Via EDGAR
August 30, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4628
Attn: Christopher Dunham
| Re: | Equity Bancshares, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on FormS-4 (as amended) |
| FileNo. 333-219974 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Equity Bancshares, Inc. hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on FormS-4 be accelerated to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 1, 2017, or as soon practicable thereafter.
Please contact Michael G. Keeley of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP at (214)855-3906 with any questions you may have regarding this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Keeley by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Respectfully, | ||
| Equity Bancshares, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brad S. Elliott | |
| Name: Brad S. Elliott | ||
| Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Gregory H. Kossover, Equity Bancshares, Inc. |
Michael G. Keeley, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP