UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2017
EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Kansas | 001-37624 | 72-1532188 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300 Wichita, KS |
67207 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 316.612.6000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
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Explanatory Note
On March 15, 2017, Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) to disclose that it had completed its previously announced merger with Prairie State Bancshares, Inc. (“Prairie”). The Original 8-K disclosed that the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K and the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K would be filed, to the extent required, by amendment to the Original 8-K within 71 calendar days from the date on which the Original 8-K was required to be filed.
Following further analysis, the Company has determined that it is not required to, and therefore will not, file such financial statements or pro forma financial information under Item 9.01. Accordingly, the Company hereby amends Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of the Original 8-K to eliminate the references to the subsequent filing of historical financial statements and pro forma financial information, respectively.
Except as described above and below, all other information in the Original 8-K remains unchanged.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. |
None.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. |
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Equity Bancshares, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 23, 2017 | By: | /s/ Brad S. Elliott | ||||
| Brad S. Elliott | ||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||