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 director Leon Borck reported a bona fide gift of 85,000 shares of Class A Common Stock made by the Leon Harold Borck Trust dtd 09/23/1994, with no sale proceeds. After these transactions, he reports 9,171 shares held directly, 94,905 shares held indirectly through the trust, and 21,036 shares held indirectly through EDBI Inc.
Equity Bancshares, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock on February 18, 2026. The dividend will be paid on April 15, 2026 to shareholders who are on record as of the close of business on March 31, 2026.
Equity Bancshares Inc.'s bank Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Sems reported an open-market purchase of 110 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $45.13 per share. Following this transaction, he directly owns 26,508 shares of the company’s stock.
The reported holdings include 372 shares purchased on February 14, 2026 through the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which are counted within his current direct ownership total.
Equity Bancshares, Inc. entered into a Ninth Amendment to its Loan and Security Agreement with ServisFirst Bank. The amendment, dated February 13, 2026, extends the maturity date of the lender’s commitment to extend credit under the agreement to February 10, 2027.
This step is described as a material definitive agreement and also constitutes the creation of a direct financial obligation for the company. Detailed terms of the amendment are contained in Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated by reference.
A director and executive vice president of Equity Bancshares Inc. (EQBK) reported equity awards consisting of 1,685 shares of time-based restricted stock units and 1,685 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, both at a price of $0.00 per share.
The time-based units vest in three equal installments beginning on February 9, 2027. The performance-based units cliff vest at the later of February 9, 2029 or when performance criteria can be confirmed, if those criteria are met. This amended filing corrects a prior report that had mistakenly stated two grants of 2,106 units each, or 4,212 units in total.
Equity Bancshares EVP and director Gregory H. Kossover reported equity awards in the company’s Class A common stock. On February 9, 2026, he acquired 2,106 shares through a grant of time-based restricted units vesting in three equal installments beginning on February 9, 2027, and another 2,106 shares through performance-based restricted units that cliff vest at the later of February 9, 2029 or when performance criteria are confirmed, if met, all at a price of $0.00 per share. Following these grants, he directly beneficially owns 70,387 shares of Class A common stock and indirectly beneficially owns 51,510 shares held by the Gregory H. Kossover Revocable Trust.
Equity Bancshares Inc. reported new equity awards for Chief Executive Officer and director Brad S. Elliott on February 7, 2026. He received 3,014 time-based restricted stock units vesting in four equal installments starting February 7, 2026, plus 5,904 time-based units vesting in three equal installments beginning February 7, 2027. He was also granted 5,904 performance-based restricted units that cliff vest at the later of February 7, 2029 or when performance criteria are confirmed, if those criteria are met. In addition, he received a stock option for 17,419 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $47.49, with 4,355 options vesting upon grant and the remainder vesting in three equal installments beginning February 7, 2027. The filing also notes 308,787 shares of Class A common stock held indirectly by Elliott Legacy, LLC, an entity managed by Elliott, with a disclaimer that he only claims beneficial ownership to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
Equity Bancshares reported an insider equity award to Chief Human Resources Officer Ann Knutson. She received a total of 1,652 restricted units of Class A Common Stock at a price of $0.00 per share-equivalent.
The award consists of 826 time-based restricted units that vest in three equal installments beginning on February 7, 2027, and 826 performance-based restricted units that cliff vest at the later of February 7, 2029 or when performance criteria can be confirmed, if those criteria are met.
Equity Bancshares Inc. reported that Chief Credit Officer Krzysztof Slupkowski received equity-based awards tied to its Class A common stock on February 7, 2026. He was granted 1,117 time-based restricted units, which vest in three equal installments beginning on February 7, 2027.
He was also granted 1,117 performance-based restricted units that cliff vest at the later of February 7, 2029 or the date on which performance criteria can be confirmed, if those criteria are met. Following these awards, Slupkowski beneficially owned 14,523 shares of Class A common stock directly.
Equity Bancshares Inc. reported that Chief Information Officer David Pass received equity awards in the form of restricted stock units. On February 7, 2026, he was granted 922 time-based restricted units and 922 performance-based restricted units of Class A common stock at a grant price of $0.00 per unit.
The time-based units vest in three equal installments beginning February 7, 2027. The performance-based units vest in a single “cliff” installment at the later of February 7, 2029 or when performance criteria are confirmed, but only if those performance targets are met.