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Guaranty Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY24)

GNTY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Tyson Abston
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 17, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 22, 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Tyson Abston: $1,360,289 → $1,347,196 (1.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 91.4% → 98.0% (6.6 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Guaranty Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Tyson Abston was paid $1,347,196 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2024. Abston's total moved 1.0% lower from the $1,360,289 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Guaranty Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Guaranty Bancshares' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Bank7 Corp., Business First Bancshares, Inc., Civista Bancshares, Inc., Equity Bancshares, Inc. and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., among others.
What is Guaranty Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2024 is 26:1, against median employee compensation of $50,908.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tyson Abston
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇◇◇◇
Kirk Lee
President
◇———◇◇◇◇
Harold Lower
Senior Executive Vice President
◇———◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tyson Abston
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇◇◇◇
Kirk Lee
President
◇———◇◇◇◇
Shalene Jacobson
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Harold Lower
Senior Executive Vice President
◇———◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tyson Abston
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇◇◇◇
Kirk Lee
President
◇———◇◇◇◇
Harold Lower
Senior Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
W. Travis Brown
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Shalene Jacobson
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Harold E. Lower IIOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Shalene A. JacobsonRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Travis BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
W. Travis BrownSAR◇—◇8/31/2033
SAR◇—◇8/2/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Harold LowerSAR◇—◇4/30/2034
SAR◇—◇8/31/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Shalene JacobsonSAR◇—◇11/15/2033
SAR◇—◇5/20/2030
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Harold Lower
Senior Executive Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Shalene Jacobson
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Tyson Abston
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
W. Travis Brown
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher B. Elliott
◇—————◇
Jeffrey W. Brown
◇—————◇
Carl Johnson Jr
◇—————◇
James S. Bunch
◇—————◇
James M. Nolan Jr
◇—————◇
Richard W. Baker
◇—————◇
Bradley K. Drake
◇—————◇
Sondra Cunningham, Tyson T. Abston and Kirk L. Lee served on the board in fiscal 2024 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Bank7 Corp. SEVN
  • Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFS
  • Civista Bancshares, Inc. CIV
  • Equity Bancshares, Inc. EQC
  • Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. FMBH
  • First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. FGBI
  • Investar Holding Corporation IVR
  • Red River Bancshares, Inc. RBCAA
  • SmartFinancial, Inc. SMBK
  • Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Southside Bancshares, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Stellar Bancorp, Inc. SLRC
  • Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. TCBS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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156 figures on this page: 153 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
153 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000950170-25-076429
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0000950170-25-047789
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-24-061056
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0000950170-23-022935
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Peers Guaranty Bancshares discloses

The companies named in GNTY's own disclosed peer group.

Bank7 Corp.Business First Bancshares, Inc.Equity Bancshares, Inc.Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.Red River Bancshares, Inc.SmartFinancial, Inc.Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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