Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 15th, 2012, is made between EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC., a Kansas
corporation (the “Corporation”), with its chief executive offices at Suite 200, 7701 Kellogg Drive, Wichita, KS 67207, BELFER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. and LIME PARTNERS LLC, with their chief executive offices at 767 Fifth Avenue, New
York, New York 10153 (each a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”). 
 Background: 

A. The Corporation is registered as a bank holding company under the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the
“BHC Act”). Its sole bank subsidiaries are Equity Bank, National Association (“Equity Bank”) and Signature Bank, a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured, Kansas chartered commercial bank that is not a
member of the Federal Reserve System (“Signature Bank”), each of which is wholly owned by the Corporation. Each of Equity Bank and Signature Bank is individually referred to herein as a “Bank” and are collectively referred to
herein as the “Banks”. 
 B. The Corporation previously issued approximately $20 million of the Corporation’s Class A
Voting Common Stock as designated in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and the Corporation’s Class B Non-Voting Common
Stock as designated in the Articles, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), at $10.00 per share in an offering exempt from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “Core Capital Offering”). 

C. The Corporation intends to provide for the issuance and sale by the Corporation of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in a
limited offering eligible for exemption from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the SEC (the “Offering”). 

D. In connection with the Offering, each Purchaser wishes to commit to purchase from the Corporation, and the Corporation wishes to issue and
sell to each Purchaser, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at a purchase price of $12.00 per share, for a total investment by each Purchaser not to exceed the
amount indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto as such Purchaser’s “Maximum Dollar Investment” (such Purchaser’s “Maximum Dollar Investment”). At the Closing (as defined below), the Purchasers, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, will purchase shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,751,348. 

E. Concurrently herewith, the Corporation is entering into Stock Purchase Agreements with other accredited investors (the “Other
Investors”) pursuant to which the Other Investors will purchase shares of Common Stock as part of the Offering on substantially the same terms and conditions as the Purchasers are purchasing shares of Common Stock hereunder (except that one of
the Other Investors may purchase shares following the Closing pursuant to its agreement) (the “Other Stock Purchase Agreements”). 

 NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby, and in consideration of the mutual benefits
of this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES 

 1.1 Capital Commitment. On the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Purchasers commit to make a capital contribution to the Corporation in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Purchaser’s Maximum Dollar Investment in exchange for shares of Common Stock. 

1.2 Closing. 
 (a) On the terms
set forth in this Agreement and subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 2 below, the Corporation shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall purchase from the Corporation at the
Closing, at a price per share of $12.00, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto as such Purchaser’s Funded Shares (the shares
of Common Stock purchased by a Purchaser at the Closing, such Purchaser’s “Funded Shares”). 
 (b) The closing of the
purchase and sale of each Purchaser’s Funded Shares (the “Closing”) shall occur at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the date (or such later date) agreed to by the Corporation and the Purchasers after notification of satisfaction (or, where
permissible, waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 below, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction (or, where permissible, waiver) of those
conditions, at the offices of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, 1201 Walnut, Suite 2900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, or at such other location as mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto. The date of the Closing is referred to herein as the
“Closing Date.” The Closing shall occur contemporaneously with the Closing (or Initial Closing) under each Other Investor’s Other Stock Purchase Agreement. 

(c) Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 2 below, at the Closing, (i) each
Purchaser shall deliver to the Corporation by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account set forth on Schedule 1.3(c) the amount set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto as such Purchaser’s
“Closing Amount” (such Purchaser’s “Closing Amount”) and (ii) the Corporation shall deliver to each Purchaser one or more certificates bearing the appropriate legends herein provided for and free and clear of all liens
(other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities laws) representing such Purchaser’s Funded Shares. 

  
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	 	2.	CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 

 2.1 Conditions to the Purchaser’s Obligations. The
obligation of each Purchaser hereunder to purchase its Funded Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by each Purchaser) of each of the following conditions: 

(a) The representations and warranties of the Corporation in Section 3.1 hereof shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, and the Corporation shall have complied with all its agreements contained herein and the Corporation shall have performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”) to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, and the Corporation shall have furnished to the Purchasers a certificate, dated the Closing Date, as applicable, executed on behalf of the Corporation
by each of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, certifying as to the foregoing. 
 (b) The Corporation shall have
furnished to the Purchasers a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed on behalf of the Corporation by each of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, certifying that such officers have examined the Financial Statements (as
defined in Section 3.1(e) hereof) and, in their opinion (except to the extent superseded by statements in later-prepared documents comprising part of the Financial Statements and delivered to the Purchasers), as of such date, the Financial
Statements do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, with respect to the respective periods covered by such Financial Statements. 
 (c) From the date hereof to the Closing Date,
there shall not have occurred any event or series of events, change, occurrence or development or a state of circumstances or facts (including any events, changes, occurrences, developments, state of circumstances or facts existing prior to the date
hereof but which become known during such period) that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (for purposes of this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means a
material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of operation or financial condition of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that the term Material Adverse Effect shall not for purposes of
this clause (i) be deemed to include the effects of (A) changes after the date of this Agreement (the “Signing Date”) in general business, economic or market conditions (including changes generally in prevailing interest
rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit markets), or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or
terrorism, in each case generally affecting the industries in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate, (B) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(“GAAP”) or regulatory accounting requirements, or authoritative interpretations thereof: or (C) changes or proposed changes after the Signing Date in securities, banking and other laws of general applicability or related
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or interpretations of Governmental Authorities (in the case of each of these clauses (A), (B) and (C), other than changes or occurrences to the extent that such changes or occurrences have
or would reasonably be expected to have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to comparable U.S. banking or financial services organizations); or (ii) the ability of the
Corporation to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and perform its obligations hereunder on a timely basis. 
 (d) The
Corporation shall have delivered a certificate of the Secretary of the Corporation, dated as of the Closing Date, (i) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a duly authorized committee thereof
approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of the shares to be issued at the Closing, (ii) certifying the current version of the bylaws, as amended, of the Corporation and (iii) certifying as to the
signatures and authority of persons signing this Agreement and related documents on behalf of the Corporation. 
 (e) The Corporation shall
have delivered (i) a certificate evidencing the good standing, and (ii) a certified copy of all charter documents of record, in both cases (i) and (ii) above for each of the Corporation, the Banks and any other Subsidiaries in
its respective jurisdiction of formation, and due qualification as a foreign organization authorized to do business in any other jurisdiction in which it maintains any offices, issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such
jurisdiction, as of a date within five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date. 
 (f) The Corporation shall have caused the
issuance and delivery to the Purchaser of certificates from (i) the FDIC confirming that each Bank’s deposits are currently insured by the FDIC, (ii) the Federal Reserve certifying that the Corporation is a registered bank holding
company, (iii) the OCC certifying that Equity Bank is a national banking association or the Department certifying that Equity Bank is duly authorized as a commercial bank under Kansas law, and (iv) the Department certifying that Signature
Bank is duly authorized as a commercial bank under Kansas law. 
 (g) Any authorizations, consents, commitments, agreements, orders or
approvals or confirmation of nonobjection of, or declarations, notifications or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any federal, state or local court or governmental or regulatory agency or authority or applicable stock
exchange or trading market, or other self-regulatory organization, including without limitation the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the Department or any state securities regulator (any such court, agency,
authority, exchange or market or other self-regulatory organization, a “Governmental Authority”) required to be obtained by the Corporation or such Purchasers for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the
foregoing are sometimes referred to herein as a “Required Approval” and collectively as “Required Approvals”), shall have been obtained or filed or shall have occurred (as applicable) and, as to any order or orders,
any such order or orders shall have become final and non-appealable, and neither the Purchasers nor the Corporation shall have received written notice from or otherwise been notified by a Governmental Authority that it will not grant a Required
Approval. No Required Approval shall (i) impose any condition or requirement that would reasonably be expected to be materially burdensome to the Purchasers or any of their affiliates, or the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or
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benefits to the Purchasers or any of their affiliates of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation any that, in such Purchasers’ good faith judgment, could impose
material constraints or restrictions on the Purchasers’ or any of their affiliate’s current business or investments), or (ii) impose any restraint or condition on any limited partner of the Purchasers (including, in the case of
clauses (i) and (ii), a requirement to file any application or notice under the BHC Act, the Change in Bank Control Act or any other federal or state banking law or regulation) (the foregoing, if identified by such Purchaser, using its good
faith judgment, by written notice to the Corporation as “Burdensome Conditions,” are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Burdensome Condition” and collectively as “Burdensome Conditions”). For
purposes of this Agreement, the imposition of a Burdensome Condition in connection with a Required Approval shall constitute a denial of such Required Approval and the Required Approval shall be deemed not received for all purposes in this
Agreement. 
 (h) No law, regulation, policy or guidance shall have been enacted or issued by a Governmental Authority since the Signing
Date that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the benefits to the Purchasers and their affiliates of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(i) The Purchasers shall have determined in their good faith judgment that the purchase of the Funded Shares at the Closing, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, will not result in either Purchaser or any of its affiliates or associates being deemed in control of the Corporation or the Banks for purposes of the BHC Act or any
applicable state banking law or the cross-guaranty liability provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or otherwise being regulated as a bank holding company within the meaning of the BHC Act or any applicable state banking law. 

(j) The Corporation shall have obtained any third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the completion of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. 
 (k) There shall be no law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree prohibiting any
of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before or by any court or Governmental Authority seeking to restrain or prohibit, or seeking damages in connection with, the transactions
contemplated hereby. The condition set forth in this subsection is sometimes referred to in this Agreement as the “Prohibition Condition.” 

(l) Independent legal counsel to the Corporation reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers shall have furnished to the Purchasers its written
opinion, addressed to the Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance acceptable to the Purchasers. 
 (m) The Corporation
shall have delivered to the Purchaser, at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date, a schedule (the “Capital Schedule”) that certifies, as of the time immediately after the Closing, as applicable, and assuming the
sale of the number of shares of each class of Common Stock to be sold at the Closing, including pursuant to the Other Stock Purchase Agreements, the number of shares, by class, series and type, of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
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preferred securities, hybrid debt or capital instruments, any debt or equity instruments convertible into shares of common stock of the Corporation, and other securities of the Corporation (in
each case stating whether or not convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Corporation); the Corporation shall attach to the Capital Schedule complete copies of the instruments defining all rights and all
conversion features of each type of security listed on the Capital Schedule other than (i) the Class A Common Stock, (ii) the Class B Common Stock and (iii) the preferred stock issued to the Secretary of the Treasury in August
2011. 
 (n) The Corporation shall receive gross proceeds from the Other Investors in an aggregate amount, when added to the Initial Closing
Amount of the Purchasers, equal to $19,646,867 contemporaneously with the Initial Closing. 
 (o) Each of the Other Investors identified on
Schedule 2.1(p) shall have delivered to the Purchaser a duly executed copy of the Shareholders Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, and (B) with respect to the Closing, each such agreement shall be in
full force and effect. 
 2.2 Conditions to the Corporation’s Obligations. The obligation of the Corporation hereunder to issue
the Funded Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Corporation) of each of the following conditions: 
 (a)
The representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2 hereof shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date, and the Purchasers shall have complied with
all their agreements contained herein and the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to
the Closing. 
 (b) The Required Approvals shall have been obtained or filed or shall have occurred (as applicable) and, as to any order or
orders, any such order or orders shall have become final and non-appealable, and neither the Purchasers nor the Corporation shall have received written notice from or otherwise been notified by a Governmental Authority that it will not grant a
Required Approval. 
 (c) The Prohibition Condition shall have been satisfied. 

