Exhibit 99.7
REVOCABLE PROXY
EQUITABLE FINANCIAL CORP.
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
[MEETING DATE]
The undersigned hereby appoints the Board of Directors of Equitable Financial Corp., a federal corporation, with full powers of substitution, to act as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of Equitable Financial Corp. that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders (“Special Meeting”), to be held at [Meeting Location], at [Meeting Time], Central Time, on [Meeting Date]. The Board of Directors is authorized to cast all votes to which the undersigned is entitled as follows:
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1. The approval of a plan of conversion and reorganization, whereby Equitable Financial MHC and Equitable Financial Corp., a federal corporation, will convert and reorganize from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure, as more fully described in the proxy statement/prospectus; |
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2. The approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the plan of conversion and reorganization; |
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The following informational proposals: |
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3a. Approval of a provision in New Equitable’s articles of incorporation requiring a super-majority vote of stockholders to approve certain amendments to New Equitable’s articles of incorporation; |
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3b. Approval of a provision in New Equitable’s articles of incorporation requiring a super-majority vote of stockholders to approve stockholder-proposed amendments to New Equitable’s bylaws; |
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3c. Approval of a provision in New Equitable’s articles of incorporation to limit the voting rights of shares beneficially owned in excess of 10% of New Equitable’s outstanding voting stock; and |
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Such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the above-listed proposals.
VOTING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF THE EXCHANGE RATIO, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF NEW EQUITABLE (INCLUDING THE ANTI-TAKEOVER/LIMITATIONS ON STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PROVISIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ELIGIBLE DEPOSITORS OF EQUITABLE BANK).
THE PROVISIONS OF NEW EQUITABLE’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION THAT ARE SUMMARIZED AS INFORMATIONAL PROPOSALS 3a THROUGH 3c WERE APPROVED AS PART OF THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EQUITABLE FINANCIAL CORP. APPROVED THE PLAN OF CONVERSION AND REORGANIZATION. THESE PROPOSALS ARE
INFORMATIONAL IN NATURE ONLY, BECAUSE FEDERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING MUTUAL-TO-STOCK CONVERSIONS DO NOT PROVIDE FOR VOTES ON MATTERS OTHER THAN THE PLAN. WHILE WE ARE ASKING YOU TO VOTE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE INFORMATIONAL PROPOSALS LISTED ABOVE, THE PROPOSED PROVISIONS FOR WHICH AN INFORMATIONAL VOTE IS REQUESTED WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE THE PLAN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER STOCKHOLDERS VOTE TO APPROVE ANY OR ALL OF THE INFORMATIONAL PROPOSALS.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED FOR ONE OR MORE PROPOSALS, THIS PROXY, IF SIGNED, WILL BE VOTED FOR THE UNVOTED PROPOSALS. IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS PRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS KNOWS OF NO OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Should the undersigned be present and elect to vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment thereof and after notification to the Secretary of Equitable Financial Corp. at the Special Meeting of the stockholder’s decision to terminate this proxy, then the power of said attorneys and proxies shall be deemed terminated and of no further force and effect. This proxy may also be revoked by sending written notice to the Secretary of Equitable Financial Corp. at the address set forth on the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders, or by the filing of a later-dated proxy prior to a vote being taken on a particular proposal at the Special Meeting.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt from Equitable Financial Corp. prior to the execution of this proxy of a Notice of Special Meeting and the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus dated [Prospectus Date].
Dated: , 2015 | o | Check Box if You Plan to Attend the Special Meeting | ||
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PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER |
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SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER |
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Please sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign, but only one holder is required to sign.
Please complete, sign and date this proxy card and return it promptly
in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
The Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card are available at .