Filing Details

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 1)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ].

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 13d‑7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on January 5, 2016 ("Schedule 13D") and relates to the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of Equity Bancshares, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the "Company" or the "Issuer"), whose principal executive offices are located at 7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 200, Wichita, Kansas 67207.

This Amendment is being jointly filed by the parties identified below, all of which were parties to the Schedule 13D.  All of the filers of this Amendment are collectively referred to as the "Patriot Financial Group." The Joint Filing Agreement of the members of the Patriot Financial Group was previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D.

The following are members of the Patriot Financial Group:

●	Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Patriot Fund");

●	Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Patriot Parallel Fund" and together with the Patriot Fund, the "Funds");

●	Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and general partner of the Funds ("Patriot GP");

●	Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Patriot GP ("Patriot LLC"); and

●	W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert and James J. Lynch serve as general partners of the Funds and Patriot GP and as members of Patriot LLC.

Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment, all previous Items are unchanged.  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On March 9, 2017, the Funds sold an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $3.24 million with the Patriot Fund selling 85,270 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $2.76 million and the Patriot Parallel Fund selling 14,730 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $0.48 million. On March 15, 2017, the Funds sold an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $6.35 million with the Patriot Fund selling 170,540 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $5.41 million and the Patriot Parallel Fund selling 29,460 shares of Class A Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $0.94 million.  The sales were completed through broker assisted transactions.

 

 

	By:	/s/Ira M. Lubert
		Ira M. Lubert

CUSIP No. 29460X109

13D/A

Page 14 of 14 Pages

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

No.		Exhibit
1		Joint Filing Agreement*
2		Form of Underwriting Agreement**
3		Form of Lock-Up Agreement**

 

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*	Previously filed.

**	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by Equity Bancshares, Inc. (Commission File No. 333-207351) on November 2, 2015.