 

	 	3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

 3.1 Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the
Corporation. Except as otherwise set forth on the Corporation Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, the Corporation represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Purchasers that as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date: 

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Corporation consists of: 

(i) 45,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, of which 4,246,832 shares are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and 

  
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 (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, of which 298,539 shares are outstanding as
of the date of this Agreement; and 
 (iii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 16,372 shares of its Senior Non-Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $0.01 per share, are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. 
 Other than as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a)(i), no shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or preferred stock are reserved for issuance. 

Schedule 3.1(a)(ii) sets forth the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, and preferred stock of the Corporation, and
the holders thereof, as of the date hereof, effective upon completion of the Closing, and effective upon the completion of the Offering, assuming the Closing is completed and each Purchaser and each Other Investor funds its investment to the fullest
extent may be required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and its respective Other Stock Purchase Agreement, as applicable. 
 (b) The
Corporation does not have any Subsidiaries other than the Banks, Ellis CC Management, LLC, SA Holdings, Inc. and Country Park II Residences, L.C., which are each wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Equity Bank. Within the preceding
twenty-four (24) months, the Corporation and each Subsidiary have filed all notices, forms, reports, registrations and statements, together with any required amendments thereto, that it was required to file with the Federal Reserve, the FDIC,
and any other applicable federal or state securities or banking authorities, except where the failure to file any such report, registration or statement would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All such reports and statements filed within the preceding twenty-four (24) months with any such regulatory body or authority are collectively referred to herein as the “Corporation Reports.” As of their respective
dates, the Corporation Reports complied as to form in all material respects with all the rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and any other applicable foreign or state securities or banking authorities, as the case may
be. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary” shall mean any: (a) firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity of which the Corporation directly, or indirectly through any
Subsidiary, owns (i) at least 10% of the outstanding voting capital stock (or other outstanding voting shares of beneficial interest), or (ii) at least a majority of the partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interests;
(b) partnership in which the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation is a general partner; or (c) limited liability company in which the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation is the manager or the managing member or
owns a majority interest. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(b), the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any and all liens, and all the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interest of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. 

(c) Since December 31, 2011 (the “Financial Statement Date”), no change has occurred and no circumstances exist
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Statement Date) that is not reflected in the Financial Statements (as defined below) which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(c), there are no transactions, arrangements, or other relationships between the Corporation or any Subsidiary and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity. Neither the Corporation nor any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to any material transaction or material contract or arrangement with any stockholder of the Corporation holding at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (determined on a fully diluted basis),
director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Related Parties”) or any of the respective immediate family members or affiliates of Related Parties other than in the ordinary course of
business. 
 (d) The Corporation, the Banks and each of their respective Subsidiaries (i) have all corporate power and authority
necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are currently engaged and have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, orders,
judgments, decrees, rules and regulations, including all laws and regulations restricting activities of bank holding companies and banking organizations; and (ii) have all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have
made all filings, applications and registrations with, any Governmental Authorities that are required in order to carry on their business as presently conducted and that are material to the business of the Corporation or such Subsidiary; and all
such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, no suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened, and all such filings, applications and
registrations are current. The Corporation is unaware of any facts or circumstances that would give rise to the revocation or material adverse modification of any material permits. 

(e) The Corporation has furnished to the Purchasers or otherwise made available to the Purchasers a true and correct copy of the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for its fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (collectively, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Corporation as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the
operations of the Corporation for the periods indicated. 
 (f) Based in part upon the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
contained herein, (i) the Corporation is not required by applicable law or regulation in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Funded Shares to the Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register such shares
under the 1933 Act, or any state securities laws and (ii) except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(f) none of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Corporation’s knowledge, any of its affiliates or any person acting on its
behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offers or sales of any Corporation security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would (A) eliminate the availability
of the exemption from registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Corporation of Common Stock as contemplated hereby or the Offering as a whole or (B) cause the offering of Common
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offerings by the Corporation for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions. Neither the Corporation nor any person acting on behalf of the Corporation has
offered or sold any of the Common Stock or any of the other securities to be sold in the Offering by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. 

(g) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (i) have been duly incorporated or organized and are validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization, and (ii) are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as foreign corporations or organizations in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership
or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. 

(h) The number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options, warrants, subordinated debt instruments,
trust preferred securities, hybrid debt or capital instruments, any debt or equity instruments convertible into shares of common stock of the Corporation, and other securities of the Corporation (whether or not presently convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Corporation) as of the date hereof has been set forth on Schedule 3.1(h). All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. None of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or
purchase any capital stock of the Corporation, and except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h) no person has any preemptive or similar right to purchase any shares of capital stock of the Corporation. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(h), neither the Corporation nor any of its officers, directors, or employees is a party to any right of first refusal, right of first offer, proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, registration rights agreement, or
shareholders agreement with respect to the sale or voting of any securities of the Corporation. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which the stockholders of the Corporation may vote
(“Voting Debt”) are issued and outstanding. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h), (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or Voting Debt of the Corporation, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Corporation is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock or Voting Debt of the Corporation or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or Voting Debt of the Corporation, (ii) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Corporation which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Corporation is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Corporation; (iii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Common Stock to be issued hereunder or any other securities to be issued in the Offering; (iv) the Corporation does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements
or any similar plan or agreement; and (v) neither the Corporation nor either of the Banks has exercised any right to defer payments of interest on any subordinated debt or trust preferred securities. 

  
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 (i) The shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and, when issued and delivered by the Corporation against payment therefor in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, other than restrictions on
transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Common Stock to be issued hereunder will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will not be issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or similar right to purchase any capital stock of the Corporation. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other Governmental Authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents (including,
without limitation, the issuance of the Common Stock to be issued hereunder and pursuant to the Other Stock Purchase Agreements), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of
Securities on Form D with the SEC under Regulation D of the 1933 Act, and (iii) those listed on Schedule 3.1(i). 
 (j)
The Corporation has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, including, without limitation, to issue the Funded Shares. Each of the Transaction Documents has been or will be, as applicable, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and duly executed and delivered by the Corporation, and
constitutes or will constitute as applicable, a valid and legally binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Other Stock
Purchase Agreements and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Corporation and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation. No other corporate proceedings or approvals or authorizations by the Corporation or its stockholders are necessary for the execution and delivery by the Corporation of this Agreement, the Other Stock
Purchase Agreements and the other Transaction Documents, the performance by the Corporation of its obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except as disclosed
on Schedule 3.1(j) there are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements, or other similar arrangements with respect to the Corporation’s capital stock to which the Corporation is a party or between or among any of the
Corporation’s stockholders, and the Corporation understands and agrees that the Purchasers will not be executing nor shall be bound by any such agreements. 

(k) The execution, delivery and performance by the Corporation of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Funded Shares in the
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Stock Purchase Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein (collectively, the “Transactions”), will not (i) conflict with or
constitute a violation of, or default (with the passage of time or the delivery of notice) under, result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of(A) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, lease, franchise, license, permit, contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement or instrument to which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or their property is bound, where such
conflict, violation or default would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Authority
binding upon the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property, or (ii) violate any of the provisions of the certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or similar governing documents of the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries. 
 (l) The Financial Statements (including the related notes) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Corporation and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole at the dates and for the periods indicated and the results of operations and cash flows of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries, at the dates and for the periods indicated, and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. Since the Financial Statement Date, the Corporation has not
effected any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice, except for any such change required because of a concurrent change in GAAP, nor has it been advised by its independent accounting firm or any Governmental Authority that any
such change in method of accounting or accounting practice is appropriate. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that are not properly
reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for (i) liabilities that have arisen since December 31, 2011 in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) contractual liabilities under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) liabilities that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. The Financial Statements have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, which books and records in all material respects have been and are being maintained in
accordance with applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. 
 (m) There is no action, suit or
proceeding before or by any court or other Governmental Authority or any labor dispute now pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) that adversely affects or challenges
the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the securities to be issued hereunder or (ii) which would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.

  
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 (n) No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by
any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Transactions is in effect or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened. 

(o) No labor dispute exists or is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which would have
or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary has engaged in conduct that it knows to be a violation of any applicable law or contractual obligation
relating to the recruitment, hiring, extension of offers of employment, retention or solicitation of any current employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary where such violation would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Corporation, no executive officer is, or is expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement
or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and to the knowledge of the Corporation, the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries to any material liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Corporation is in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. 

(p) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p), no broker’s, finder’s, investment banker’s, financial advisory or
similar fee or commission has been paid or will be payable by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to, or for any services rendered to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries ancillary to, the offer, issue and sale of Common
Stock contemplated by this Agreement or the Offering. The Corporation shall indemnify, pay, and hold the Purchasers harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses)
arising in connection with any such right, interest or claim. 
 (q) The Corporation does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any
Subsidiary other than the Banks and any other companies and entities referred to in Section 3.1(b). The Corporation does not engage, directly or indirectly or through any other entity or through any partnership, joint venture or the like, in
any business or activity other than investing its assets and owning or controlling the Banks and any Subsidiaries. The Corporation does not own any shares of stock or any other equity or debt securities of any corporation or other entity or have any
equity interest in any firm, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity except as set forth in the Financial Statements. 

(r) Except for such agreements that have expired or terminated in accordance with their terms prior to the date hereof, each material
agreement to which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries is a party is in full force and effect and is binding on the Corporation and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the knowledge of the Corporation, is binding upon such other parties, in
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Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any other party thereto, is in breach of or default under any such agreement, which breach or default would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Corporation, nor any of its Subsidiaries, has received any written notice regarding the termination of any such agreements. The Corporation has made available to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of
all such agreements to which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject. 
 (s) Each of the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries has (i) filed on a timely basis all federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required to be filed by it through the date hereof or had properly requested extension thereof, except where such failure to
timely file would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) paid all taxes, assessments, fines, interest or penalties that have become due and payable except as any are being
contested in good faith and for which a reserve in accordance with GAAP has been recorded. Each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries has made reasonable charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable Financial Statements in respect of all
federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries has not been finally determined. No tax deficiency has been asserted against the Corporation or any of
its Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of the Corporation, there is no tax deficiency which might be asserted or threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no tax liens on any assets of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries. All
withholding taxes have been paid and properly remitted by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries have not engaged or participated in any reportable transactions. The Corporation has been a C corporation for U.S.
federal income tax purposes since its formation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(s), the net operating losses (if any) of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries are not currently subject to a IRC 382 limitation and will
not be subject to a IRC 382 limitation after the completion of the Closing. 
 (t) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, decrees and judgments applicable to them, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws and the applicable federal and state
banking laws, rules and regulations (the “Applicable Laws”), except where such non-compliance would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Corporation nor any of
its Subsidiaries (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under), nor has
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries received written notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any material contract (whether or not such default or violation has been waived) or (ii) is in violation of
any order of which the Corporation has been made aware in writing of any court, arbitrator or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets. Neither the
Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of or has received any notice of purported or actual non-compliance with Applicable Laws (except to the extent it would not individually or in the
aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any communication from any Governmental Authority threatening to revoke any permit, license, franchise, certificate
of authority or other governmental authorization, or (ii) threatening or contemplating revocation or limitation of, or which would have the effect of revoking or limiting, FDIC deposit insurance. 

  
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 (u) The operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted, in all
material respects, in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules
and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by
or before any court or other Governmental Authority involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened. 

(v) Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director, officer, agent, employee or
affiliate of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Corporation will not
knowingly directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the securities to be issued in the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, towards
any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. 

(w) Except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties as are
necessary to its operations as now conducted. 
 (x) Each of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries maintains insurance (issued by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility) of the types, against such losses and in the amounts, with such insurers and subject to deductibles and exclusions as the Corporation reasonably believes are customary in the Corporation’s and its
Subsidiaries’ industry and otherwise prudent, including, without limitation, insurance covering all real and personal property owned or leased by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all
other risks customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which insurance is in full force and effect. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation of any such insurance, nor, will
it or any Subsidiary be unable to renew their respective existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (y) The Corporation is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale
of the securities to be issued in the Offering as contemplated in this Agreement, the Other Stock Purchase Agreements will not be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

  
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 (z) The Corporation is duly registered as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. Each of the
Banks is a commercial bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing with its primary regulator. Each of the Banks has at least a “satisfactory” rating under the U.S. Community Reinvestment Act. Each of the Banks is a member in
good standing of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. The deposit accounts of the Banks are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC, and all premiums and assessments required to be paid in connection therewith have been paid when due. Each of
the Banks meets or exceeds the standards necessary to be considered ‘‘well capitalized” under the FDIC’s regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. 

(aa) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa): 

(1)Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary is subject to any cease- and-desist order, memorandum
of understanding or other similar order or enforcement action (including any order to pay civil money penalties) issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any
commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any capital directive by, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any Governmental Authority that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of its operations
or business or that in any material manner relates to its capital adequacy, maintenance of specific capital levels, its liquidity and funding policies and practices, its ability to pay dividends, its credit, risk management or compliance policies,
its internal controls, its management or its operations or business (each item in this sentence, a “Regulatory Agreement”), nor has the Corporation or any Subsidiary been advised by any Governmental Authority that it is considering
issuing, initiating, ordering, or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. 
 (2) The Corporation has no knowledge of any facts and
circumstances, and has no reason to believe that any facts or circumstances exist, that would cause any of its Subsidiary banking institutions: (i) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder or to be assigned a CRA rating by federal or state banking regulators of lower than “satisfactory”; (ii) to be deemed to be operating in violation, in any material respect, of the Bank Secrecy Act,
the Patriot Act, any order issued with respect to anti-money laundering by OFAC, or any other Money Laundering Laws; or (iii) to be deemed not to be in satisfactory compliance, in any material respect, with all applicable privacy of customer
information requirements contained in any federal and state privacy laws and regulations as well as the provisions of all information security programs adopted by such Subsidiaries. 

(3) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Corporation
and each Subsidiary has properly administered all accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal representative, guardian, conservator or investment advisor, in accordance
with the terms of the governing documents, applicable federal and state law and regulation and common law. None of the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary has committed any breach of
trust or fiduciary duty with respect to any such fiduciary account that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, except as 

  
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would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the accountings for each such fiduciary account are true and correct and accurately reflect
the assets of such fiduciary account. 
 (bb) The Corporation is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(l) under
the 1933 Act. 
 (cc) Except for normal periodic examinations conducted since December 31, 2006 by a federal or state bank regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Bank Regulator”), no Bank Regulator has initiated any proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, investigation into the business or
operations of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries have addressed in all material respects any matters requiring Board attention set forth in writing by any Bank Regulator with respect to any such normal
periodic examination. 
 (dd) As of the Closing Date , taking into account the net proceeds received from the Purchasers and any Other
Investor at the Closing and the completion of any acquisition funded thereby, the Corporation and the Banks each will have leverage, Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios that are at least 100
basis points in excess of the minimum regulatory requirements, in the case of the Corporation, and for “well-capitalized” status under Federal prompt corrective action regulations, in the case of the Banks. 

(ee) As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, the Corporation’s management has concluded that the loan loss reserves of the
Banks are adequate and has not been advised by the Corporation’s independent or internal auditors of any preliminary or final disagreement with management’s conclusions. 

(ff) The issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement together with the consummation of the
remainder of the Offering will not trigger any rights under any “change of control’’ provision in any of the employee benefit plans, retirement plans or other agreements to which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is a party,
including without limitation any employment, “change in control,” severance or other compensatory agreements or arrangements (all of the foregoing are referred to as “Employee Arrangements”), which results in payments to
the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement or the completion of the remainder of the Offering would otherwise trigger any
such rights, the Corporation will obtain waivers from the parties to the Employee Arrangements waiving, as applicable, (i) the right to receive any such payments resulting from the occurrence of such triggering event or (ii) the
acceleration of vesting of such benefits. 
 (gg) The Corporation maintains internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes policies and procedures that (A) pertain to the maintenance of records that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Corporation, (B) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of

  
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financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Corporation are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
Corporation, and (C) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Corporation’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. The
Corporation has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to the Corporation’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors (x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably expected to adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Corporation’s internal controls over financial reporting. 

(hh) Except as expressly set forth or reflected in the Financial Statements, since the Financial Statement Date, (A) neither the
Corporation nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim that the Corporation or any Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. The records, systems, controls, data and information of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries are recorded, stored,
maintained and operated under means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries or their accountants
(including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to adversely affect
in any material respect the system of internal accounting controls described above in this subsection. 
 (ii) Except as expressly set forth
or reflected in the Financial Statements, since the Financial Statement Date, the Corporation and each of the Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course, consistent with prior practice.

 (jj) The Board of Directors has taken all necessary action to ensure that any “moratorium,” ‘‘control share,”
“fair price,” “takeover,” “business combination” or “interested stockholder” law or any similar provision in the Corporation’s organizational documents (collectively, “Takeover Laws”)
does not and will not apply to this Agreement or to any of the Transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (kk) The Corporation has not, and to the
Corporation’s knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Corporation to facilitate the
sale or resale of any of the Common Stock, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of the Corporation or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for
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 (ll) No securities of the Corporation are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the offering and sale of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in the Offering and pursuant to this Agreement have not been and, assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’
representations in Section 3.2 below (and the similar representations of the Other Investors), are not required to be registered under the 1933 Act. 

(mm) Neither the Class A Common Stock nor the Class B Common Stock is listed or quoted on any trading market. 

(nn) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property and tangible personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such property or do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with
such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. 

(oo) [Intentionally omitted.] 

(pp) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or as
disclosed on Schedule 3.1(pp): 
 (1) The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with, and all documentation
in connection with the origination, processing, underwriting and credit approval of any mortgage loan originated, purchased or serviced by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries satisfied, (A) all applicable federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations with respect to the origination, insuring, purchase, sale, pooling, servicing, subservicing, or filing of claims in connection with mortgage loans, including all laws relating to real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit protection, truth in lending laws, usury limitations, fair housing, transfers of servicing, collection practices, equal credit opportunity and adjustable rate mortgages, (B) the responsibilities and obligations relating to mortgage loans
set forth in any agreement between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer, (C) the applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, handbooks and other requirements of any Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer
and (D) the terms and provisions of any mortgage or other collateral documents and other loan documents with respect to each mortgage loan; and 

(2) No Agency, Loan Investor or Insurer has (A) claimed in writing that the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has violated or has
not complied with the applicable underwriting standards with respect to mortgage loans sold by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Investor or Agency, or with respect to any sale of mortgage servicing rights to a Loan Investor,
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(including commitment authority) of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) indicated in writing to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries that it has terminated or intends to
terminate its relationship with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries for poor performance, poor loan quality or concern with respect to the Corporation’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance with laws. For purposes of this
subsection: (A) “Agency” means the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Farmers Home Administration (now known as Rural Housing and Community Development Services), the Federal
National Mortgage Association, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any other federal or state agency with authority to (i) determine any investment,
origination, lending or servicing requirements with regard to mortgage loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) originate, purchase, or service mortgage loans, or otherwise promote mortgage
lending, including state and local housing finance authorities; (B) “Loan Investor” means any person (including an Agency) having a beneficial interest in any mortgage loan originated, purchased or serviced by the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries or a security backed by or representing an interest in any such mortgage loan; and (C) “Insurer” means a person who insures or guarantees for the benefit of the mortgagee all or any portion of the
risk of loss upon borrower default on any of the mortgage loans originated, purchased or serviced by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs,
the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and any private mortgage insurer, and providers of hazard, title or other insurance with respect to such mortgage loans or the related collateral. 

(qq) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(qq), since the date of the Financial Statements, (i) there have been no
events, occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Corporation has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Corporation’s financial
statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Corporation has not altered materially its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its accounting books and records, (iv) the Corporation has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the
Corporation), (v) the Corporation has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to existing Corporation stock option or stock purchase plans or executive and
director arrangements listed on Schedule 3.1(qq)(v) and (vi) there has not been any material change or amendment to, or any waiver of any material right by the Corporation under, any material contract under which the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or subject. Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or their respective business,
properties, operations or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Corporation under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made that has not been disclosed to the Purchasers. 

  
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 (rr) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use all
foreign and domestic patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, inventions, trade secrets, technology, Internet domain names, knowhow and other intellectual property
(collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted except where the failure to own, possess, license or have such rights would not
have or reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except where such violations or infringements would not have or reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property; (b)there is no infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (c) there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or claim by others challenging the Corporation’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property; (d) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the
validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property; and (e) there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark,
copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others. 
 (ss) Other than the Purchasers or any other investors in the Offering or
the Core Capital Offering set forth in the applicable registration rights agreements, copies of each of which have been provided to the Purchasers, no person has any right to cause the Corporation to effect the registration under the 1933 Act of any
securities of the Corporation with the SEC. 
 (tt) [Intentionally omitted.] 

(uu) Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any directors, officers, nor to the Corporation’s knowledge, employees,
agents or other persons acting at the direction of or on behalf of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Corporation: (a) directly or indirectly, used any corporate funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to foreign or domestic political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to
any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (c) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (d) made any other unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other material unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. 
 (vv) The Corporation has not
adopted any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock or a change in control of the Corporation. The Corporation and its Board of Directors
have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the
Corporation’s articles of incorporation or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to either Purchaser or any of its affiliates or associates solely as
a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Corporation’s issuance of the Funded Shares and either Purchaser’s ownership of the Funded Shares. 

(ww) The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Corporation further acknowledges that each Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Corporation (or in any similar capacity)
with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by either Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
thereby is merely incidental to such Purchaser’s purchase of Common Stock hereunder. 

  
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 3.2 Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser
represents and warrants, severally but not jointly, to, and agrees with, the Corporation that, as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date: 

(a) Such Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Corporation, this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditor’s rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 

(b) Such Purchaser (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and
has all the requisite power and authority to purchase such Purchaser’s Funded Shares, as provided herein, and (ii) its purchase of such Purchaser’s Funded Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of such
Purchaser. 
 (c) Such Purchaser is purchasing its Funded Shares for such Purchaser’s own account and not with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof in a transaction that would violate or cause a violation of the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state or any other applicable jurisdiction. 

(d) Such Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the 1933 Act and understands and
acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Funded Shares to such Purchaser hereunder have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities law in reliance on the availability of an exemption from such registration requirements of the
1933 Act based in part on the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representations in this Section. 
 (e) In the normal course of such
Purchaser’s business or affairs, such Purchaser invests in or purchases securities similar to the Common Stock and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
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Purchaser deemed necessary or desirable in making a decision to purchase its Funded Shares, and has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from officers of the Corporation and to
obtain additional information (to the extent the Corporation possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished to such Purchaser or to which such
Purchaser had access. 
 (f) Such Purchaser is not relying on the Corporation or any of its affiliates with respect to an analysis or
consideration of the terms of or economic considerations relating to an investment in the Common Stock. In regard to such considerations and analysis, such Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, its own advisors. Nothing
herein shall limit the Corporation’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1. 
 (g) Such Purchaser acknowledges
and is aware that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder. Such Purchaser understands that such shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act and are “restricted
securities, within the meaning of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom. Furthermore, such Purchaser acknowledges that the shares of
Common Stock purchased hereunder will bear a legend to the effect set forth below, and such Purchaser covenants that, except to the extent such restrictions are waived by the Corporation, such Purchaser shall not transfer the shares of Common Stock
purchased hereunder without complying with the restrictions on transfer described in the legend endorsed on such certificate: 
 THE SHARES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT
AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER SUCH ACT, OR UNLESS THE CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED. 
 Such Purchaser may transfer the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder to any affiliate or affiliates of such Purchaser provided such
transfer is not prohibited by any federal or state securities laws or any applicable banking law or regulation. 
 (h) The execution,
delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement, purchase of its Funded Shares in the manner contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, will not (i) conflict with or constitute a material
violation of, or material default (with the passage of time or the delivery of notice) under any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or judgment, order or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding upon such Purchaser or any
of its property, or (ii) violate any of the provisions of the charter documents of such Purchaser; and no material consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with any such person (including, without limitation, any
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consummation of the Transactions by such Purchaser, except such as may be required under Regulation D under the 1933 Act or for a Rule 506 “federal covered security” under state
securities laws and for the Required Approvals. 
 (i) The offer to purchase the Common Stock to be purchased hereunder was directly
communicated to such Purchaser by the Corporation. At no time was such Purchaser presented with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio, television, internet or email advertisement, or any other form of general advertising
or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such communicated offer. 
 (j)
Such Purchaser neither is nor will be obligated for any finder’s or broker’s fee or commission in connection with Transactions for which the Corporation would be responsible. 

(k) Such Purchaser has valid commitments and arrangements so that by the Closing it will have sufficient funds to enable such Purchaser to pay
the sums required to be paid by it to the Corporation or, if applicable, the escrow agent, pursuant to this Agreement, and otherwise to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

(l) Such Purchaser is organized, formed, or incorporated under (i) the laws of one of the states or territories of the United States of
America or the District of Columbia or (ii) the federal laws of the United States of America; and such Purchaser is domiciled in one of the states or territories of the United States of America or the District of Columbia. 

 

	 	4.	ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 

 4.1 Form D, Blue Sky and Certificates. 

(a) The Corporation agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to each sale of the securities in the Offering as required under Regulation D
and to provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers promptly after each such filing. The Corporation, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as is necessary in order to obtain and maintain an exemption for or to qualify the securities to
be sold hereunder for sale to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of
any such action so taken to the Purchasers on or prior to the Closing Date. The Corporation shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the securities being sold in the Offering required under applicable securities or
“Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date. 
 (b) The restrictive legend set forth in
Section 3.2(g) shall be removed and the Corporation shall issue a certificate without such restrictive legend or any other restrictive legend to the holder of the applicable Funded Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by
electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if (i) such shares are registered for resale under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144,
without the requirement for the Corporation to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (i) the effective date
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Statement covering the resale of some or all of the securities purchased hereunder or (ii) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of such securities, without the requirement for the
Corporation to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Corporation shall cause counsel to the
Corporation to issue to the Corporation’s transfer agent a legal opinion to the effect that no subsequent transfer of such securities shall require registration under the 1933 Act. Any fees (with respect to said transfer agent, counsel or
otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Corporation. Following such time as a restrictive legend is no longer required for any securities, no later than three (3) trading days
following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Corporation or said transfer agent (with notice to the Corporation) of a legended certificate representing such securities and an opinion of counsel to the extent required by this Section, the Corporation
will and will cause the transfer agent to, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate or confirmation representing such securities that is free from all restrictive legends. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the
Corporation may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the transfer agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Certificates for securities free from all restrictive legends may be transmitted by
the said transfer agent to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such Purchaser’s custodian or prime broker with DTC as directed by such Purchaser. 

4.2 Regulatory Matters. 

(a) Each of the Corporation and the Purchasers agree to use (and the Corporation agrees to cause each of the Banks to use) diligent efforts in
good faith, at its own expense, to obtain any Required Approvals necessary for the Closing on terms consistent with the terms set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each party will (and the Corporation will cause each of the
Banks to) (i) promptly submit, to each applicable Governmental Authority, completed notices, requests and applications required from such party, as applicable, for each Required Approval, and (ii) promptly provide to the other party copies
of the public portions of all such notices, requests and applications as they are filed with each Governmental Authority. Each party agrees to use (and the Corporation agrees to cause each of the Banks to use) diligent efforts in good faith, at its
own expense, to assist and support the other party’s efforts to obtain each Required Approval. In connection with the foregoing, each Purchaser agrees to (i) if required by the Federal Reserve, submit to standard passivity and
anti-association commitments as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) if required by the FDIC, submit to the provisions applicable to investors provided for in the FDIC’s Final Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank
Acquisitions, as interpreted and applied as of the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Purchaser shall be required to (x) agree to or suffer to exist any condition, limitation, restriction or
requirement that would be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to result in a Burdensome Condition or (y) take any action that would result in such Purchaser or any of its affiliates or associates being deemed in control of the
Corporation or the Banks for purposes of the BHC Act or any applicable state banking law or the cross-guaranty liability provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or otherwise being regulated as a bank holding company within the meaning of the
BHC Act. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither Purchaser shall be required to furnish the Corporation with any (1) sensitive personal biographical or personal financial information of any of the directors, officers,
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or any of its affiliates or (2) proprietary and non-public information related to the organizational terms of, or investors in, such Purchaser or its affiliates. To the extent consistent
with applicable law, the Corporation shall promptly furnish to the Purchasers copies of all written communications received by the Corporation or the Banks from, or delivered by the Corporation or the Banks to, any Governmental Authority in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
 (b) In the event that a Purchaser in its sole discretion determines to
acquire or to establish its authority to acquire shares of any class of securities other than pursuant to this Agreement whose acquisition is or may be subject to one or more regulatory approvals (including without limitation non-objections), such
Purchaser may, but is not obligated, to seek any such approvals, in which event the Corporation agrees that it will (and will cause the Banks to) use diligent efforts in good faith, at its own expense, to assist and support such Purchaser’s
efforts to obtain, and neither Corporation nor the Banks shall oppose, any such approvals. 
 4.3 Confidentiality. 

(a) For so long as a Purchaser owns any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock such Purchaser agrees and agrees to cause
its Representatives (as defined in subsection (c) below) (to the extent such Representatives are provided any such Confidential Information (as defined in subsection (b) below) by the Corporation or the Purchasers), to keep confidential
any Confidential Information. In the event a Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or anyone to whom a Purchaser transmits Confidential Information is requested or required by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents,
subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process to disclose any such information, such Purchaser shall (i) provide the Corporation with prompt notice so that the Corporation may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy
and/or waive such Purchaser’s compliance with the provisions of this Section, (ii) furnish only that portion of such information that such Purchaser is advised by counsel is legally required and (iii) at the Corporation’s expense
and direction, exercise its reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a Purchaser may disclose any such information if required by judicial
or administrative process or by other requirements of law, national stock exchange or self-regulatory organization and (ii) a Purchaser may disclose such information pertaining to the Corporation and the Banks to investors in such Purchaser
(and their representatives) in such Purchaser’s periodic reports to such investors to the extent typically provided by such Purchaser in such reports. 

(b) For the purpose of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means information obtained from the Corporation, except to
the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) previously known on a non-confidential basis by a Purchaser or its Representatives, (ii) in the public domain other than by breach of this Agreement by a Purchaser or its
Representatives, (iii) later acquired by a Purchaser from sources other than the Corporation or its Subsidiaries not bound by any confidentiality obligation to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to such information, or
(iv) independently discovered, developed by or arrived at by a Purchaser without reference to the originating party’s Confidential Information by a Purchaser or its Representatives who had no access to the Confidential Information. 

