2017-07272. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than April 25, 2017.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President), 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Matthew Michaelis Trust F, Wichita Kansas; to acquire additional voting shares of Emprise Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Emprise Bank, both of Wichita, Kansas. Additionally, Robert K. Anderson, Wichita, Kansas; to retain additional voting shares as trustee of various Michaelis Family Trusts and for approval as a member of the Michaelis Control Group, which acting in concert controls Emprise Financial Corporation.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 6, 2017.

Yao-Chin Chao,

Assistant Secretary of the Board.