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): January 20, 2022

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-23325	43-1792717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2144 E Republic Road, Suite F200
Springfield, Missouri 65804
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (833) 875-2492

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. to Form 8-K):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share	GFED	NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period of complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

INCLUDED INFORMATION

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 20, 2022, Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description

99.1	Press release dated January 20, 2022 (furnished with respect to Item 2.02)

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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: January 21, 2022

GUARANTY FEDERAL BANCSHARES INC 8-K