Exhibit 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13D, dated December 5, 2016, with respect to the voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Guaranty Bancorp, a Delaware corporation, is, and any amendments hereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: December 5, 2016

CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LP
By:	/s/ John M. Eggemeyer
Name:	John M. Eggemeyer
Title:	Managing Principal
CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL IV LLC
By:	/s/ John M. Eggemeyer
Name:	John M. Eggemeyer
Title:	Managing Principal
JOHN M. EGGEMEYER
By:	/s/ John M. Eggemeyer
Name:	John M. Eggemeyer
J. MIKESELL THOMAS
By:	/s/ J. Mikesell Thomas
Name:	J. Mikesell Thomas
MARK G. MERLO
By:	/s/ Mark G. Merlo
Name:	Mark G. Merlo
JOHN T. PIETRZAK
By:	/s/ John T. Pietrzak
Name:	John T. Pietrzak

SIGNATURE PAGE TO JOINT FILING AGREEMENT (GUARANTY BANCORP)