SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) Information Required in Proxy Statement SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [X] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a- 11(c) or Rule 14a-12 GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: .................................................................... (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: .................................................................... (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): .................................................................... (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: .................................................................... (5) Total fee paid: .................................................................... [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. .................................................................... [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount previously paid: .................................................................... (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement no.: .................................................................... (3) Filing Party: .................................................................... (4) Date Filed: .................................................................... GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION Dear Shareholders: You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Guaranty Financial Corporation ("Guaranty"), which will be held on May 12, 1999, at 4:00 p.m., at the Glenmore Country Club, 1750 Piper Way, Keswick, Virginia (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, four directors will be elected for terms of three years each. Whether or not you plan to attend in person, it is important that your shares be represented at the Meeting. Please complete, sign, date and return promptly the form of proxy that is enclosed in the outer addressed pouch of this mailing. If you decide to attend the meeting and vote in person, or if you wish to revoke your proxy for any reason prior to the vote at the Meeting, you may do so, and your proxy will have no further effect. The Board of Directors and management of Guaranty appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the Meeting. Sincerely yours, /s/ Thomas P. Baker THOMAS P. BAKER President and Chief Executive Officer Charlottesville, Virginia April 13, 1999 GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1658 State Farm Boulevard Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To Be Held on May 12, 1999 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting (the "Meeting") of the holders of shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock") of Guaranty Financial Corporation ("Guaranty") will be held at the Glenmore Country Club, 1750 Piper Way, Keswick, Virginia on May 12, 1999, at 4:00 p.m., for the following purposes: 1. To elect four directors for terms of three years each, or until their successors are elected and qualify; and 2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. Holders of shares of Common Stock of record at the close of business on March 26, 1999, will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. You are requested to fill in, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy promptly, regardless of whether you expect to attend the Meeting. A postage-paid return envelope is enclosed for your convenience. If you are present at the Meeting, you may vote in person even if you have already returned your proxy. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS /s/ Esther S. Sheler Esther S. Sheler Secretary Charlottesville, Virginia April 13, 1999 ________________________________________________________________________________ YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER THAT YOU OWN. EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO BE PRESENT, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. IF YOU ATTEND THIS MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE EITHER IN PERSON OR BY YOUR PROXY. ANY PROXY GIVEN MAY BE REVOKED BY YOU IN WRITING OR IN PERSON AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE THEREOF. ________________________________________________________________________________ GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS May 12, 1999 GENERAL INFORMATION This Proxy Statement is furnished to holders of common stock, par value $1.25 per share ("Common Stock"), of Guaranty Financial Corporation ("Guaranty") in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Guaranty to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 12, 1999, at 4:00 p.m., at the Glenmore Country Club, 1750 Piper Way, Keswick, Virginia, and any adjournment thereof (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, four directors will be elected for terms of three years each. The principal executive offices of Guaranty are located at 1658 State Farm Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911. The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are being mailed to Guaranty's shareholders is April 13, 1999. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 26, 1999, as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of the holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 1,501,727 shares of Common Stock outstanding held by 1,191 shareholders of record. