GS FINANCIAL CORP. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT

1.01            GS Financial Corp. (the "Corporation") hereby amends and restates its 1997 Recognition and Retention Plan (as amended and restated, the "Plan") and Trust (the "Trust") upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated in this amended and restated 1997 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the "Agreement"), with the amendment and restatement effective as of November 18, 2008.  The Plan is being amended and restated in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, as defined herein.

1.02            The Trustee hereby accepts this Trust and agrees to hold the Trust assets existing on the date of this Agreement and all additions and accretions thereto upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.

The purpose of the Plan is to retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions by providing Employees and Non-Employee Directors of the Corporation and Guaranty Savings Bank (the "Bank") with a proprietary interest in the Corporation as compensation for their contributions to the Corporation and the Bank and as an incentive to make such contributions in the future.

The following words and phrases when used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings set forth below.  Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronouns shall include the feminine pronouns and the singular shall include the plural.

3.01            "Bank" means Guaranty Savings Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

3.02            "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by a Recipient to receive any benefits payable under the Plan in the event of such Recipient's death.  Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to time by similar written notice to the Committee.  In the absence of a written designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Recipient's surviving spouse, if any, or if none, his estate.

3.03            "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

3.04            "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation or the Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or the Bank, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or the Bank, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

3.05            "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

3.06            "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof.

3.07            "Common Stock" means shares of the common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Corporation.

3.08            "Disability" means the Recipient (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Corporation or the Bank (or would have received such benefits for at least three months if he had been eligible to participate in such plan).

3.09            "Effective Date" means the day upon which the Board originally adopted this Plan.

3.10            "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Corporation, the Bank or a Subsidiary, or is an officer of the Corporation, the Bank or a Subsidiary, including officers or other employees who may be directors of the Corporation or the Bank.

3.11            "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

3.12            "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board of the Corporation or Board of Directors of the Bank or any Subsidiary, including a Director Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Board of Directors of the Bank, who is not an Officer or Employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.

3.13            "Plan Shares" or "Shares" means shares of Common Stock held in the Trust which may be distributed to a Recipient pursuant to the Plan.

3.14            "Plan Share Award" or "Award" means a right granted under this Plan to receive a distribution of Plan Shares upon completion of the service requirements described in Article VII.

3.15            "Recipient" means an Employee or a Non-Employee Director who receives a Plan Share Award under the Plan.

3.16            "Subsidiary" means the Bank and any other subsidiaries of the Corporation or the Bank which, with the consent of the Board, agree to participate in this Plan.

3.17            "Trustee" means such firm, entity or persons approved by the Board to hold legal title to the Plan for the purposes set forth herein.

4.01             Role of the Committee .  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee, which shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall be a Non-Employee Director, as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act, or any successor thereto.  The Committee shall have all of the powers allocated to it in this and other Sections of the Plan.  The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan or of any Plan Share Award granted hereunder shall be final and binding in the absence of action by the Board.  The Committee shall act by vote or written consent of a majority of its members.  Subject to the express provisions and limitations of the Plan, the Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its affairs.  The Committee shall report its actions and decisions with respect to the Plan to the Board at appropriate times, but in no event less than one time per calendar year.

4.02             Role of the Board .  The members of the Committee and the Trustee shall be appointed or approved by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board.  The Board may in its discretion from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee, and may remove or replace the Trustee, provided that any directors who are selected as members of the Committee shall be Non-Employee Directors.

4.03             Limitation on Liability .   No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Plan Shares or Plan Share Awards granted under it.  If a member of the Board or the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Corporation shall, subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, indemnify such member against all liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and any Subsidiaries and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

4.04             Compliance with Laws and Regulations .   All Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency or stockholders as may be required.

4.05             No Deferral of Compensation Under Section 409A of the Code .   All Awards granted under the Plan are designed to not constitute a deferral of compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  No Recipient shall be permitted to defer the recognition of income beyond the date an Award shall be deemed earned pursuant to Article VII of the Plan.

5.01             Amount and Timing of Contributions .   The Board shall determine the amount (or the method of computing the amount) and timing of any contributions by the Corporation and any Subsidiaries to the Trust established under this Plan.  Such amounts may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock and shall be paid to the Trust at the designated time of contribution.  No contributions by Employees or Non-Employee Directors shall be permitted.

5.02             Investment of Trust Assets; Number of Plan Shares .   Subject to Section 8.02 hereof, the Trustee shall invest all of the Trust's assets primarily in Common Stock.  The aggregate number of Plan Shares available for distribution pursuant to this Plan shall be 137,540 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9.01 hereof, which shares shall be purchased (from the Corporation and/or, if permitted by applicable regulations, from stockholders thereof) by the Trust with funds contributed by the Corporation.

6.01             Awards to Non-Employee Directors .   Plan Share Awards to Non-Employee Directors shall be made to such persons and in such amounts as determined by the Board or the Committee.  Plan Share Awards to Non-Employee Directors in the aggregate shall not exceed 41,262 shares (30% of the number of shares available under this Plan) and no individual Non-Employee Director may receive Plan Share Awards in excess of 6,877 shares (5% of the number of shares available under this Plan).

6.02             Awards to Employees .  Plan Share Awards may be made to such Employees as may be selected by the Board or the Committee.  In selecting those Employees to whom Plan Share Awards may be granted and the number of Shares covered by such Awards, the Board or the Committee shall consider the duties, responsibilities and performance of each respective Employee, his present and potential contributions to the growth and success of the Corporation, his salary or other compensation and such other factors as deemed relevant to accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.  The Board or the Committee may but shall not be required to request the written recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation other than with respect to Plan Share Awards to be granted to him.  Plan Share Awards to Employees shall not exceed 34,385 shares (25% of the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan).

6.03        Form of Allocation .  As promptly as practicable after an allocation pursuant to Sections 6.01 or 6.02 that a Plan Share Award is to be issued, the Board or the Committee shall notify the Recipient in writing of the grant of the Award, the number of Plan Shares covered by the Award, and the terms upon which the Plan Shares subjec