---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-071450"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EQBK"
cik: "0001227500"
company_name: "EQUITY BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:17:51.309814+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equity Bancshares to acquire NBC Oklahoma; $35.54+3.219 shares per NBC share, close Q3 2025

## Summary
- Consideration: 80% stock/20% cash; each NBC share receives 3.219 EQBK shares + ~$35.54 cash, subject to NBC equity adjustments.
- Pro forma combined: $6.4B assets, $5.3B deposits, $4.3B loans; EQBK adds 15 Oklahoma locations, doubling state footprint.
- Transaction expected ~12.5% accretive to 2026 EPS (excl. one-time costs) with TBV dilution earn-back in <3 years.
- Voting agreement covers ~100% of NBC shares; Ken Fergeson to join EQBK board; NBC president H.K. Hatcher to remain with Equity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-071450
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EQBK
- cik: 0001227500
- company_name: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525071450/0001193125-25-071450-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525071450/d943138d8k.htm

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