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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-093569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EQBK"
cik: "0001227500"
company_name: "EQUITY BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:25:17.292701+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equity Bancshares completes NBC Corp. acquisition; Oklahoma franchise doubles to 15 locations

## Summary
- Adds seven Oklahoma locations, doubling franchise to 15 branches in state.
- Pro forma consolidated assets approx. $6.4B; total operations now 82 locations across 4 states.
- Merger announced April 2, 2025; NBC locations rebrand as Equity Bank on July 3.
- This is Equity's 25th strategic transaction since founding, including 13 whole-bank acquisitions since IPO.
- Core system conversion expected late August 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-093569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EQBK
- cik: 0001227500
- company_name: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000095017025093569/0000950170-25-093569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000095017025093569/eqbk-20250703.htm

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