---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-022213"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EQBK"
cik: "0001227500"
company_name: "EQUITY BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T00:50:20.978720+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equity Bancshares appoints Gregory Kossover as EVP Capital Markets; base $400k

## Summary
- Kossover, former EVP CFO and COO, rejoins after retiring in May 2023.
- He receives $400,000 base salary, 50% annual bonus target (cash), and $250,000 equity award.
- Equity award vests in five equal annual installments starting first anniversary.
- Kossover remains on Board and retains Risk Committee and Loan Committee roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-022213
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EQBK
- cik: 0001227500
- company_name: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525022213/0001193125-25-022213-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525022213/d921844d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-022213
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-022213.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-022213.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory H. Kossover was appointed as Executive Vice President, Capital Markets at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Capital Markets
  source text: On February 3, 2025, Gregory H. Kossover was appointed as Executive Vice President, Capital Markets of Equity Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525022213/0001193125-25-022213-index.htm

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