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Representative” shall mean, with respect to any person, any of such person’s
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, equity financing partners, general partners, managers, investment managers, or financial advisors or other person associated with, or acting for or on behalf of, such
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 4.4 Use of Proceeds. The Corporation will not intentionally directly or indirectly use the
proceeds of the Transactions, and will not lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to
any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. 
 4.5 No Change of Control. The Corporation shall use diligent efforts in good faith to
obtain all necessary irrevocable waivers and make all appropriate determinations so that the issuance of Common Stock to the Purchasers hereunder together with the consummation of the remainder of the Offering will not trigger a “change of
control” or other similar provision in any of the agreements to which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including without limitation any employment, “change in control,” severance or other agreements and any
benefit plan, which results in payments to the counterparty or the acceleration of vesting of benefits. 
 4.6 Intentionally Omitted.

 4.7 Other Issuances Prior to Closing. Until the earlier to occur of the completion of the Closing, or the termination of this
Agreement, the Corporation shall not issue any additional shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or other shares of its capital stock or other securities which provide the holder thereof the right to convert or exchange such
securities into or for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or other shares of its capital stock, other than (i) such issuances, if any, as are expressly disclosed to and consented to by the Purchasers in this Agreement or
a schedule hereto, or (ii) “Plan Issuances,” which shall mean issuances of such securities to employees, officers, directors, and consultants of the Corporation, pursuant to Corporation’s currently existing warrant, stock option,
stock appreciation rights and restricted stock plans and employee stock purchase plan, in each case as previously disclosed to the Purchasers. 

4.8 Publicity. Without the prior consent of the Purchasers, the Corporation shall not issue any press release or make any other public
announcement (including on its web site) that names the Purchasers or their investment advisor, or issue any press release or public announcement about the completion of the Offering without identifying any Purchaser or the amount or terms of its
purchase. The Purchasers shall be entitled to issue a press release or other public announcement regarding this Transaction. In the event either party proposes to issue a press release or other public statement regarding this Transaction, each party
agrees that, prior to doing so, it shall consult with the other party and the content of any press release or public statement shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed. 
 4.9 Additional Purchases. In the event that the Corporation issues additional shares of common stock or preferred stock
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stock) (“Additional Shares”) following the Closing Date (“Additional Shares”) shall exclude shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock issued
(i) pursuant to Plan Issuances, (ii) in an Acquisition Transaction (as defined below) (but not in order to raise capital for an Acquisition Transaction), (iii) as a dividend on the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock,
(iv) in connection with any “Subsequent Drawdown” pursuant to the Other Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between the Corporation and Compass Island Investment Opportunities Fund A, L.P. and Compass Island Opportunities Fund C,
L.P. (together, “Resource”) on the date hereof or (v) (x) in connection with any expedited issuance of new securities undertaken at the written direction of the applicable regulator of the Corporation or any insured depository
institution subsidiary of the Corporation, or (y) in connection with the issuance of any new securities issued pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Small Business Lending Fund, or any similar United States Government program), the
Purchaser and their affiliates shall have the right to purchase directly from the Corporation (subject to compliance with applicable law or regulations and any required precondition of approval or
non-objection of the Federal Reserve and/or the FDIC if required) additional shares of common stock or preferred stock in the amount set forth in Section 4.9(a) allocated, in the case of purchases of
common stock, as follows: (A) shares of Class A Common Stock (or securities convertible into Class A Common Stock) up to such amount such that the Purchasers and their affiliates would not own, in the aggregate, in excess of 9.9% of
the pro forma outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, and (B) if such Class A Common Stock ownership limit is exceeded, shares of Class B Common Stock (or securities convertible into Class B Common Stock) with respect to such
excess. 
 (a) The Corporation shall provide written notice of such proposed sale of Additional Shares to the Purchasers no later than
thirty (30) business days prior to the anticipated issuance date (the “Preemptive Rights Notice”). Such Preemptive Rights Notice shall set forth all material terms and conditions of the sale of the Additional Shares, and state
that each Purchaser and its affiliates shall have the right to purchase its pro rata portion of such Additional Shares, which shall equal the total number of Additional Shares, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total
number of shares of Common Stock owned by such Purchaser and its affiliates immediately prior to such Preemptive Rights Notice and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
Preemptive Rights Notice plus any shares being purchased simultaneously therewith by Resource as a “Subsequent Drawdown” under the Other Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between the Corporation and Resource on the date hereof (the
“Preemptive Amount”), at the same price and on the same terms (except as to allocation as between Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock) as the Additional Shares are issued (the “Purchaser Additional Shares
Purchase Right”). 
 (b) Each Purchaser and its affiliates may elect to exercise its Purchaser Additional Shares Purchase Right
described in Section 4.9(a) by delivering an irrevocable written notice to the Corporation by the (10th) tenth business day after such Purchaser’s receipt of the Preemptive Rights Notice (the “Acceptance Period”),
setting forth the number of shares they wish to purchase of the Additional Shares up to their Preemptive Amount. 
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with other participants in the purchase of the Additional Shares, which in any event shall occur within sixty (60) days after the anticipated date of the sale of Additional Shares as set
forth in the Preemptive Rights Notice. At the consummation of any sale of Additional Shares, the Corporation shall issue stock certificates for the securities to be purchased by each Purchaser or its affiliates registered in the name of such
Purchaser (or of such Purchaser’s designee that is an affiliate of such Purchaser), promptly following payment by such Purchaser (or such designee) of the purchase price for such exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions as specified
in the Preemptive Rights Notice. 
 (d) If all of the Additional Shares referred to in the Preemptive Rights Notice are not elected to be
purchased or acquired within the Acceptance Period as provided in Section 4.9(b), the Corporation may, during the period ending on the sixtieth (60th) day after the anticipated date of the issuance of the Additional Shares as set forth in
the Preemptive Rights Notice, offer and sell the remaining unsubscribed portion of the Additional Shares to any person or persons on terms no less favorable to the Corporation than those specified in the Preemptive Rights Notice. If the Corporation
does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the Additional Shares within such period, then the Corporation’s right to consummate such issuance and sale shall expire and the Corporation shall be required to comply with the procedures set
forth in this Section 4.9 prior to any subsequent issuance of Additional Shares. 
 (e) The Purchaser Additional Shares Purchase Rights
shall expire upon the completion of an underwritten initial public offering of the Corporation’s common stock resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Corporation of at least $25,000,000. 

(f) The Corporation and its Board of Directors shall take all requisite action to ensure that no Takeover Law shall be applicable to, or shall
prevent or impair, the Purchasers’ or their affiliates’ exercise of the Purchaser Additional Shares Purchase Rights. 
 (g) For
purposes of this Section, “Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction entered into by the Corporation relating to any acquisition or purchase thereby of all or substantially all of the business, properties or assets of, or any
equity interest in, or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving, any third party pursuant to which the Corporation is the surviving entity thereof and its stockholders hold more than 50% of the issued and
outstanding Class A Common Stock upon completion of such Acquisition Transaction. 
 4.10 Intentionally Omitted. 

4.11 Certain Rights. The Purchasers will be provided quarterly and annual audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements. The
Purchasers after appropriate notification of management may visit and inspect the Corporation’s and the Banks’ (and their respective Subsidiaries’) properties, books and records; provided that such visitations and access may not be
more than once per quarter. In addition, the Purchasers may consult with management of the Corporation and the Banks and their respective Subsidiaries on the Purchasers’ views on matters relating to the operation of the business, provided that
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fiduciary obligations of the Purchasers’ designated Board member. The aforementioned rights are intended to satisfy the requirement of management rights for the purposes of qualifying the
Purchasers’ investment in the Corporation as “venture capital investments” for the purposes of the Department of Labor “plan assets” regulation, 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101. In the event the aforementioned rights are not
satisfactory for such purpose, the Corporation and the Purchasers shall reasonably cooperate in good faith to agree upon mutually satisfactory management rights that satisfy such regulations. The Purchasers’ rights under this Section 4.11
shall terminate following a transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock by the Purchasers, if following such transfer, the Purchasers own, in the aggregate, less than 25% of the shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock of the
Corporation the Purchasers received in the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
 4.12 Reserved. 

4.13 Most Favored Nations. Provided that after giving effect to the Closing the Purchasers will own shares of Class A Common Stock
representing in the aggregate at least 9.0% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock after taking into account the purchase by the Purchasers herein and the purchases by Other Investors then being completed, as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a)(ii), the Corporation shall not, at any time at or before the Closing, or otherwise as part of the Offering, enter into any agreements with any investor or group of affiliated investors owning and/or committing to purchase any securities
of the Corporation (“Other Significant Investors”) containing rights, obligations or provisions more favorable to any Other Significant Investor than the rights, obligations and provisions of or otherwise applicable to the Purchasers set
forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents, except as provided in Schedule 4.13. 
 4.14 Intentionally Omitted. 

4.15 Reserved. 
 4.16
Reserved. 
 4.17 Pre-Closing Conduct of the Corporation its Subsidiaries. Prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1 (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Corporation shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable efforts to carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course and
use reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve their respective businesses (including their respective organization, assets, properties, goodwill and insurance coverage) and preserve their respective business relationships with customers, strategic
partners, suppliers, distributors and others having business dealings with them. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Corporation shall not (A) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or distribution on shares of common stock,
(B) issue, sell or otherwise permit to become outstanding, or dispose of or encumber or pledge, or authorize or propose the creation of, any additional shares of its capital stock or any additional options or other rights, grants or awards with
respect to its capital stock, except as permitted under Section 4.7 hereof, (C) engage in (or modify in any manner adverse to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) any transactions (except for ordinary course loan or deposit relationships)
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except as required or contemplated by this Agreement, (D) issue or incur any amount of indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee the obligations of third parties, except issuing or
incurring customer related indebtedness, creating deposit liabilities, purchasing federal funds, selling certificates of deposit, entering into repurchase agreements or issuing letters of credit, in each case, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (E) acquire (other than by way of foreclosures, acquisitions of control in a fiduciary or similar capacity, acquisitions of loans or participation interests, or in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in
good faith, in each case in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice) all or any portion of the assets, business, deposits or properties of any other person, (F) amend the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or
similar organizational documents of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, except as described on Schedule 4.17, (G) terminate, enter into, amend, modify (including by way of interpretation) or renew any employment, officer, consulting,
severance, change in control or similar contract, agreement or arrangement with any director, officer, employee or consultant, or grant any salary or wage increase or increase any employee benefit, including incentive or bonus payments (or, with
respect to any of the preceding, communicate any intention to take such action), except (i) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) to make changes that are required by applicable law, or (iii) to
satisfy contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof which such obligations have previously been disclosed to the Purchasers, or (H) permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing. 

