EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS KSOP The Company maintains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan containing Section 401(k) provisions covering substantially all employees (“KSOP”). The plan provides for a matching contribution of up to 5% of a participant’s qualified compensation starting January 1, 2016. Guaranty’s total contributions accrued or paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $1,258 and $1,221, respectively, and is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings. Upon separation from service or other distributable event, a participant’s account under the KSOP may be distributed in kind in the form of the GNTY common shares allocated to his or her account (with the balance payable in cash), or the entire account can be liquidated and distributed in cash. As of September 30, 2023, the number of shares held by the KSOP was 1,018,013. There were no unallocated shares to plan participants as of September 30, 2023, and all shares held by the KSOP were treated as outstanding. Executive Incentive Retirement Plan The Company established a nonqualified, non-contributory executive incentive retirement plan covering a selected group of key personnel to provide benefits equal to amounts computed under an “award criteria” at various targeted salary levels as adjusted for annual earnings performance of the Company. The plan is non-funded. In connection with the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan, the Company has purchased life insurance policies on the respective officers. The cash surrender value of life insurance policies held by the Company totaled $42,096 and $38,404 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Expense related to these plans totaled $764 and $651 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This expense is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings. The recorded liability totaled approximately $5,917 and $5,388 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively and is included in accrued interest and other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Bonus Plan The Company has a bonus plan that rewards officers and employees based on performance of individual business units of the Company. Earnings and growth performance goals for each business unit and for the Company as a whole are established at the beginning of the calendar year and approved annually by Guaranty’s board of directors. The bonus plan provides for a predetermined bonus amount to be contributed to the employee bonus pool based on (i) earnings target and growth for individual business units and (ii) achieving certain pre-tax return on average equity and pre-tax return on average asset levels for the Company as a whole. These bonus amounts are established annually by Guaranty’s board of directors. The bonus expense under this plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $2,877 and $3,933, respectively. This expense is included in employee compensation and benefits on the consolidated statements of earnings.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

KSOP

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan containing Section 401(k) provisions covering substantially all employees (“KSOP”). The plan provides for a matching contribution of up to 5% of a participant’s qualified compensation starting January 1, 2016. Guaranty’s total contributions accrued or paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $1,258 and $1,221, respectively, and is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings.

Upon separation from service or other distributable event, a participant’s account under the KSOP may be distributed in kind in the form of the GNTY common shares allocated to his or her account (with the balance payable in cash), or the entire account can be liquidated and distributed in cash.

As of September 30, 2023, the number of shares held by the KSOP was 1,018,013. There were no unallocated shares to plan participants as of September 30, 2023, and all shares held by the KSOP were treated as outstanding.

Executive Incentive Retirement Plan

The Company established a nonqualified, non-contributory executive incentive retirement plan covering a selected group of key personnel to provide benefits equal to amounts computed under an “award criteria” at various targeted salary levels as adjusted for annual earnings performance of the Company. The plan is non-funded.

In connection with the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan, the Company has purchased life insurance policies on the respective officers. The cash surrender value of life insurance policies held by the Company totaled $42,096 and $38,404 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Expense related to these plans totaled $764 and $651 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This expense is included in employee compensation and benefits on the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings. The recorded liability totaled approximately $5,917 and $5,388 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively and is included in accrued interest and other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Bonus Plan

The Company has a bonus plan that rewards officers and employees based on performance of individual business units of the Company. Earnings and growth performance goals for each business unit and for the Company as a whole are established at the beginning of the calendar year and approved annually by Guaranty’s board of directors. The bonus plan provides for a predetermined bonus amount to be contributed to the employee bonus pool based on (i) earnings target and growth for individual business units and (ii) achieving certain pre-tax return on average equity and pre-tax return on average asset levels for the Company as a whole. These bonus amounts are established annually by Guaranty’s board of directors. The bonus expense under this plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 totaled $2,877 and $3,933, respectively. This expense is included in employee compensation and benefits on the consolidated statements of earnings.