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EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-24 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

8Reported items
142Asset managers
1,374Fund votes
2025-04-22Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.

These tallies are EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-24 (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.

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-04-22
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: R. Renee Koger	12,017,196	871,067	15,108	--	1,611,879	Majority: yes
Elect Director: James S. Loving	10,891,476	1,996,787	15,108	--	1,611,879	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Jerry P. Maland	12,108,607	779,656	15,108	--	1,611,879	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Shawn D. Penner	9,770,902	3,114,454	18,015	--	1,611,879	Majority: yes
Proposal 3: 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, 2024 by the votes set forth in the table below:	8,444,881	4,441,375	17,115	--	1,611,879	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, 2025 by the votes set forth in the table below:	14,263,913	174,534	76,803	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-04-24 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 142 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

66% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 66%AGAINST 34%

FOR: 8,444,881AGAINST: 4,441,375

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: 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, 2024 by the votes set forth in”): 8,444,881 for, 4,441,375 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 55% for, 29% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 139 asset managers below cast 52.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,328,373 for, 5,648,239 against).

FOR 52.8%AGAINST 47.2%

FOR: 6,328,373 (52.8%)AGAINST: 5,648,239 (47.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	2,618,800	7,136	For
BlackRock	50,651	1,117,895	Against
FJ Capital Management LLC	1,049,302	0	For
Vanguard	852,687	1,119	For
John Hancock	0	731,099	Against
Dimensional	0	726,877	Against
Wellington	665,838	0	For
JPMorgan	0	379,547	Against
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
State Street	85,498	240,693	Against
MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	326,000	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	316,735	Against
Fidelity	808	286,472	Against
Charles Schwab	0	224,491	Against
American Century	0	132,384	Against
Northern Trust	0	125,961	Against
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0	103,515	Against
Russell Investments	0	99,872	Against
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	80,000	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	80,000	Against
Two Sigma	0	74,877	Against
EA Series Trust	0	62,850	Against
Goldman Sachs	28,774	33,637	Against
UMB Bank, n.a.	0	61,796	Against
Renaissance	0	59,700	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 139 asset managers. See all 139 in the interactive database.

2. Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or if Item 1 is not approved, for a three-year term ending at the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders): James S. Loving

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

85% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 10,891,476AGAINST: 1,996,787

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James S. Loving”): 10,891,476 for, 1,996,787 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 71% for, 13% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 71% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,561,825 for, 1,490,118 against).

FOR 71%AGAINST 29%

FOR: 3,561,825 (70.5%)AGAINST: 1,490,118 (29.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stock” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	0	For
Vanguard	819,156	0	For
Dimensional	0	651,658	Against
BlackRock	0	622,158	Against
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
John Hancock	348,876	1,442	For
Fidelity	281,737	4,735	For
JPMorgan	113,976	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	112,245	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	80,000	0	For
American Century	66,192	0	For
EA Series Trust	62,850	0	For
Russell Investments	49,936	0	For
Equitable	0	40,862	Against
Brighthouse	37,915	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	36,758	0	For
TIAA	36,685	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	24,338	Against
WisdomTree	23,588	0	For
Lincoln Financial	20,052	2,791	For
Goldman Sachs	22,251	0	For
Invesco	21,118	0	For
Thrivent	21,095	0	For
State Street	16,746	0	For
Voya	12,854	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

3. Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or if Item 1 is not approved, for a three-year term ending at the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders): Jerry P. Maland

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 12,108,607AGAINST: 779,656

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerry P. Maland”): 12,108,607 for, 779,656 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 79% for, 5% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 85% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,274,071 for, 777,872 against).

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 4,274,071 (84.6%)AGAINST: 777,872 (15.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stock” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	0	For
Vanguard	819,156	0	For
Dimensional	0	651,658	Against
BlackRock	622,158	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
John Hancock	348,876	1,442	For
Fidelity	286,472	0	For
JPMorgan	113,976	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	112,245	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	80,000	0	For
American Century	66,192	0	For
EA Series Trust	62,850	0	For
Russell Investments	49,936	0	For
Equitable	40,862	0	For
Brighthouse	37,915	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	36,758	0	For
TIAA	36,685	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	24,338	0	For
WisdomTree	23,588	0	For
Lincoln Financial	20,052	2,791	For
Goldman Sachs	22,251	0	For
Invesco	21,118	0	For
Thrivent	21,095	0	For
State Street	16,746	0	For
Voya	12,854	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

4. Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or if Item 1 is not approved, for a three-year term ending at the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders): R. Renee Koger

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 12,017,196AGAINST: 871,067

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: R. Renee Koger”): 12,017,196 for, 871,067 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 79% for, 6% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 85% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,274,071 for, 777,872 against).

FOR 85%AGAINST 15%

FOR: 4,274,071 (84.6%)AGAINST: 777,872 (15.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stock” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	0	For
Vanguard	819,156	0	For
Dimensional	0	651,658	Against
BlackRock	622,158	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
John Hancock	348,876	1,442	For
Fidelity	286,472	0	For
JPMorgan	113,976	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	112,245	Against
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	80,000	0	For
American Century	66,192	0	For
EA Series Trust	62,850	0	For
Russell Investments	49,936	0	For
Equitable	40,862	0	For
Brighthouse	37,915	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	36,758	0	For
TIAA	36,685	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	24,338	0	For
WisdomTree	23,588	0	For
Lincoln Financial	20,052	2,791	For
Goldman Sachs	22,251	0	For
Invesco	21,118	0	For
Thrivent	21,095	0	For
State Street	16,746	0	For
Voya	12,854	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

5. Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (or if Item 1 is not approved, for a three-year term ending at the Company's 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders): Shawn D. Penner

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

76% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 76%AGAINST 24%

FOR: 9,770,902AGAINST: 3,114,454

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shawn D. Penner”): 9,770,902 for, 3,114,454 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 64% for, 20% against (84% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 71% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,583,669 for, 1,468,274 against).

FOR 71%AGAINST 29%

FOR: 3,583,669 (70.9%)AGAINST: 1,468,274 (29.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of four (4) Class I directors to a one-year term ending at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stock” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	0	For
Vanguard	819,156	0	For
Dimensional	0	651,658	Against
BlackRock	622,158	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
John Hancock	0	350,318	Against
Fidelity	286,472	0	For
JPMorgan	113,976	0	For
Charles Schwab	112,245	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	80,000	Against
American Century	0	66,192	Against
EA Series Trust	0	62,850	Against
Russell Investments	0	49,936	Against
Equitable	40,862	0	For
Brighthouse	29,203	8,712	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	36,758	Against
TIAA	36,685	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	24,338	0	For
WisdomTree	0	23,588	Against
Lincoln Financial	20,052	2,791	For
Goldman Sachs	0	22,251	Against
Invesco	21,118	0	For
Thrivent	0	21,095	Against
State Street	0	16,746	Against
Voya	0	12,854	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

6. RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 14,263,913AGAINST: 174,534

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, 2025 by the votes set forth in the table b”): 14,263,913 for, 174,534 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-24 (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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 93% for, 1% against (94% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 52 asset managers below cast 99% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,989,039 for, 62,904 against).

FOR 99%

FOR: 4,989,039 (98.8%)AGAINST: 62,904 (1.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING D” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	0	For
Vanguard	819,156	0	For
Dimensional	651,658	0	For
BlackRock	622,158	0	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	0	For
John Hancock	350,318	0	For
Fidelity	286,472	0	For
JPMorgan	113,976	0	For
Charles Schwab	112,245	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	80,000	0	For
American Century	66,192	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	62,850	Against
Russell Investments	49,936	0	For
Equitable	40,862	0	For
Brighthouse	37,915	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	36,758	0	For
TIAA	36,685	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	24,338	0	For
WisdomTree	23,588	0	For
Lincoln Financial	22,843	0	For
Goldman Sachs	22,251	0	For
Invesco	21,118	0	For
Thrivent	21,095	0	For
State Street	16,746	0	For
Voya	12,854	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 52 asset managers. See all 52 in the interactive database.

7. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO PHASE OUT THE CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2025-04-22.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 51 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,051,170 for, 0 against).

FOR: 5,051,170 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO PHASE OUT T” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
T. Rowe Price	1,072,560	For
Vanguard	819,156	For
Dimensional	651,658	For
BlackRock	622,158	For
RMB INVESTORS TRUST	353,186	For
John Hancock	350,318	For
Fidelity	286,472	For
JPMorgan	113,976	For
Charles Schwab	112,245	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	80,000	For
American Century	66,192	For
EA Series Trust	62,850	For
Russell Investments	49,936	For
Equitable	40,862	For
Brighthouse	37,915	For
AIG/SunAmerica	36,758	For
TIAA	36,685	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	24,338	For
WisdomTree	23,588	For
Lincoln Financial	22,843	For
Goldman Sachs	22,251	For
Invesco	21,118	For
Thrivent	21,095	For
State Street	16,746	For
Voya	12,854	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

8. Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-04-23 (outside the 2024-2025 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

70% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 70%AGAINST 30%

FOR: 7,228,943AGAINST: 3,070,329

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 15,289,559 outstanding shares: 47.3% for, 20% against (67% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 2 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 116 against).

AGAINST 100%

AGAINST: 116 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company.” at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	0	116	0	0	Against
Echo45 Advisors LLC	0	0	0	0	--

Largest EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 15,289,559 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	T. Rowe Price	17.17%
2	BlackRock	7.64%
3	FJ Capital Management LLC	6.86%
4	Vanguard	5.58%
5	John Hancock	4.78%
6	Dimensional	4.75%
7	Wellington	4.35%
8	JPMorgan	2.48%
9	RMB INVESTORS TRUST	2.31%
10	State Street	2.13%

Reported EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.	12.87%	13G
Fergeson Capital, LLC	11.31%	13D
Entities affiliated with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc	8.99%	DEF14A
BlackRock	8.88%	13F
Entities affiliated with Black Rock, Inc.	8.26%	DEF14A
Entities affiliated with FJ Capital Management LLC	7.37%	DEF14A
Patriot Financial Partners III, L.P.	6.65%	13D
Entities affiliated with Patriot Financial Partners III, L.P.	6.55%	DEF14A
Vanguard Group	5.81%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	4.82%	13F

Percentages above are of 15,289,559 shares outstanding, as reported by EQUITY BANCSHARES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-10-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

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 2024-10-31. 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 2025-04-22, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 142 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,374 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. 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 66% 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 2025-04-24.

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