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters to be acted upon at the Meeting. In the election of directors, those receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected even if they do not receive a majority. As of the Record Date, directors and executive officers of Guaranty and their affiliates, as a group, owned of record and beneficially a total of 428,200 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 28.02% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date. Directors and executive officers of Guaranty have indicated an intention to vote their shares of Common Stock FOR the election of the nominees set forth on the enclosed proxy. A shareholder may abstain or (only with respect to the election of directors) withhold his vote (collectively, "Abstentions") with respect to each item submitted for shareholder approval. Abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. Abstentions will not be counted as voting in favor of the relevant item. A broker who holds shares in "street name" has the authority to vote on certain items when it has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Except for certain items for which brokers are prohibited from exercising their discretion, a broker is entitled to vote on matters put to shareholders without instructions from the beneficial owner. Where brokers do not have or do not exercise such discretion, the inability or failure to vote is referred to as a "broker nonvote." Under the circumstances where the broker is not permitted to, or does not, exercise its discretion, assuming proper disclosure to Guaranty of such inability to vote, broker nonvotes will not be counted for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, and also will not be counted as not voting in favor of the particular matter. Shareholders of Guaranty are requested to complete, date and sign the accompanying form of proxy and return it promptly to Guaranty in the enclosed envelope. If a proxy is properly executed and returned in time for voting, it will be voted as indicated thereon. If no voting instructions are given, proxies received by Guaranty will be voted for approval of the directors nominated for election. Any shareholder who executes a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is voted by giving written notice of revocation to Guaranty, by executing and delivering a substitute proxy to Guaranty or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. If a shareholder desires to revoke a proxy by written notice, such notice should be mailed or delivered, so that it is received on or prior to the meeting date, to Esther S. Sheler, Secretary, Guaranty Financial Corporation, 1658 State Farm Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911. The cost of soliciting proxies for the Meeting will be borne by Guaranty. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Four directors are to be elected to serve for terms of three years each. The Board of Directors acts as a Nominating Committee for selecting the nominees for election as directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable. Under Guaranty's Bylaws, notice of a proposed nomination or a shareholder proposal meeting certain specified requirements must be received by Guaranty not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors, provided in each case that if fewer than 70 days' notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such written notice shall be received not later than the close of the tenth day following the day on which notice of the meeting was mailed to shareholders. Assuming a date of May 12, 2000 for the 2000 annual meeting of shareholders, Guaranty must receive any notice of nomination or other business no later than March 13, 2000 and no earlier than February 12, 2000. Guaranty's Bylaws require that the shareholder's notice set forth as to each nominee (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of Guaranty that are beneficially owned by such nominee, and (iv) any other information relating to such nominee that is required under federal securities laws to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors, or is otherwise required (including, without limitation, such nominee's written consent to being named in a proxy statement as nominee and to serving as a director if elected). Guaranty's Bylaws further require that the shareholder's notice set forth as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and address of such shareholder and (ii) the class and amount of such shareholder's beneficial ownership of Guaranty's capital stock. If the information supplied by the shareholder is deficient in any material aspect or if the foregoing procedure is not followed, the chairman of the annual meeting may determine that such shareholder's nomination should not be brought before the annual meeting and that such nominee shall not be eligible for election as a director of Guaranty. The following information sets forth the names, ages, principal occupations and business experience for all nominees and incumbent directors. The date shown for first election as a director in the information below represents the year in which the nominee or incumbent director was first elected to the Board of Directors of Guaranty or previously to the Board of Directors of Guaranty Bank. Unless otherwise indicated, the business experience and principal occupations shown for each nominee or incumbent director has extended five or more years. 2 Nominees for Election for Terms Expiring in 2002 John B. Syer, 59 was appointed to the Board of Directors on March 1, 1998. Mr. Syer has been the Executive Director of the University of Virginia Alumni Association and UVA Fund since 1994. Mr. Syer was formerly the owner and Chief Executive Officer of S&N Transportation in Norfolk, Virginia, President and Chief Operating Officer of Essex Financial Group, Inc. and its affiliates in Norfolk, Virginia, and Managing Partner of Home Health of Tidewater. Thomas P. Baker, 53, has been a director since 1990. Mr. Baker has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Bank since January 1, 1990. Harry N. Lewis, 71, has been a director and has served as the Vice Chairman of Guaranty's Board of Directors since 1976. Mr. Lewis has been President of Lewis Insurance Agency, Inc., an insurance sales company in Charlottesville, Virginia, since July 1952. Mr. Lewis is an alumnus of the Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Keller & George and is the past president of the Central Virginia Chapter of the C.P.C.U. Jason I. Eckford, Jr., 69 was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 18, 1999. Mr. Eckford currently owns his own financial services business in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has over 30 years experience in the banking industry, having served as President at First Virginia Bank - Monticello National and Fidelity American Bank, as well as Vice President at Virginia National Bank and NationsBank - Trust Division. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia's School of Arts and Sciences, as well as its School of Bank Management and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Charlottesville Symphony Society and the Jefferson Area Board for the Aging. He is a past President of the Charlottesville - Albemarle Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Boards for the Virginia Student Aid Foundation, Farmington Country Club, Camp Holiday Trails, and Blue Ridge Home Builders, as well as numerous other organizations. Incumbent Directors Serving for Terms Expiring in 2000 Douglas E. Caton, 56, has been a director since 1981 and has been Chairman of Guaranty's Board of Directors since 1989. Mr. Caton is a commercial real estate developer. He owns and controls or manages over 3,500 apartment units throughout Virginia. Mr. Caton is also Chief Executive Officer of Management Services Corporation, a real estate management and development company that currently has over $35,000,000 in construction projects in progress or planned. His other business interests include cable television and farming. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Caton is a Major General, the highest rank attainable, in the United States Army Reserve with over 32 years of service. A lawyer by background, Mr. Caton is also an active member of the Virginia State Bar. 3 John R. Metz, 61, has been a director since 1980. Mr. Metz is a pharmacist at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association Research and Education Foundation and is past President of Hospice of the Piedmont. Mr. Metz is retired from the Virginia Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force with the rank of Brigadier General. James R. Sipe, Jr., 43, has been a director since 1996. Mr. Sipe is an associate broker with Prudential Funkhouser & Associates, a real estate sales company in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He is a graduate of Richmond College and the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. He is active in numerous civic organizations and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hunter McGuire School. Incumbent Directors Serving for Terms Expiring in 2001 Henry J. Browne, 66, has been a director since 1976. Mr. Browne is an architect in private practice with studios in Keswick, Virginia, and Boca Grande, Florida. He was President of Browne, Eichmon, Dalgliesh, Gilpin & Paxton, an architecture firm in Charlottesville, Virginia, from March 1958 to April 1996. Mr. Browne is a past director of Farmington Country Club, past president of the Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and past president of Downtown Charlottesville, Inc. Robert P. Englander, 79, has been a director since 1976. Mr. Englander is President of the Englander Agency, a life insurance company in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Englander has been an insurance agent since 1949. Oscar W. Smith, Jr., 68, has been a director since 1976. Mr. Smith is President of K-B Management Co. in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was formerly Vice President and General Manager of a large petroleum distribution facility for many years. He has served as President of the Albemarle Rotary Club and the University of Virginia Touchdown Club and is a master mason. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES SET FORTH ABOVE. Meetings of the Board of Directors are held regularly each month, and there is also an organizational meeting following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors held 13 meetings in the year ended December 31, 1998. For the year ended December 31, 1998, none of Guaranty's directors attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the total number of meetings of committees on which the respective directors served. The Board of Directors has a Loan Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Building Committee. For fiscal year 1998, the Loan Committee consisted of all directors. The duties of this committee are to review actions of the Management Loan Committee and the Asset Management Committee. It also acts on loans in amounts that exceed the Management Loan Committee's authority. 4 The Audit Committee consists of Mr. Metz, as Chairman, and Messrs. Caton, Englander and Syer. The Audit Committee is responsible for the selection and recommendation of the independent accounting firm for the annual audit and to establish, and assure the adherence to, a system of internal controls. It reviews and accepts the reports of Guaranty's independent auditors and federal examiners. The Audit Committee met two times during the year ended December 31, 1998. The Compensation Committee, which reviews senior management's performance and compensation, and reviews and sets guidelines for compensation of all employees, consists of Mr. Englander, Chairman, and Messrs. Browne, Lewis, Metz, Smith and Syer. The Compensation Committee met two times during the year ended December 31, 1998. The Building Committee, formerly the Planning Committee, reviews proposed improvements to existing facilities and proposed new facilities and consists of Mr. Browne, Chairman, and Messrs. Englander, Sipe and Smith. The Building Committee met one time in the year ended December 31, 1998. Security Ownership of Management The following table sets forth information as of March 1, 1999, regarding the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by all directors and by all directors and executive officers as a group. Beneficial ownership includes shares, if any, held in the name of the spouse, minor children or other relatives of the individual living in such person's home, as well as shares, if any, held in the name of another person under an arrangement whereby the director or executive officer can vest title in himself at once or at some future time. Common Stock Name Beneficially Owned Percentage of Class ---- ------------------ ------------------- Thomas P. Baker (1) 15,548 1.03% Henry J. Browne 34,062 2.27% Douglas E. Caton 299,100 19.90% Jason I. Eckford, Jr. 500 * Robert P. Englander 11,600 * Harry N. Lewis 7,288 * John R. Metz 15,553 1.03% James R. Sipe, Jr. 3,100 * Oscar W. Smith, Jr. 21,653 1.44% John B. Syer 1,000 * All present executive officers and directors as a group (12 Persons) 428,200 28.02% ____________________ * Percentage of ownership is less than one percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. (1) Includes beneficial ownership of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of March 1, 1999. 