UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     )

 

 

Filed by the Registrant  ☒                             Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ☐

Check the appropriate box:

 

☐   Preliminary Proxy Statement
☐   Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
☐   Definitive Proxy Statement
☒   Definitive Additional Materials
☐   Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

Equity Bancshares, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

 

☒   No fee required.
☐   Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
☐   Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.

 

 

 

 

                    EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

                    c/o Continental Proxy Services

   

You may vote your proxy when you view the

materials on the Internet. You will be asked to

follow the prompts to vote your shares.

 

EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300

Wichita, Kansas 67207

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

OF STOCKHOLDERS

to be held on

April 25, 2023

 

Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.

At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote your shares.

Dear Stockholder,

The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on April 25, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., Central Time, at Wichita Country Club, 8501 E. 13th Street North, Wichita, Kansas 67206.

The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

 

  (1)

to elect three Class III members to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal;

 

  (2)

to vote on a non-binding, advisory resolution to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;

 

  (3)

to ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023; and

 

  (4)

to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees under Proposal 1 and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3.

 

 

 

Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same

manner as if you marked, signed, dated, and returned the proxy card.

                 

 

LOGO

 

 

Vote Your Proxy on the Internet:

 

Go to http://www.cstproxyvote.com

Have your notice available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares.

             LOGO      
  MOBILE VOTING      
 

 

On your Smartphone/Tablet,

open the QR Reader and scan the below image.

      
  Once the voting site is displayed, enter      
  your Control Number from the proxy      
  card and vote your shares.      

 

 

CONTROL NUMBER

 

               
        

The Proxy Materials are available for review at:

investor.equitybank.com

EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300

Wichita, Kansas 67207

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholders Meeting to be Held on April 25, 2023

The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at: investor.equitybank.com

 

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the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022;

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the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement;

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the Proxy Card; and

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any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge for such documents to be mailed to you. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before April 11, 2023 to facilitate a timely delivery. You may also request that you receive paper copies of all future proxy materials from the Company.

Please note that we must receive your vote by 10:59 p.m., Central Time, on April 24, 2023 for your vote to be counted.

 

 

 

ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE

Have this notice available when you request a paper copy of the proxy materials or to vote your proxy electronically. You must reference your Control Number.

 

 

 

 

REQUESTING A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS

 

By telephone please call 1-888-266-6791,

By logging on to www.cstproxyvote.com or
By email at: proxy@continentalstock.com

Please include the company name and your control number in the subject line.

 

 

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