EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Class II: Brad S. Elliott

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brad S. Elliott”): 8,158,152 for, 2,136,581 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class II members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 59 asset managers below reported 3,499,435 for, 1,587,291 against, 250 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Class II: Gregory H. Kossover

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gregory H. Kossover”): 8,288,425 for, 2,021,094 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class II members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 59 asset managers below reported 3,588,292 for, 1,498,434 against, 250 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Class II: Junetta M. Everett

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Junetta M. Everett”): 8,180,319 for, 2,098,962 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class II members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 59 asset managers below reported 3,575,120 for, 1,511,606 against, 250 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Class II: Kevin E. Cook

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin E. Cook”): 8,132,231 for, 2,146,660 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company elected the individuals listed below to serve as Class II members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 59 asset managers below reported 3,578,642 for, 1,508,084 against, 250 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Approval of the First Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan.

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. The First Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc”): 8,062,655 for, 2,144,484 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under such plan by the vote set forth in the table below:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 58 managers: 3,565,014 for, 1,521,448 against, 250 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 1,002,214 for.

Description as filed by funds: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. In a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023”): 7,228,943 for, 3,070,329 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2023 by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 70% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 58 managers: 2,831,313 for, 2,255,149 against, 250 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 107 managers: 2,826,183 for, 1,917,837 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. The appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024”): 12,478,625 for, 96,792 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2024 by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 59 asset managers below reported 5,013,278 for, 73,448 against, 250 unknown.

Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.