Via EDGAR
February 15, 2018
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4628
Attn: Jessica Livingston
| Re: | Equity Bancshares, Inc. |
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
| Registration Statement on FormS-4 |
| FileNo. 333-222934 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 February 20, 2018, or as soon as 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: | Michael G. Keeley, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP |