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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>E<SMALL>QUITY</SMALL> B<SMALL>ANCSHARES</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Kansas</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>72-1532188</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State of other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wichita, Kansas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>67207</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brad S. Elliott </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Equity Bancshares, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wichita, Kansas 67207 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(316) 612-6000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael G. Keeley, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) 855-8000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered(1)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">205,700&nbsp;shares(2)&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13.35(3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,746,900</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$276.61</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">725,000&nbsp;shares(4)&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$20.91(5)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$15,159,750</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,526.59</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional indeterminable number of shares of Equity Bancshares,
Inc.&#146;s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), that may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the &#147;2006 Stock Option
Plan&#148;) and the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2013 Stock Incentive Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 205,700 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2006 Stock Option Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Calculated solely for purposes of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis of $13.35 per share, the weighted average exercise price of the 205,700 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2006 Stock Option Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents 388,938 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and 336,062 shares of Common Stock available for issuance in connection with future
awards under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.&nbsp;The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate offering price
are based on a price of $20.91 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February&nbsp;25, 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) will send or give to all participants in the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). The Company has not filed such document(s) with the SEC, but such documents (along with documents incorporated by reference into this
Form S-8 Registration Statement (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;) pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Company with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;12, 2015, relating to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-207351), originally filed with the SEC October 9, 2015, as amended; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other reports of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 referred to in (a) above; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Company&#146;s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-37624), filed with the SEC on November 6, 2015
(including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that
information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section 17-6305 of the Kansas General
Corporation Code provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a </P>
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director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including attorney&#146;s fees, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the corporation; and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. Similarly, a Kansas corporation may also indemnify any person described in the previous sentence
who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that any person found liable to the corporation may be indemnified only if a court has determined such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses. To the
extent that a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any foregoing action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Section
17-6305 of the Kansas General Corporation Code provides that such director, officer, employee or agent will be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, including attorney fees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that it will indemnify each of the Company&#146;s officers and directors to
the fullest extent permitted by Kansas law and that any modification or repeal of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws will not adversely affect this indemnification right of the Company&#146;s officers and directors with respect
to any act or omission occurring prior to such modification or repeal. The Company&#146;s Bylaws further provide that any expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by its officers and directors in connection with
their defense of any indemnifiable proceeding or the enforcement of their indemnification rights will be paid by the Company in advance of the disposition of such action upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director to
repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that they were not entitled to be indemnified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Section 17-6002(b)(8) of
the Kansas General Corporation Code, the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director&#146;s liability to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty as a director, except for (a) any breach
of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (b) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) certain transactions under Section 17-6424 of the Kansas
General Corporation Code (relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions or redemptions of, or payment of dividends on, capital stock), or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Bylaws also provide that the indemnification rights set forth in the Bylaws are not exclusive of other indemnification
rights to which an indemnified party may be entitled under any statute, provision in the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, policy of insurance or otherwise. In this
regard, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that provides these individuals with a contractual right to indemnification from the Company to the fullest extent permitted under Kansas law
against any liability that may arise by reason of their service to the Company and to the advancement of expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Company&#146;s Bylaws further authorize
it to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors and the Company has obtained insurance to cover such individuals for certain liabilities. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required by this item is set forth on the Exhibit Index that
follows the Signature Page to this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wichita, State of Kansas, on March&nbsp;1, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Brad S. Elliott</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Brad S. Elliott</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chairman and Chief&nbsp;Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below appoints Brad S. Elliott and Gregory H. Kossover, and each of them, any of whom may act without the
joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Brad S. Elliott</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chairman and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Brad S. Elliott</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Gregory H. Kossover</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Gregory H. Kossover</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Gary C. Allerheiligen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Gary C. Allerheiligen</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ James L. Berglund</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">James L. Berglund</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Jeff A. Bloomer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Roger A. Buller</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Roger A. Buller</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Michael R. Downing</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael R. Downing</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Gregory L. Gaeddert</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Gregory L. Gaeddert</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Michael B. High</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David B. Moore</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/S/ Shawn D. Penner</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;1 , 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shawn D. Penner</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Equity Bancshares, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 9, 2015)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Equity Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 9, 2015)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company&#146;s Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;27, 2015)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;27, 2015)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company&#146;s Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;27, 2015)</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2016
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
E
QUITY
B
ANCSHARES
, I
NC
.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas
72-1532188
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200
Wichita, Kansas
67207
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Brad S. Elliott
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Equity Bancshares, Inc.
7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200
Wichita, Kansas 67207
(Name and address of agent for service)
(316) 612-6000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michael G. Keeley, Esq.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 855-8000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering
price
Amount of
registration
fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
205,700 shares(2)
$13.35(3)
$2,746,900
$276.61
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
725,000 shares(4)
$20.91(5)
$15,159,750
$1,526.59
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional indeterminable number of shares of Equity Bancshares,
Inc.'s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), that may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "2006 Stock Option
Plan") and the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2013 Stock Incentive Plan").
(2)
Represents 205,700 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2006 Stock Option Plan.
(3)
Calculated solely for purposes of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis of $13.35 per share, the weighted average exercise price of the 205,700 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2006 Stock Option Plan.
(4)
Represents 388,938 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and 336,062 shares of Common Stock available for issuance in connection with future
awards under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan.
(5)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate offering price
are based on a price of $20.91 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 25, 2016.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the "
Company
") will send or give to all participants in the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
SEC
") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"). The Company has not filed such document(s) with the SEC, but such documents (along with documents incorporated by reference into this
Form S-8 Registration Statement (the "
Registration Statement
") pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Company with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof:
(a)
The Company's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the Commission on November 12, 2015, relating to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-207351), originally filed with the SEC October 9, 2015, as amended;
(b)
All other reports of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 referred to in (a) above; and
(c)
The description of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-37624), filed with the SEC on November 6, 2015
(including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description).
Except to the extent that
information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 17-6305 of the Kansas General
Corporation Code provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a
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director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including attorney's fees, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the corporation; and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful. Similarly, a Kansas corporation may also indemnify any person described in the previous sentence
who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that any person found liable to the corporation may be indemnified only if a court has determined such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses. To the
extent that a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any foregoing action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Section
17-6305 of the Kansas General Corporation Code provides that such director, officer, employee or agent will be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, including attorney fees.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that it will indemnify each of the Company's officers and directors to
the fullest extent permitted by Kansas law and that any modification or repeal of the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws will not adversely affect this indemnification right of the Company's officers and directors with respect
to any act or omission occurring prior to such modification or repeal. The Company's Bylaws further provide that any expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by its officers and directors in connection with
their defense of any indemnifiable proceeding or the enforcement of their indemnification rights will be paid by the Company in advance of the disposition of such action upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director to
repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that they were not entitled to be indemnified.
As permitted by Section 17-6002(b)(8) of
the Kansas General Corporation Code, the Company's Articles of Incorporation eliminate a director's liability to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty as a director, except for (a) any breach
of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (b) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) certain transactions under Section 17-6424 of the Kansas
General Corporation Code (relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions or redemptions of, or payment of dividends on, capital stock), or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Company's Bylaws also provide that the indemnification rights set forth in the Bylaws are not exclusive of other indemnification
rights to which an indemnified party may be entitled under any statute, provision in the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, policy of insurance or otherwise. In this
regard, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that provides these individuals with a contractual right to indemnification from the Company to the fullest extent permitted under Kansas law
against any liability that may arise by reason of their service to the Company and to the advancement of expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Company's Bylaws further authorize
it to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its officers and directors and the Company has obtained insurance to cover such individuals for certain liabilities.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The information required by this item is set forth on the Exhibit Index that
follows the Signature Page to this Registration Statement.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wichita, State of Kansas, on March 1, 2016.
EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.
By:
/S/ Brad S. Elliott
Name:
Brad S. Elliott
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Brad S. Elliott and Gregory H. Kossover, and each of them, any of whom may act without the
joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/ Brad S. Elliott
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
March 1 , 2016
Brad S. Elliott
/S/ Gregory H. Kossover
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
March 1 , 2016
Gregory H. Kossover
/S/ Gary C. Allerheiligen
Director
March 1 , 2016
Gary C. Allerheiligen
/S/ James L. Berglund
Director
March 1 , 2016
James L. Berglund
/S/ Jeff A. Bloomer
Director
March 1 , 2016
Jeff A. Bloomer
/S/ Roger A. Buller
Director
March 1 , 2016
Roger A. Buller
/S/ Michael R. Downing
Director
March 1 , 2016
Michael R. Downing
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Signature
Title
Date
/S/ P. John Eck
Director
March 1 , 2016
P. John Eck
/S/ Gregory L. Gaeddert
Director
March 1 , 2016
Gregory L. Gaeddert
/S/ Wayne K. Goldstein
Director
March 1 , 2016
Wayne K. Goldstein
/S/ Michael B. High
Director
March 1 , 2016
Michael B. High
/S/ Randee R. Koger
Director
March 1 , 2016
Randee R. Koger
/S/ David B. Moore
Director
March 1 , 2016
David B. Moore
/S/ Shawn D. Penner
Director
March 1 , 2016
Shawn D. Penner
/S/ Harvey R. Sorensen
Director
March 1 , 2016
Harvey R. Sorensen
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Equity Bancshares, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 9, 2015)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Equity Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 9, 2015)
4.3
Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015)
4.4
Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015)
4.5
Equity Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on October 27, 2015)
5.1*
Opinion of Wise & Reber, L.C. as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1*
Consent of Wise & Reber, L.C. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2*
Consent of Crowe Chizek LLP
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
*
Filed herewith.
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