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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 22, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of April 21, 2026: 8 items on Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 22, 2026: 5 elected · 3 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 22, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Leon H. Borck | 10,731,420 | 4,737,720 | 26,327 | -- | 2,638,685 | 69% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: C. Kendric Fergeson | 15,433,057 | 36,083 | 26,327 | -- | 2,638,685 | 99.7% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Gregory L. Gaeddert | 10,325,725 | 5,143,415 | 26,327 | -- | 2,638,685 | 67% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Benjamin M. Hutton | 12,961,617 | 2,507,529 | 26,321 | -- | 2,638,685 | 84% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lisa A. Schlehuber | 15,444,046 | 24,957 | 26,464 | -- | 2,638,685 | 99.8% | Elected | — |
| 2. In a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 | 10,134,760 | 5,339,154 | 21,553 | -- | 2,638,685 | 65% | Approved | — |
| 3. The Second Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc | 13,875,282 | 1,609,920 | 10,265 | -- | 2,638,685 | 90% | Approved | — |
| 4. The appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 | 18,053,940 | 79,970 | 242 | -- | -- | 99.5% | Approved | — |
Source: Equity Bancshares, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 22, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 165 asset managers that disclosed a Equity Bancshares, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Benjamen M. Hutton
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Benjamin M. Hutton”): 12,961,617 for, 2,507,529 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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 III members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 3,883,540 for, 1,111,739 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,557 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 24,841 | 10,170 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 22,317 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 9,300 | 8,685 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 0 | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 0 | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0 | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | Against |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: C. Kendric Fergeson
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: C. Kendric Fergeson”): 15,433,057 for, 36,083 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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 III members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 4,995,279 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 22,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 17,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
67% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Gregory L. Gaeddert
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gregory L. Gaeddert”): 10,325,725 for, 5,143,415 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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 III members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 67% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 2,162,611 for, 2,832,668 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,802 | 1,398,692 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 824,166 | 394 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 4,011 | 311,175 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 24,841 | 10,170 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brighthouse | 16,395 | 5,922 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 15,194 | 2,791 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 0 | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 0 | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0 | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
69% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Leon H. Borck
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Leon H. Borck”): 10,731,420 for, 4,737,720 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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 III members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 69% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 2,533,414 for, 2,461,865 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 824,555 | 5 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 24,841 | 10,170 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 16,395 | 5,922 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 5,894 | 12,091 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 0 | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 0 | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0 | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lisa A. Schlehuber
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa A. Schlehuber”): 15,444,046 for, 24,957 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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 III members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 4,995,279 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 22,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 17,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
90% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC. 2022 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.
Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The Second Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc”): 13,875,282 for, 1,609,920 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders of the Company approved the Second 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: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 4,644,045 for, 351,234 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,558 | 2 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 35,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brighthouse | 5,922 | 16,395 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 12,091 | 5,894 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
65% Approved · of votes cast
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, 2025”): 10,134,760 for, 5,339,154 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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, 2025 by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 65% 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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,398,692 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,166 | 394 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 0 | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 35,011 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 22,317 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 9,300 | 8,685 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 0 | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 0 | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 0 | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0 | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Fund voting reports, all 52 managers: 2,659,326 for, 2,335,953 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 2,127,391 | 21,004 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FJ Capital Management LLC | 886,899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 84,538 | 542,531 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Wellington | 0 | 545,054 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 364,131 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 0 | 358,018 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 312,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 299,015 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 0 | 175,805 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 127,698 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 123,717 | 1,292 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 114,551 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 0 | 66,067 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 54,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 51,640 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UMB Bank, n.a. | 0 | 46,796 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC | 40,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 40,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CSM Advisors, LLC | 0 | 40,060 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 35,490 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Citadel | 26,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 0 | 24,694 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| COMMERCE BANK | 0 | 21,900 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UBS | 0 | 19,772 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 128 managers: 3,761,841 for, 3,122,861 against, 9,464 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
99.5% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.
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, 2026”): 18,053,940 for, 79,970 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 22, 2026 (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, 2026 by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 54 asset managers below reported 4,995,279 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 1,400,494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 824,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 608,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 338,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 315,186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 309,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 175,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 127,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 88,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 63,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 23,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 22,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 17,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 15,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 14,887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 11,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 10,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 7,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 54 asset managers. See all 54 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 19,076,412 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Rowe Price | 7.34% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 4.32% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.19% |
| 4 | RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 1.83% |
| 5 | John Hancock | 1.77% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.65% |
| 7 | Dimensional | 1.62% |
| 8 | American Century | 0.92% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.67% |
| 10 | JPMorgan | 0.46% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Rowe Price | 11.26% |
| 2 | FJ Capital Management LLC | 4.65% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.29% |
| 4 | Wellington | 2.86% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.91% |
| 6 | John Hancock | 1.88% |
| 7 | MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.64% |
| 8 | KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.57% |
| 9 | American Century | 0.92% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.67% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 12.37% | 13G |
| Entities affiliated with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc | 10.32% | DEF14A |
| C. Kendric Fergeson | 9.07% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 7.23% | 13F |
| Entities affiliated with Black Rock, Inc. | 6.16% | DEF14A |
| Patriot Financial Partners III, L.P. | 5.33% | 13D |
| Vanguard Group | 4.99% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.91% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 3.25% | 13F |
| State Street | 2.61% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 19,076,412 shares outstanding, as reported by Equity Bancshares, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated October 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Equity Bancshares, Inc.’s 10-Q dated October 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Equity Bancshares, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 21, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 165 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,509 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company. — Equity Bancshares, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 65% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Equity Bancshares, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2026.
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