Sorensen Harvey R Form 4 EQUITY BANCSHARES / Harvey R Sorensen ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sorensen Harvey R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7701 E. KELLOGG DR., STE. 300

(Street)

WICHITA KS 67207

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC [ EQBK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	04/29/2019		P		1,000	A	$25.86	5,530(1)	D
Class A Common Stock								3,109(1)	I	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock								35,018	I	By Blau Investment Co., LLC(2)
Class A Common Stock								70	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 1 UGTMA(3)
Class A Common Stock								50	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 2 UGTMA(3)
Class A Common Stock								50	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 3 UGTMA(3)
Class A Common Stock								50	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 4 UGTMA(3)
Class A Common Stock								50	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 5 UGTMA(3)
Class A Common Stock								50	I	As trustee for the benefit of grandchild 6 UGTMA(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects distribution from individual retirement account since the date of the reporting person's last report.

2. The reporting person's spouse serves as President of Blau Investment Co., LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

3. The reporting person is the trustee/custodian of the trusts/accounts that hold these shares for the benefit of his grandchild that does not share the reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gregory H. Kossover, attorney-in-fact	05/01/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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