EQUITY BANCSHARES INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 23, 2016

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC (EQBK)
CIK: 0001227500
Period of Report: 2016-11-14

Reporting Person: Main Ann B (See Remarks)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	3504	Direct
Class A Common Stock	3303	Indirect
Class A Common Stock	6617	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents (i) 2,904 shares of Class A common stock of Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the "Issuer") received in exchange for shares of common stock of Community First Bancshares, Inc. ("CFBI") pursuant that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated July 14, 2016 (the "Agreement"), between the Issuer and CFBI, and (ii) 600 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer previously owned by the reporting person. Under the Agreement, the exchange ratio was 7.261 shares of Issuer Class A common stock for each share of CFBI common stock, with fractional shares paid in cash.

F2: Represents shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer received in exchange for shares of common stock of CFBI pursuant to the Agreement.

F3: The reporting person and her spouse are Co-Trustees of the Main Family Living Trust DTD. 03-01-02.

F4: Represents (i) 2,348 shares allocated to the reporting person under the Community First Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP") and (ii) 4,269 shares held by the ESOP of which the reporting person serves as Co-Trustee. Such shares are pending distribution the ESOP participants subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the ESOP, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest in such shares.