
☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year endedDecember 31,2024OR EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerginggrowth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 ofthe Exchange Act. Accelerated filer☒Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued itsaudit report.☒If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).Yes☐No☒ As of June 30, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting andnon-voting common stock held by non-affiliates was $447.4million.Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Shares outstanding as of February 28, 2025Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share17,508,740Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share0 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed within 120 days after December 31,2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Part I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities54Item 6.Reserved58Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations59Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk87Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data90Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-1Consolidated Balance SheetsF-4Consolidated Statements of IncomeF-5Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive IncomeF-6Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ EquityF-7Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-8Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-10Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure90Item 9A.Controls and Procedures90Item 9B.Other Information91Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspection91 Part III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance92Item 11.Executive Compensation92Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters92Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence92Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Se