EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.
7701 East Kellogg Drive, Suite 300
Wichita, Kansas 67207
August 25, 2020
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Julia Griffith
| Re: | Equity Bancshares, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed August 18, 2020
File No. 333-248102
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 Form S-4 be accelerated to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 27, 2020, 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/ Eric R. Newell | |
| Name: | Eric R. Newell | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| cc: | Michael G. Keeley, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP |
