Power of Attorney
For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Brad S. Elliott and Gregory H. Kossover, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5
(including amendments thereto) in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, file that Form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority, and provide a copy as required
by law or advisable to such persons as the attorney-in-fact
deems appropriate; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing that, in the opinion of the
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required of the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney will be in such form and will contain such terms and
conditions as the attorney-in-fact may approve in the
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
attorney-in-fact, or the attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, will
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, and their substitutes, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Equity Bancshares,
Inc., any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.
The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of
the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Equity Bancshares, Inc. and each such
attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or
omissions of necessary facts in the information provided by or at the direction
of the undersigned, or upon the lack of timeliness in the delivery of
information by or at the direction of the undersigned, to that attorney-in-fact
for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing any Form 3, 4 or
5 (including any amendment thereto) and agrees to reimburse Equity Bancshares,
Inc. and the attorney-in-fact on demand for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending against any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Equity
Bancshares, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of the date written below.
/s/ Michael B. High
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Signature
Michael B. High
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Print Name
10-22-15
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