UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Equity Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Kansas | 72-1532188 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200 Wichita, Kansas |
67207 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered |
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| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:
333-207351.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Equity Bancshares, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the “Company”).
A description of the Common Stock is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-207351), which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2015, as amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus that includes such description that is subsequently filed by the Company as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or otherwise pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Company are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Gregory H. Kossover |
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| Name: | Gregory H. Kossover | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: November 6, 2015