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Issuer:     EQUITY BANCSHARES INC (EQBK)
CIK:        0001227500
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-000016
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Equity Bancshares completes merger with Frontier Holdings, adds 7 Nebraska locations
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- Merger effective January 1, 2026; adds seven Nebraska branches, entering sixth state.
- Proforma consolidated assets approximately $7.9 billion; footprint now includes AR, KS, MO, NE, OK, and a loan office in IA.
- Frontier locations reopened as Equity Bank on January 2, 2026; core system consolidation expected in February 2026.
- Original deal announced September 2, 2025; Equity CEO cites strategic growth and shared community-banking values.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312526000016/0001193125-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312526000016/eqbk-20260102.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-000016

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