4.18 Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to the laws
and regulations of the State of Kansas, neither either Purchaser nor any of its affiliates or persons associated with it, nor the Board Representative or any Observer shall be obligated to refer or present any particular business opportunity to the
Corporation or the Banks. Each Purchaser shall have the right to take such opportunity for its own account (individually or as a partner, shareholder, member, participant or fiduciary) or recommend to others such particular opportunity, unless such
opportunity is presented to the Board Representative as a business opportunity for the Corporation or the Banks or the Board Representative learns of such opportunity in his capacity as a director, even if such opportunity is of a character that, if
referred or presented to the Corporation or the Banks, as applicable, could be taken by the Corporation or the Banks, as applicable; provided that in the case where such opportunity is presented to the Board Representative as a business opportunity
for the Corporation or the Banks or the Board Representative learns of such opportunity in his capacity as a director, such Board Representative shall present such business opportunity to the Corporation or the Banks, as applicable, and, if the
Corporation or either of the Banks, as applicable, do not decide to pursue such business opportunity within ten (10) days of notice thereof, or subsequently determines to abandon the pursuit of such business opportunity, such Board
Representative (and the Purchasers or their affiliates or other persons associated with them) shall have the right to take for their own account or to recommend to others such business opportunity. 

4.19 Certain Matters Pertaining to the Class B Common Stock. 

(a) From time to time upon a transfer by a Purchaser or any affiliate of such Purchaser of any shares of Class B Common Stock to a transferee
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that would otherwise be issuable to the transferee as a result of the transfer. The Corporation shall only be obligated under this Section to issue shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange
for transferred shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with a transfer by a Purchaser or an affiliate of a Purchaser: (i) to the Corporation or either of the Banks; (ii) in a widespread public distribution; (iii) in which no
transferee (or group of associated transferees) receives two percent (2.00%) or more of any class of voting securities of the Corporation; or (iv) to a transferee that would control more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
securities of the Corporation without any transfer from a Purchaser (any transfer described in clauses (i)-(iv), a “Permissible Transfer”). 

(b) No Purchaser shall sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Class B Common Stock other than in a Permissible Transfer or in a
transfer to an affiliate of such Purchaser. 
 4.20 Capital Actions. The Corporation shall not knowingly take any action that would
reasonably be expected to pose a substantial risk that the Purchasers and their affiliates will have beneficial ownership of Common Stock in the aggregate representing in excess of 9.9% of any class of Voting Securities of the Corporation or 24.9%
of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding, including undertaking any redemption, recapitalization, or repurchase of Common Stock, of securities or rights, options, or warrants to purchase Common Stock, or securities of any type whatsoever that
are, or my become, convertible into or exchangeable into or exercisable for Common Stock. 
  

	 	5.	TERMINATION 

 5.1 Outside Date. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing upon written notice by the Corporation or the Purchasers, in the event that the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the third business day after the date hereof for any reason; provided, however, that this Agreement may be extended
by the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto (as such date may be so extended, the “Outside Date”); provided further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall not be available to any party
whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to the Outside Date. 

5.2 Mutual Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual written agreement of the Corporation and the Purchasers.

 5.3 Effects of Termination. Following termination of this Agreement, this Agreement (other than this 5.3 and Section 6 (other
than, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 5.1, Section 6.1 and Section 6.12), which shall remain in full force and effect) shall forthwith be of no further force and effect, and the Corporation will not be under any
obligation to issue and sell any shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers and the Purchasers will not be under any obligation to purchase any shares of Common Stock from the Corporation. 

  
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	 	6.	MISCELLANEOUS 

 6.1 Survival of Provisions. 

(a) All statements contained in any officers’ certificates delivered by or on behalf of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions will be deemed representations or warranties of the Corporation under this Agreement. All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement made by or on behalf of the Corporation or the
Purchasers will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the sale and purchase of the Funded Shares under this Agreement, and shall expire eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. 

(b) The other provisions of this Agreement are intended to survive indefinitely for such respective periods of time (if any) as are consistent
with the intent of each provision. 
 6.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by or against the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; provided, however, that each Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to one or more affiliates, parallel investment funds, co-investment funds or successor investment funds, without the
Corporation’s prior consent. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. 
 6.3
Notices. Written notices under this Agreement shall be valid if sent by U.S. Certified Mail (Return Receipt Requested) or recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid), or by telecopier facsimile with evidence of successful
transmission to the following respective addresses: 
 if to a Purchaser: 

Belfer Investment Partners, L.P. 

LIME Partners LLC 
 767 Fifth Avenue

 New York, NY 10153 
 Attention:
Eileen Aptman 
 Facsimile No. (212) 644-2230 

with a copy to: 
 Cindy Golden at
the same address and facsimile number 
 or at such other address as the Purchasers or their legal counsel may have specified to the Corporation in writing,

  
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 and if to the Corporation: 

Equity Bancshares, Inc. 
 7701 E.
Kellogg, Suite 200, 
 Wichita, KS 67207 

Attention: Brad S. Elliott 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

Facsimile No. (316) 264-2905 

with a copy to: 
 Stinson Morrison
Hecker LLP 
 1201 Walnut, Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106 

Attention: C. Robert Monroe 

Telephone: (816) 842-8600 

Facsimile. (816) 691-3495 
 or at such other
address as the Corporation or its legal counsel may have specified to the Purchasers in writing. Notices under this Section shall be deemed given only when actually received. 

6.4 Governing Law; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Kansas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Kansas or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Kansas. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement, by certified or registered first class mail, postage prepaid) and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 6.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

6.6 Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the
meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement. 
 6.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

  
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 6.8 Construction. Each agreement contained herein shall be construed (absent express
provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other agreement contained herein, so that compliance with any one agreement shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other agreement. Where
any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any person or entity, or which such person or entity is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such person or entity. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. 

6.9 Entire Agreement Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Purchasers, the
Corporation, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein, provided, however, that the certain Stock Purchase Agreement, Management Rights Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement dated October 7, 2010, as amended, each between the Corporation and the Purchasers shall
remain in full force and effect and the surviving rights of the Purchasers thereunder shall also apply to the shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock purchased in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, except as specifically
set forth herein or therein, neither the Corporation nor the Purchasers make any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. Section 4.9 of this Agreement supersedes in its entirety all of Section 5.11
of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement between the Corporation and the Purchasers dated October 7, 2010, as amended. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Corporation and the
Purchasers. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. 

6.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person other than Indemnitees. 

6.11 Indemnification. 

(a) Subject to Section 6.1, including the time limits therein, and in consideration of the Purchasers’ execution and delivery of
this Agreement and acquiring the Funded Shares hereunder and in addition to all of the Corporation’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Corporation shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and its direct and
indirect general and limited partners, affiliates, members, officers, directors, and employees and any of the foregoing persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the Transactions)
(collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses (including diminution in value), costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable documented attorneys’ 

  
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fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Corporation in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto (disregarding for these purposes all qualifications or limitations as to “materiality,”
“Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import), (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Corporation contained in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document delivered pursuant
hereto, or (iii) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Corporation) and arising out of or resulting from the
execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby and the Transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent that any such cause of action, suit or
claim (including any administrative process by any governmental agency) is based upon actions or omissions of the Indemnitee or its agents or representatives, including without limitation, Indemnitee’s violation of any provision of the BHC Act,
the Change in Bank Control Act or any other federal or state banking law. 
 (b) In no event shall the Corporation be liable to any
Indemnitee for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to the breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, or any damages based on any type of multiple,
unless paid or payable by an Indemnitee to a third party. The Corporation shall not be liable to any Indemnitees for Indemnified Liabilities in respect of breaches of representations and warranties until the aggregate amount of all Indemnified
Liabilities in respect of breaches of representations and warranties exceeds 1.0% of the aggregate of the Closing Amount paid pursuant to this Agreement (the “Deductible”), in which event the Corporation shall only be required to
pay or be liable for Indemnified Liabilities in respect of breaches of representations and warranties in excess of the Deductible. The aggregate amount of all Indemnified Liabilities for which the Corporation shall be liable pursuant this
Section 6.12 in connection with breaches of representations and warranties shall not exceed 15% of the aggregate of the Closing Amount paid pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Corporation may be
unenforceable for any reason, the Corporation shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law, including without limitation, to the extent it may
otherwise be applicable, 12 C.F.R. Part 359. 
 (c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section of notice of the commencement
of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim for indemnification in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this
Section, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel
with fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnitee to be paid by the indemnifying party, only if, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnitee, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnitee and the indemnifying party would
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between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding; and provided, further, in no event shall the indemnifying party be liable for fees and
expenses of more than one counsel separate from its own counsel for all Indemnitees in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances.
The Indemnitee shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Indemnified Liabilities by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information
reasonably available to the Indemnitee that relates to such action or Indemnified Liabilities. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnitee fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect
thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or
condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which (i) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such Indemnified Liabilities or litigation, (ii) requires any
admission of wrongdoing by such Indemnitee, or (iii) obligates or requires an Indemnitee to take, or refrain from taking, any action. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights
of the Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement
of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually and materially prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. 

(d) At the option of an Indemnitee, the indemnification required by this Section shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof
during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Liabilities are incurred. 
 6.12
Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Corporation makes a payment or payments to the Purchasers hereunder or the Purchasers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Corporation, a trustee, receiver or any
other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to
be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. 

6.13 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed
in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. 

  
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 6.14 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against the named parties hereto.
All claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may be made only against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto or
that are subject to the terms hereof, and no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto (including any person negotiating
or executing this Agreement on behalf of a party hereto) shall have any liability or obligation with respect to this Agreement or with respect to any claim or cause of action, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, that may arise out of or relate
to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

									
	Attest: [Corporate Seal]	 		 	Equity Bancshares, Inc.
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Julie Huber
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Brad S. Elliott

	Name:	 	Julie Huber	 		 	Name:	 	Brad S. Elliott
	Title:	 	Secretary	 		 	Title:	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
				
		 		 		 	BELFER INVESTMENTS PARTNERS, L.P.
					
		 		 		 	By”	 	 /s/ Laurence D. Belfer

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Laurence D. Belfer
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Member of the G.P.
				
		 		 		 	LIME PARTNERS LLC
					
		 		 		 	By”	 	 /s/ Eileen Aptman

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Eileen Aptman
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Member

 [Signature Page to Equity/Belfer Stock Purchase Agreement]EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 7, 2010, is made among EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC., a
Kansas business corporation (the “Corporation”) with its chief executive offices at Suite 200, 7701 Kellogg Drive, Wichita, KS 67207, and BELFER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. (“Belfer”), and LIME PARTNERS LLC (“LIME”)
(Belfer and LIME are sometimes referred to herein as “Holder”), each with its chief executive offices at 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153. 

