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accession: "0001193125-25-156606"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EQBK"
cik: "0001227500"
company_name: "EQUITY BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:00:28.371271+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equity Bancshares closes NBC Corp. merger, issues 1.73M shares, adds Fergeson to board

## Summary
- Closed merger with NBC Corp. of Oklahoma; issued 1,729,783 shares of Class A common stock.
- C. Kendric Fergeson, former NBC Chairman/CEO, appointed to board effective July 3, 2025.
- Fergeson also joins Equity Bank board and the company's Risk Committee.
- Entered Registration Rights Agreement for resale of shares issued to former NBC shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-156606
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EQBK
- cik: 0001227500
- company_name: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525156606/0001193125-25-156606-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312525156606/d812354d8k.htm

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