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 22,106 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 21,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 20,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 18,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 16,698 | 4 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 14,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 9,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 8,623 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 8,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 6,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,796 | 693 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 3,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. All 42 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
91% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (SAY-ON-PAY VOTE).
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 5,841,004 for, 552,066 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 420,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 329,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 275,572 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 168,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 37,701 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 22,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 21,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 20,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 18,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 16,702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 14,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 9,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 7,128 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 8,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 6,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 3,796 | 693 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 3,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 42 managers: 1,097,766 for, 382,329 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 218,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 179,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 154,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 0 | 73,808 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 45,138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 41,660 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Renaissance | 32,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 32,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 18,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 16,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 13,870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 13,755 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 12,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 9,155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 8,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 8,051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 7,208 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 6,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 6,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 4,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 0 | 4,139 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 4,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 70 managers: 822,237 for, 186,992 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF WHITLEY PENN LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. The appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024”): 8,383,155 for, 29,600 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 16, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Whitley Penn LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 42 asset managers below reported 1,458,604 for, 21,491 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 420,808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 329,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 275,572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 168,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 37,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 33,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 22,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 21,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 21,489 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 20,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 18,210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 16,700 | 2 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 14,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 9,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 8,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 8,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 6,371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 4,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 4,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 3,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 3,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 42 asset managers. All 42 are in the interactive database (link above).
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 11,347,666 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 3.71% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 2.90% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 2.43% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 1.48% |
| 5 | Russell Investments | 0.33% |
| 6 | American Century | 0.29% |
| 7 | WisdomTree | 0.19% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.19% |
| 9 | EA Series Trust | 0.19% |
| 10 | Equitable | 0.18% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 1.93% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.58% |
| 3 | Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 1.36% |
| 4 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 0.65% |
| 5 | Northern Trust | 0.40% |
| 6 | Dimensional | 0.37% |
| 7 | American Century | 0.29% |
| 8 | Renaissance | 0.29% |
| 9 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.28% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.19% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (with 401(k) provisions) | 8.97% | DEF14A |
| Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan with 401K Provisions | 7.82% | 13G |
| Richard W. Baker | 5.78% | 13G |
| S.S. OR | 5.78% | 13G |
| BlackRock | 5.29% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 4.15% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.02% | 13F |
| Clifton A. Payne | 2.46% | DEF14A |
| Kirk L. Lee | 2.12% | DEF14A |
| Bradley K. Drake | 1.94% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 11,347,666 shares outstanding, as reported by GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 4, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC.’s 10-Q dated August 4, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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