Background: 
 In order to
induce Holders to enter into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement of even date with this Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) for the purchase of Registrable Securities (as defined below) in a private offering, the Corporation has agreed
to provide the registration rights provided for in this agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants herein
and of the Holder’s execution and delivery of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Corporation hereby
agrees as follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. In this Agreement, the term “Holder” means each Holder severally. The following
terms when used in this Agreement have the following respective meanings: 
 “1933 Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
from time to time amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 
 “1934 Act” means the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct
or indirect common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, by or through stock
ownership, agency or otherwise, or pursuant to or in connection with an agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral) with one or more other Person; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks are authorized or required to be closed for
business in Wichita, Kansas. 
 “Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of this Agreement. 

“Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, joint ventures, associations, companies,
partnerships, governments or agencies or political subdivisions thereof and other political or business entities. 

  
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 “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or any other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including without
limitation any preliminary prospectus, any pre-effective or post-effective amendment and all material incorporated by reference in any prospectus. 

“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share and Class B
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per· share, (ii) the Corporation’s common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock of the Corporation, (iii) the Corporation’s preferred stock issuable upon exercise of
any warrant and (iv) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such
securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
such Registration Statement, (ii) such securities shall have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the 1933 Act, (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (iv) such
securities become eligible for sale without the requirement for the Corporation to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner of sale restrictions by Holders who are not Affiliates of
the Corporation. 
 “Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement. 

“Registration Statement” means any one or more registration statements of the Corporation filed under the 1933 Act that covers the
resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements. 
 “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under
and pursuant to the 1933 Act, or any successor rule, as from time to time amended. 
 “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. 
 2. Piggy-back Registrations. 

(a) Right to Include Registrable Securities. If at any time the Corporation proposes to register (including for this purpose a
registration effected by the Corporation for security holders of the Corporation other than the Holder) any of its securities and to file a Registration Statement with respect thereto under the 1933 Act, whether or not for sale for its own account
in a manner that would permit registration of Registrable Securities for sale to the public under the 1933 Act (a “Public Offering”), the Corporation will each such time promptly give written notice to the Holder (i) of its intention
to do so, (ii) of the form of registration statement of the SEC that has been selected by the Corporation and (iii) of rights of Holder under this Section (the “Section 2 Notice”). The Corporation will include in the case of a
proposed Public Offering all Registrable Securities that the Corporation is requested in writing, within 15 days after the Section 2 Notice is given, to register by the Holder thereof (a “Piggy-back Registration”); provided,
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notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such registration, the Corporation shall
determine that none of such Registrable Securities shall be registered, the Corporation may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to Holder if Holder shall have requested registration and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its
obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such abandoned registration, and (y) in case of a determination by the Corporation to delay registration of Registrable Securities, the Corporation shall be permitted to delay
the registration of such Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section for the same period as the delay in registering such other Registrable Securities by the Corporation, as the case may be or may abandon the registration of Registrable
Securities, in the sole discretion of the Corporation. No registration effected under this Section for less than all the Registrable Securities shall relieve the Corporation of its obligations to effect future registrations of any remaining
Registrable Securities. The expenses of a withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Corporation. 
 (b) Priority; Registration
Form. If the managing underwriter(s) for a registration in which Registrable Securities are proposed to be included pursuant to this Section that involves an underwritten offering shall advise the Corporation in writing in good faith that in its
opinion, the number of Registrable Securities to be sold for the account of persons other than the Corporation (collectively, “Selling Stockholders”) is greater than the amount that can be offered without adversely affecting the success of
the offering (taking into consideration the interests of the Corporation and the Holder), then the number of Registrable Securities to be sold for the account of Selling Stockholders (including Holder) may be reduced to a number that, in the opinion
of the managing underwriter(s), may reasonably be sold without having the adverse effect referred to above. The reduced number of Registrable Securities that may be registered shall be allocated in the following priority: first, to Registrable
Securities proposed to be registered for offer and sale by the Corporation; and second, to Registrable Securities proposed to be registered by Holder as a Piggy-back Registration. The reduced number of Registrable Securities that may be registered
pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holder and any other Holders participating in the Piggy-back Registration, based on the number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned by the respective Holders or in such
other proportions as shall be mutually agreed upon by all the Selling Stockholders. If, as a result of the proration provisions of this Section 2(b), the Holder shall not be entitled to include all Registrable Securities in a registration
pursuant to this Section that the Holder has requested be included, Holder may elect to withdraw its Registrable Securities from the registration. 

3. Registration Procedures. 

(a) Use Reasonable Best Efforts. In connection with the Corporation’s registration obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the
Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to expeditiously effect such registrations to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof and: 

(1) to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities on any appropriate form under the
1933 Act, and to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective under the 1933 Act until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have
been publicly sold by the Holders or (ii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold by non-affiliates without volume or manner of sale 

  
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restrictions under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Corporation to be in compliance with the current public information requirements under Rule 144, as determined by counsel to the
Corporation pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation’s transfer agent and the effected Holders (the “Effectiveness Period”); 

(2) to (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectus used in
connection with such registration statement, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be
amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable
to any comments received from the SEC with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to
such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Corporation; and
(iv) comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of
(subject to the terms of this Agreement) in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented; provided, however, that
each Purchaser shall be responsible for the delivery of the Prospectus to the Persons to whom such Purchaser sells any of the Registrable Securities (including in accordance with Rule 172 under the 1933 Act), and each Purchaser agrees to dispose of
Registrable Securities in compliance with the plan of distribution described in the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration
Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement by reason of the Corporation filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the 1934 Act, the Corporation shall have incorporated such report by
reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report which created the requirement for the Corporation to amend or supplement such
Registration Statement was filed); 
 (3) to notify the Holder if it is selling Registrable Securities and the managing underwriter(s), if
any, promptly if at any time (A) any Prospectus, Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto is proposed to be filed, (B) when the SEC notifies the Corporation whether there will be a “review” of such Registration
Statement and whenever the SEC comments in writing on any Registration Statement (in which case the Corporation shall provide to each of the Holders true and complete copies of all comments that pertain to the Holders as a “Selling
Stockholder” or to the “Plan of Distribution” and all written responses thereto, but not information that the Corporation believes would constitute material and non-public information), (C) any Registration Statement, or any
post-effective amendment thereto, becomes effective, (D) the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority requests any amendment or supplement to, or any additional information in respect of, any Registration Statement or
Prospectus, (E) the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or initiates any proceedings for that purpose, (F) the Corporation receives any
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any proceeding has been threatened or initiated for the purpose of suspending such qualification, or (G) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements
included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or
that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading;
provided, however, that in the case of this subclause (G), such notice need only state that an event of such nature has occurred, without describing such event; 

(4) to use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as soon as practicable; 

(5) if requested by the managing underwriter(s) or any Holder of Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten
offering, to promptly incorporate into a Prospectus supplement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement any information which the Corporation and such Holder reasonably agree is required to be included therein relating to such
sale of Registrable Securities; and to file such supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable in accordance with the 1933 Act; 

(6) to furnish to each Holder and each managing underwriter, if any, one signed copy of the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendment thereto, including all financial statements and schedules thereto, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference) as promptly as practicable after filing such
documents with the SEC; 
 (7) if Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, to deliver to Holder and
each underwriter, if any, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment, supplement or exhibit thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and to consent to the use of such Prospectus
or any amendment, supplement or exhibit thereto by Holder and underwriter, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus, amendment, supplement or exhibit in each case in accordance with
the intended method or methods of disposition thereof; 
 (8) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, to register or
qualify, or to cooperate with the Holder, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of, such Registrable Securities for resale
under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as may be requested by a Holder included in such Registration Statement; to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period;
and to do any and all other acts or things necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Corporation will not be required to qualify
generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general service in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 

  
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 (9) to cooperate with the Holder and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement and under
law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may reasonably request. Certificates for Registrable Securities free from all restrictive legends
may be transmitted by the transfer agent to a Holder by crediting the account of such Holder’s prime broker with DTC as directed by such Holder; 

(10) upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses, (E), (F) or (G) of Section 3(a)(3) above, to prepare and file a
supplement or post-effective amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the affected Registration Statements or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and any
other required documents, so that, as thereafter delivered, such Registration Statement and Prospectus will not thereafter contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading; 

(11) to take all other actions in connection therewith as are reasonably necessary or desirable in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and, in the case of an underwritten offering: (i) to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter(s) (such agreement to
contain standard and customary indemnities, representations, warranties and other agreements of or from the Corporation, as the case may be); (ii) to obtain opinions of counsel to the Corporation (which (if reasonably acceptable to the
underwriter(s)) may be the Corporation’s inside counsel) addressed to the underwriter(s), such opinions to be in customary form; and (iii) to obtain “comfort” letters from the Corporation’s independent certified public
accountants addressed to the underwriter(s), such letters to be in customary form; 
 (12) to consider in good faith any reasonable request
of Holder and underwriters for the participation of management of the Corporation in “road shows” and similar sales events; 

(13) the Corporation shall cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in
effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to NASD Rule 5130 as requested by any such Holder and the Corporation shall pay the filing fee required for the first such filing within two (2) business days of the request therefore; 

(14) the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form
thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities; 

  
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 (15) the Corporation shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including Rule 172, notify the Holders promptly if the Corporation no longer satisfies the conditions of Rule 172 and take such other actions as may be reasonably
necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement
covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earning statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated
thereunder (for the purpose of this Section 3, “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal
quarter is the last quarter of the Corporation’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter); and 

(16) in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement hereunder or any amendment or supplement to a Registration Statement or
Prospectus hereunder, the Corporation shall, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to such filing, furnish to the Holder copies of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, as proposed to be filed, which
documents will be subject to the review of the Holder (it being acknowledged and agreed that if the Holder does not object to or comment on the aforementioned documents within such three (3) Business Day period, then the Holder shall be deemed
to have consented to and approved the use of such documents). The Corporation shall not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which the Holder reasonably objects in good faith, provided that, the Corporation
is notified of such objection in writing within the three (3) Business Day period described above. 
 (b) Holder’s Obligation
to Furnish Information and Cooperate. If a registration is being effected with respect to any Registrable Securities for which the Holder is a Holder, Holder shall, promptly on the Corporation’s request, (i) furnish to the Corporation
such information regarding the Holder, the Registrable Securities held by the Holder, the manner of holding any interests therein, and distribution of such Registrable Securities, as the Corporation may from time to time reasonably request in
writing, and (ii) provide such consents as the Corporation may reasonably require with respect to disclosure of the content of the disclosures and any identification of the Holder or its Registrable Shares or the circumstances in which they are
held. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has returned
to the Corporation a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. 
 (c) Suspension of Sales
Pending Amendment of Prospectus. Holder shall, upon receipt of any notice from the Corporation of the happening of any event of the kind described in clauses (A)-(F) of Section 3(a)(3) above, suspend the disposition of any Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus or until it is advised in writing by the Corporation that the use of the applicable Prospectus may
be resumed, and, if so directed by the Corporation such Holder will deliver to the Corporation all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession of any Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities. 

  
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 4. Registration Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein to the contrary,
the Corporation will bear all fees and expenses incident to the Corporation’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation all (i) registration and filing fees (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the common stock is then listed for trading, (B) with respect to compliance with applicable state securities or blue sky laws
(including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Corporation in connection with blue sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for
investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA
pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, (A) expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Securities under all circumstances, and (B) expenses of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses fees and disbursements of its counsel and its independent certified public accountants (including the expenses of any special audit or “comfort” letters required by or
incident to such performance or compliance), (iv) 1933 Act liability insurance (if the Corporation elects to obtain such insurance), (v) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Corporation in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (vi) the expenses and fees for listing securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which securities are then listed (all such expenses being herein referred to as
“Registration Expenses”); provided, however, that Registration Expenses borne by the Corporation shall not include any underwriting discounts, commissions or fees attributable to the sale of the Holder’s Registrable
Securities or the fees and expenses of counsel for the Holder, which underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and expenses of counsel shall in all cases be borne solely by the Holder, and, provided, further that the Holder will bear
all its other expenses incurred in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. In addition, the Corporation shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. 
 5. Indemnification. 

(a) Indemnification by the Corporation. The Corporation shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify, defend and
hold harmless (I) each Holder, its partners, members, managers, stockholders, Affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, (II) each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act), the partners, members, managers, stockholders, Affiliates of each such controlling Person, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, collectively,
“Holder Covered Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and investigation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Damages”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus or
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prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that, (A) such
untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Corporation by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such
information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(a)(3)(E)-(G), related to the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the
Corporation has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated and defined in Section 9(j) below. The Corporation shall notify the Holders promptly
of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Corporation is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 5(c)) and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders. 

(b) Indemnification by the Selling Holder. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation,
its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Corporation (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and Section 20 of the 1934 Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling
Persons (collectively, “Corporation Covered Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Damages, as incurred, arising out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (i) to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Corporation by such Holder expressly for use therein or (ii) to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and approved by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or
such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (iii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(a(3)(E)-(G), to the extent, but only to the extent, related to the use by such Holder of
an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Corporation has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 9(j). In no event shall the
liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. 

(c) Notices of Claims; Proceedings. 

(1) Promptly after receipt by a Holder Covered Person or a Corporation Covered Person (each, an “Indemnified Party”) of written
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or proceeding with respect to which a claim for indemnification may be made pursuant to this Section, such Indemnified Party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against,
respectively, the Corporation, on the one hand, or Holder, on the other hand (such Person or Persons, the “Indemnifying Party”), give written notice to the Indemnifying Party of the commencement of such action; provided,
however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its or their obligations under this Section 5, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party, and in no event shall such failure relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any other liability which it may have to such Indemnified Party. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Party, and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be
entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it wishes, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election
to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, other than
reasonable cost of investigation. 
 (2) An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such proceeding and to
participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; the Indemnifying
Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded
parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest exists if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding. 
 (3) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and
expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 5(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within twenty (20) Business
Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified
Party is finally judicially determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder). 
 (d) Contribution. If the indemnification
provided for in Section 5(a) and (b) is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under this Section, then each Indemnifying Party shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the amount paid or

  
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payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the Damages referred to in this Section in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one
hand and the Indemnified Party on the other hand in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Damages as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The Corporation and the Holder (in consideration of the
Corporation’s including any Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement filed in accordance with this Agreement) shall be deemed to have agreed, that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section were to
be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method or allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this Section. The amount paid by an Indemnified Party as a result of the
Damages referred to in the first sentence of this Section shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim (which shall be limited
as provided in subsection 5(c) if the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of any such action accordance with the provisions thereof) which is the subject of this subsection 5(d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection 5(d), the
Holder shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, an amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Holder for the sale of Registrable Securities in the registered offering exceeds the amount of damages
that the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action against such party in respect of
which a claim for contribution has been made against an Indemnifying Party under this Section, such Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof if the notice specified in subsection 5(c)(l) has not
been given with respect to such action; provided, however, that the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party otherwise under this Section,
except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is actually materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Indemnifying Party from any other liability which it may have to such Indemnified
Party. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties and are not in diminution or limitation of the indemnification
provisions under the Purchase Agreement. 
 (e) Survival. The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the expiration or termination of any registration rights provided under this Agreement. 
 6. Rule 144. The Corporation
shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, so long as it is subject to such reporting requirements, all to the extent required from time to time to
enable Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the 1933 Act within the limits of the exemptions provided by Rule 144. The Corporation will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all
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the 1934 Act (at any time after the Corporation has become subject to such reporting requirements. The Corporation shall furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, forthwith upon request (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Corporation that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the
registration statement filed by the Corporation for an initial public offering), the 1933 Act, and the 1934 Act (at any time after the Corporation has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose
securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Corporation so qualifies); (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation and such other reports and documents so filed by the Corporation; and
(iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration (at any time after the Corporation has become subject
to the reporting requirements under the 1934 Act) or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Corporation so qualifies to use such form). 

7. Underwritten Registrations. 

(a) Selection of Underwriter(s). In each registration under this Agreement, the underwriter or underwriters and managing underwriter or
managing underwriters that will administer the offering shall be selected by the Corporation. 
 (b) Agreements of Selling Holder.
Holder shall not sell any of its Registrable Securities in any underwritten offering pursuant to a registration hereunder unless Holder (i) agrees to sell such Registrable Securities on a basis provided in any underwriting agreement in
customary form, including the making of customary representations, warranties and indemnities and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting
agreements or as reasonably requested by the Corporation (whether or not such offering is underwritten). 
 8. Transferability. The
rights of Holder under this Agreement and the right to cause the Corporation to register Registrable Shares under this Agreement may be assigned by Holder to a transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities; provided, however,
that prior to the receipt by the Corporation of adequate written notice of the transfer of any Registrable Securities specifying the full name and address of the transferee, the Corporation may deem and treat the person listed as the holder of such
Registrable Securities in its records as the absolute owner and holder of such Registrable Securities for all purposes. 
 9.
Miscellaneous. 
 (a) The Corporation (i) represents and warrants that neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries has
entered into, as of the date hereof, any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement; and
(ii) covenants and agrees that neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall, on or after the date hereof, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the
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 (b) The Corporation acknowledges that there would be no adequate remedy at law if the Corporation
fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder and that the Holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities may be irreparably harmed by any such failure, and accordingly agree that such Holders, in addition to any other remedy to which
they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to compel specific performance of the obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Time shall be of the essence in this
Agreement. 
 (c) Written notices under this Agreement shall be valid if sent by U.S. Certified Mail (Return Receipt Requested) or
recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid), or by telecopier facsimile with evidence of successful transmission to the following respective addresses: 
  

			
	if to a Holder:	  	 Belfer Investment Partners, L.P.
 LIME Partners
LLC
 767 Fifth Avenue
 New York, NY 10153

Attention: Eileen Aptman
 Facsimile No. (212)
644-2230

		
	with a copy to:	  	Cindy Golden at the same address and facsimile number

 or at such other address as such Holder or its legal counsel may have specified to the Corporation in writing, 

 

			
	and if to the Corporation:	  	 Equity Bancshares, Inc.
 Suite 200, 7701 Kellogg
Drive
 Wichita, KS 67207
 Attention: Brad S. Elliott

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 Facsimile: (316)
264-2905

		
	with a copy to:	  	 Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
 1201 Walnut, Suite
2900
 Kansas City, Missouri 64106
 Attention: C. Robert
Monroe
 Telephone: (816) 842-8600
 Facsimile. (816)
691-3495

 or at such other address as the Corporation or its legal counsel may have specified to the Holder in writing. Notices under
this Section shall be deemed given only when actually received. 
 (d) All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon,
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Corporation, the Holders from time to time of the Registrable Securities and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing. In the event that any transferee of any Holder of
Registrable Securities shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by gift, bequest, purchase, operation of law or otherwise, .such transferee shall, without any further writing or action of any kind, be deemed a beneficiary hereof
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such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such transferee shall be entitled to receive the
benefits of, and be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by all of the applicable terms and provisions of this Agreement. If the Corporation shall so request, any Holder and any such successor, assign or transferee shall agree in writing
to acquire and hold the Registrable Securities subject to all of the applicable terms hereof. 
 (e) The respective indemnities, agreements,
representations, warranties and each other provision set forth in this Agreement or made pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation (or statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any
Holder of Registrable Securities, any director, officer or partner of such Holder, or any controlling person of any of the foregoing, and shall survive the transfer and registration . of Registrable Securities by such Holder. 

(f) Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement, by certified or registered first class mail, postage prepaid, and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each of the Corporation and the Holders, mutually and as an independent covenant, irrevocably waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(g) The descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 (h) This Agreement supersedes all other prior
oral or written agreements between the Holder, the Corporation, their Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein, contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Corporation nor the Holder makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with
respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Corporation and the Holder. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought. 
 (i) If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained in this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired
thereby. 
 (j) By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Corporation of the
occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 4(a)(3)(E)-(G), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by
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Corporation that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Corporation may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions
of this paragraph. 
 (k) The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, or waived unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Corporation and Holders, provided that any party may give a waiver as to itself but any such waiver shall only effective to the extent it is in writing. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of one or more other Holders may be given
by such Holder for those Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

											
	Attest: [Corporate Seal]	 		 	EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Julie Huber
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Brad S. Elliott

	Name:	 	Julie Huber	 		 	Name:	 	Brad S. Elliott
	Title:	 	Secretary	 		 	Title:	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
				
		 		 		 	BELFER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	Belfer Management LLC, General Partner
						
		 		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Laurence D. Belfer”

		 		 		 		 	Name:	 	Laurence D. Belfer
		 		 		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Member
				
		 		 		 	LIME Partners LLC
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eileen Aptman

		 		 		 	Name:	 	Eileen Aptman
		 		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Member

  
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