Equity Bancshares, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for Equity Bank's bank holding company, including operating results, governance, capital structure and material-event disclosures. Form 8-K reports furnish earnings releases, Regulation FD investor presentations, cash dividend declarations, amendments to credit arrangements and direct financial obligations.
Proxy materials describe annual-meeting voting matters such as director elections and board governance. Other filings address shareholder votes, board composition changes, material agreements, common-stock matters and the financial condition associated with a regional banking business built around deposits, loans, securities and other financial instruments.
Equity Bancshares Inc. (EQBK) executive David Pass, Chief Information Officer, reported a sale of 147 shares of Class A Common Stock on 2026-08-17 at $51.31 per share. According to the disclosure, these shares were sold to pay tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. After this transaction, Pass directly holds 8,491 shares, which include 107 shares purchased on February 14, 2026 and 92 shares purchased on August 14, 2026 under the company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The transaction was not indicated as being made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in Equity Bancshares Inc. Class A common stock. The firm reports holding 2,359,530 shares, representing 11.4% of the class, with sole voting and sole dispositive power over all reported shares.
The filer states that this report should not be construed as an admission that it is the beneficial owner of these securities, and it expressly denies such beneficial ownership.
Equity Bancshares, Inc. reported stronger profitability for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. Net income for the quarter was $26,439 thousand, up from $15,264 thousand a year earlier, and six‑month net income rose to $43,405 thousand. Diluted EPS increased to $1.27 for the quarter and $2.06 year‑to‑date.
Net interest income benefited from higher loan volumes and yields, reaching $73,872 thousand in the quarter and $147,536 thousand year‑to‑date. The loan portfolio expanded to $5,341,305 thousand, while total deposits grew to $6,303,817 thousand. Total assets increased to $7,725,621 thousand, driven in part by the acquisition of Frontier Holdings LLC, which added assets and liabilities with fair values of $1,402,787 thousand and $1,307,265 thousand, respectively.
Operating expenses also rose, led by salaries, occupancy, FDIC insurance and higher core deposit intangible amortization. Unrealized losses in the securities and hedge portfolios produced other comprehensive loss of $10,852 thousand year‑to‑date, moving accumulated other comprehensive income from $7,032 thousand to a $3,820 thousand deficit, though management does not expect credit losses in these investment portfolios.
Equity Bancshares, Inc. approved a share repurchase plan for up to 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. The one-year repurchase period will begin on the earlier of completion of purchases under the October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 authorization or that authorization’s September 30, 2026 expiration.
The program does not obligate the company to repurchase a specific dollar amount or number of shares and may be extended, modified, or discontinued at any time without notice. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued a non-objection to this repurchase plan on August 5, 2026.
Equity Bancshares Inc. director Donald Scott Rogerson purchased 2000 shares of Class A Common Stock on 2026-07-31 in an open-market or private transaction at $50.2500 per share. Following this transaction, he directly holds 8103.0000 shares of Equity Bancshares Inc. common stock.
Equity Bancshares Chief Executive Officer Brad S. Elliott exercised stock options covering 4,581 shares at an exercise price of $33.50 per share on July 29–30, 2026, receiving Class A Common Stock that was then sold in code S transactions at weighted average prices of $51.12 and $51.02 per share, resulting in a net disposition of 4,581 shares.
Elliott Legacy, LLC, an entity associated with him, holds 308,787 shares of Class A Common Stock indirectly; he disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Brad Elliott, an affiliate of Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK), has filed a Form 144 indicating an intention to sell 416 shares of common stock. The proposed sale is listed as resulting from a stock option exercise to be effected for cash on 07/30/2026 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
The filing also lists prior sales of EQBK common stock during the past three months: 4,165 shares on 07/29/2026 for an aggregate value of 212,899.39, and 12,272 shares on 07/28/2026 for an aggregate value of 626,278.20.
Equity Bancshares Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brad S. Elliott exercised stock options covering 12,272 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $33.50 per share on July 28, 2026, then sold those 12,272 shares at weighted average prices of $51.01 and $51.06. After these transactions, 308,787 shares are reported as held indirectly by Elliott Legacy, LLC, with Elliott disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond his pecuniary interest.
Equity Bancshares insider Brad Elliott notified plans to sell 4,165 shares of common stock of EQBK through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC’s Executive Financial Services program. The shares relate to a stock option exercise and have an indicated value of $212,899.39 as of 07/29/2026. Elliott also reported that in the prior three months, on 07/28/2026, he sold 12,272 shares of common stock for total proceeds of $626,278.20.
Julie A. Huber filed a notice of proposed sale of 2,197 shares of EQBK common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services. The proposed sale, valued at $112,312.40, is expected on July 29, 2026 on the NYSE.
The shares to be sold were acquired from the issuer via a stock option exercise paid in cash on July 29, 2026. During the prior three months, Huber sold 5,303 shares of EQBK common stock on July 28, 2026 for an aggregate sale price of $270,737.24.