X0306 4 2021-08-16 false 0001227500 EQUITY BANCSHARES INC EQBK 0001656892 Elliott Brad S 7701 E. KELLOGG DR., STE. 300 WICHITA KS 67207 true true false false Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 2021-08-16 4 M false 50000.00 12.00 A 154731.00 D Common Stock 2021-08-16 4 F false 32465.00 32.45 D 122266.00 D Common Stock 172551.00 I By Elliott Legacy, LLC Common Stock 9615.00 I By Equity Holdings, LLC Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12.00 2021-08-16 4 M false 50000.00 0.00 D 2022-01-01 Common Stock 50000.00 67000.00 D This form is being filed to report the exercise of an Equity Bancshares Inc. stock option for a total of 50,000 shares by means of a stock swap. A stock swap is a method of exercising a stock option in which the option holder relinquishes enough shares of stock to cover the exercise price of the option being exercised and related withholding taxes. As a result of this stock swap, the reporting person acquired 17,535 shares of Equity Bancshares Inc. The price in column 4 is the Equity Bancshares Inc. close price as of August 16th when the option holder requested the stock swap exercise and it was approved by Equity Bancshares Inc. The reporting person is the managing member of Elliott Legacy, LLC and Equity Holdings, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The option vested over five equal installments beginning on January 1, 2013. /s/ Eric Newell, attorney-in-fact 2021-08-18