Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. GNTY, the holding company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A., announced today that it has completed the previously announced initial public offering of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at $27.00 per share. Guaranty's common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 9, 2017 under the ticker symbol "GNTY."

On May 10, 2017, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 300,000 shares of Guaranty's common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discount.

Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served as sole book-running manager for the offering, and Stephens Inc. served as co-manager.

A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2017. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained free of charge from the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting (i) Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., Attention: Syndicate, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6^th Floor, New York, New York, by phone at (866) 805-4128 or by email at syndicate@sandleroneill.com; or (ii) Stephens Inc., Attention: Prospectus, 111 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201, by phone at (501) 377-2131 or by email at prospectus@stephens.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Guaranty Bancshares

Guaranty is a bank holding company that conducts banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. As one of the oldest regional community banks in Texas, Guaranty Bank & Trust provides its customers with a full array of relationship-driven commercial and consumer banking products and services, as well as mortgage, trust, and wealth management products and services that are tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals. Guaranty Bank & Trust has 26 banking locations across 18 Texas communities located within the East Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Bryan/College Station markets of Texas. As of December 31, 2016, Guaranty had total assets of $1.8 billion, total loans of $1.2 billion and total deposits of $1.6 billion. Visit www.gnty.com for more information.

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