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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 21, 2008
 
Guaranty Financial Group Inc.
  
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
  
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
001-33661   74-2421034
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
1300 MoPac Expressway South    
Austin, Texas   78746
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
(512) 434-1000
  
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
  
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01   Other Events.
     On July 22, 2008, Guaranty Financial Group Inc. ( the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing and funding of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, each dated as of June 7, 2008, between the Company and several institutional investors (collectively, the “Stock Investors”), including TRT Financial Holdings, LLC, and Icahn Partners LP and certain of its affiliated companies, and the Purchase Agreement, dated July 7, 2008, among the Company and its subsidiary, Guaranty Bank, certain of the Stock Investors, and other institutional investors. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
  99.1    
Press Release dated July 22, 2008

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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.
         
Date: July 22, 2008  Guaranty Financial Group Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Scott A. Almy    
    Scott A. Almy   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
  99.1    
Press Release dated July 22, 2008

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