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    Equity Bancshares Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    4/24/25 4:50:53 PM ET
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    8-K
    0001227500false00012275002025-04-222025-04-22

     

    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 22, 2025

     

     

    EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

     

    Kansas

    001-37624

    72-1532188

    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)

    (Commission File Number)

    (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

     

     

     

     

     

    7701 East Kellogg Drive

    Suite 300

     

    Wichita, Kansas

     

    67207

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     

    (Zip Code)

     

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 316 612-6000

     

     

    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


    Title of each class

     

    Trading
    Symbol(s)

     


    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Class A, Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

     

    EQBK

     

    New York Stock Exchange

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     


    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    On April 22, 2025, Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to consider and act upon the items listed below:

    1.
    The stockholders of the Company did not approve the amendment to the Company's Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to phase out the classified structure of the Company's Board of Directors by the vote set forth in the table below:

     

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Vote

     

    11,531,289

     

    1,353,471

     

    18,611

     

    1,611,879

     

    2.
    The stockholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class I members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2028 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

     

     

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Vote

     

    R. Renee Koger

     

    12,017,196

     

    871,067

     

    15,108

     

    1,611,879

     

    James S. Loving

     

    10,891,476

     

    1,996,787

     

    15,108

     

    1,611,879

     

    Jerry P. Maland

     

    12,108,607

     

    779,656

     

    15,108

     

    1,611,879

     

    Shawn D. Penner

     

    9,770,902

     

    3,114,454

     

    18,015

     

    1,611,879

     

    3.
    The stockholders of the Company approved, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 by the votes set forth in the table below:

     

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Vote

     

    8,444,881

     

    4,441,375

     

    17,115

     

    1,611,879

     

    4.
    The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 by the votes set forth in the table below:

     

    For

    Against

    Abstain

     

    14,263,913

     

    174,534

     

    76,803

     

     

     

     


    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.

     

     

     

    Equity Bancshares, Inc.

     

     

     

     

    Date:

    April 24, 2025

    By:

    /s/ Chris M. Navratil

     

     

     

    Chris M. Navratil
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

     


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