5 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners The following table sets forth information as of March 1, 1999, regarding the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by all persons who own five percent or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Guaranty. Common Stock Name and Address Beneficially Owned Percentage of Class - ---------------- ------------------ ------------------- Douglas E. Caton 299,100 19.90% 4 Deer Park Earlysville, Virginia Ferguson, Andrews Investment Advisers, Inc. 77,500 5.16% 2560 Ivy Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors Donna W. Richards, 35, was appointed Senior Vice President of Real Estate Lending in April 1995. Ms. Richards has been employed by Guaranty since April 1993 and has served in the past as Manager of Loan Originations and a Loan Officer. From December 1991 to April 1993, she was a Senior Loan Processor for Virginia Federal. Rex L. Smith, III, 41, has been Senior Vice President - Retail Operations since February 1999 and was Senior Vice President - Commercial from September 1996 to February 1998. Between March 1998 and January 1999, Mr. Smith was a Vice President with Central Fidelity National Bank. From March 1993 until August 1996, he was Vice President/Senior Business Manager of Crestar Financial Corporation. Executive Compensation Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation The following table shows, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998, and 1997, the six months ended December 31, 1996, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, the cash compensation paid by Guaranty, as well as certain other compensation paid or accrued for those years, to the named Executive Officer in all capacities in which he served. 6 Summary Compensation Table Long Term Annual Compensation Compensation ------------------- ------------ Name and Other Annual All Other Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Compensation ($) Compensation ($)(1) ------------------ ---- ---------- --------- ---------------- ------------------- Thomas P. Baker 1998 122,600 3,000 * 2,930 President and Chief 1997 115,200 3,252 * 2,869 Executive Officer 1996 (2) 56,850 - * 568 1996 (3) 113,700 - * 1,137 ______________________ * All benefits that might be considered of a personal nature did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of total annual salary and bonus for the officer named in the table. (1) Amounts reflect Guaranty's matching contribution under its Section 401(k) retirement plan. (2) Six months ended December 31, 1996. (3) Fiscal year ended June 30, 1996. Stock Option Grants In the year ended December 31, 1998, no stock options were granted to Mr. Baker. Option Exercises and Holdings In the year ended December 31, 1998, no stock options were exercised by Mr. Baker. The following table sets forth the amount and value of stock options held by Mr. Baker as of December 31, 1998. Fiscal Year-End Option Values Number of Securities Underlying Value of Unexercised Unexercised Options at In-the-Money Options Fiscal Year End (#)(1) at Fiscal Year End ($)(2) ---------------------- ------------------------- Name Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable - ---- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Thomas P. Baker 4,000 6,000 2,250 -0- ____________________ (1) Each of these options relates to shares of Common Stock. (2) These values are based on $13.125, the closing price of one share of Common Stock on December 31, 1998. 7 Directors' Fees Directors, excluding directors who are officers of Guaranty, received fees of $550 for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended and $300 for each Compensation, Planning and Audit Committee meeting attended during fiscal 1998. Mr. Caton, who is an ex officio member of all Committees and devotes additional time to Guaranty's affairs as Chairman of the Board of Directors, received a fee of $32,500 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, in lieu of any fees for attending Board of Directors and Committee meetings. Employment Agreements Guaranty and Thomas P. Baker are parties to an employment agreement, entered into in February 1999, that provides for Mr. Baker to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty. The agreement is for a period ending February 23, 2004, and provides for a base salary of $150,000, which the Board of Directors may increase. If Mr. Baker's employment is terminated for reasons other than cause, he will be entitled to receive severance pay equal to his annual base salary in effect at the time. If termination of employment due to a change in control had occurred in fiscal 1998, Mr. Baker would have been entitled to severance payments amounting to approximately $122,600. Under the employment agreement entered into in February 1999, if his employment terminates for any reason within 120 days of a change in control, Mr. Baker will be entitled to severance payments approximately equal to 299% of his average cash compensation for the five years that precede the change in control. Transactions with Management Some of the directors and officers of Guaranty are at present, as in the past, customers of Guaranty, and Guaranty has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of its business with directors, officers, principal shareholders and their associates, on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral on loans, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with others. These transactions do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. The largest aggregate outstanding balance of loans to directors, executive officers and their associates as a group in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, was approximately $1,124,292. Such balances totaled $1,124,292 at December 31, 1998, or 9.0% of Guaranty's equity capital at that date. There are no legal proceedings to which any director, officer, principal shareholder or associate is a party that would be material and adverse to Guaranty. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), requires Guaranty's directors and executive officers, and any persons who own more than 10% of Common Stock, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reports of ownership and changes in ownership of common stock. Officers and directors are required by SEC regulation to furnish Guaranty with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Based solely on review of the copies of such reports furnished to Guaranty or written representation that no other reports were required, Guaranty believes that, during fiscal year 1998, all filing requirements applicable to its officers and directors were complied with. 8 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS BDO Seidman, LLP, has been appointed to perform the audit of Guaranty's financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1999. BDO Seidman, LLP, has acted as Guaranty's auditors for the past five years and has reported on financial statements during that period. A representative from BDO Seidman, LLP, will be present at the Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so, and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions. ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A copy of Guaranty's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1998, has been furnished to shareholders. Additional copies may be obtained by written request to the Secretary of Guaranty at the address indicated below. Such Annual Report is not part of the proxy solicitation materials. UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY PERSON WHO, ON THE RECORD DATE, WAS RECORD OWNER OF COMMON STOCK OR WHO REPRESENTS IN GOOD FAITH THAT HE OR SHE WAS ON SUCH DATE THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SUCH STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS, GUARANTY WILL FURNISH TO SUCH PERSON, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, AND THE EXHIBITS THERETO REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT. ANY SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING TO ESTHER S. SHELER, SECRETARY, GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1658 STATE FARM BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22911. THE FORM 10-KSB IS NOT PART OF THE PROXY SOLICITATION MATERIALS. PROPOSALS FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING Under the regulations of the SEC, any shareholder desiring to make a proposal to be acted upon at the 2000 annual meeting of shareholders must cause such proposal to be received, in proper form, at the Company's principal executive offices at 1658 State Farm Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911, no later than December 14, 1999, in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in Guaranty's Proxy Statement for that meeting. It is urged that any such proposals be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. Guaranty's Bylaws also prescribe the procedures that a shareholder must follow to nominate directors or to bring other business before shareholders' meetings. For more information on these procedures, see "Election of Directors." 9 OTHER MATTERS The Board of Directors is not aware of any matters to be presented for action at the meeting other than as set forth herein. However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, the person or persons voting the proxies will vote them in accordance with their best judgment. By Order of The Board of Directors /s/ Esther S. Sheler Esther S. Sheler Secretary April 13, 1999 10 PLEASE MARK VOTES REVOCABLE PROXY |X| AS IN THIS EXAMPLE GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION Proxy Solicited on Behalf of The Board of Directors With- For All For hold Except The undersigned hereby appoints John R. Metz and 1. To elect as directors the seven _ _ _ James R. Sipe, Jr., jointly and severally, proxies, persons listed as nominees below. |_| |_| |_| with full power to act alone, and with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned and For Term Expiring in 2002 to vote, as designated below and upon any and all Thomas P. Baker Harry N. Lewis other matters which may properly be brought before Jason I. Eckford, Jr. John B. Syer such meeting, all shares of Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual Meeting of Shareholders of Guaranty Financial nominee, mark "For All Except" and write that nominee's name in the Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the space provided below. "Corporation") to be held at the Glenmore Country Club, 1750 Piper Way, Keswick, Virginia on May 12, _____________________________________________________________________ 1999 at 4:00 p.m., local time, or any adjournments thereof, for the following purposes: 2. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon any other business that may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM 1. In signing as Attorney, Administrator, Executor, Guardian or Trustee, please add your title as such. ----------------------- Please be sure to sign and date | Date | this Proxy in the box below | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | | | --Shareholder sign above---Co-holder (if any) sign above-- ^ Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope provided. ^ GUARANTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY | | SIGN, DATE & MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD TODAY | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------