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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-24 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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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 2024-04-24 (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 | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Kevin E. Cook | 8,132,231 | 2,146,660 | 57,387 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Brad S. Elliott | 8,158,152 | 2,136,581 | 41,545 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Junetta M. Everett | 8,180,319 | 2,098,962 | 56,997 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Gregory H. Kossover | 8,288,425 | 2,021,094 | 26,759 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2: 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: | 7,228,943 | 3,070,329 | 37,006 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: The stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc. | 8,062,655 | 2,144,484 | 129,139 | -- | 2,334,545 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 4: 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: | 12,478,625 | 96,792 | 95,406 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
Source: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-04-24 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 149 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.
70% Majority: yes · of votes cast
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: 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”): 7,228,943 for, 3,070,329 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 46.9% for, 20% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 147 asset managers below cast 58% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,657,496 for, 4,172,986 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 2,385,573 | 4,822 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,105,482 | 8,171 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 761,774 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 748,287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 684,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FJ Capital Management LLC | 660,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 397,790 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 336,745 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 297,775 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 5,839 | 280,623 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BANC FUNDS CO LLC | 89,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 80,512 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UMB Bank, n.a. | 0 | 79,152 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Renaissance | 0 | 75,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 64,888 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 59,694 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Petiole USA ltd | 57,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 55,620 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 39,438 | 138 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 0 | 39,444 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 147 asset managers. See all 147 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: The stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Equity Bancshares, Inc.”): 8,062,655 for, 2,144,484 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 52.3% for, 14% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 75% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,567,228 for, 1,521,448 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LP | 1,002,214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 989,529 | 857 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 25,447 | 13,770 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 18,417 | 9,792 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 20,686 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 0 | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 52.9% for, 14% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 69% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,499,435 for, 1,587,291 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 990,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 25,447 | 13,770 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 0 | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 18,417 | 9,792 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 20,686 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 16,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 53.8% for, 13% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 71% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,588,292 for, 1,498,434 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 990,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 25,447 | 13,770 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 0 | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 18,417 | 9,792 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 20,686 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 16,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 53.1% for, 14% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 70% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,575,120 for, 1,511,606 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 990,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 25,447 | 13,770 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 0 | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 6,017 | 22,192 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Thrivent | 0 | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 20,686 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 16,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 52.8% for, 14% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 70% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,578,642 for, 1,508,084 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 990,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 25,447 | 13,770 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 0 | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 18,417 | 9,792 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 20,686 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 16,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 4: 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 b”): 12,478,625 for, 96,792 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-24 (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. Of all 15,413,064 outstanding shares: 81% for, 0.7% against (82% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 59 asset managers below cast 99% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,013,278 for, 73,448 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price | 990,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 726,403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 679,524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 619,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 325,693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 285,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 198,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 139,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 91,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 73,448 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Russell Investments | 49,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 40,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 39,217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 39,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 34,861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 30,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 29,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 29,129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 28,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 27,278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 25,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 23,172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 18,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 16,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 59 asset managers. See all 59 in the interactive database.
Ranked by the number of EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 15,413,064 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Rowe Price | 15.51% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 7.23% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 4.94% |
| 4 | Vanguard | 4.85% |
| 5 | John Hancock | 4.44% |
| 6 | FJ Capital Management LLC | 4.28% |
| 7 | RMB INVESTORS TRUST | 2.60% |
| 8 | American Century | 2.58% |
| 9 | JPMorgan | 2.18% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.93% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Entities affiliated with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc | 9.15% | DEF14A |
| Entities affiliated with Black Rock, Inc. | 8.20% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 8.11% | 13F |
| Entities affiliated with Patriot Financial Partners III, L.P. | 6.50% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 5.98% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 5.07% | 13F |
| Entities affiliated with FJ Capital Management LLC | 5.06% | DEF14A |
| S | 5.06% | 13G |
| Brad S. Elliott | 2.88% | DEF14A |
| JPMorgan Chase | 2.27% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 15,413,064 shares outstanding, as reported by EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2023-10-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, 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 2023-10-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-04-23, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 149 asset managers reported how they voted on 7 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,373 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. — FOR was 70% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-04-24.
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