Every material Form 8-K EQUITY BANCSHARES INC has filed with the SEC since September 14, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Equity Bancshares reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $26.8 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, up from $1.27 in the prior quarter, and core EPS of $1.40. Net interest income fell $1.0 million from the prior quarter, and the company raised its quarterly dividend 22% to $0.22 while it works toward the previously announced merger with Lincoln Bancorp.
Net income was $26.8 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, versus $26.4 million, or $1.27, in the prior quarter; core EPS was $1.40.
Net interest income was $72.8 million, down $1.0 million from the prior quarter, as deposit costs increased; loans ended at $5.4 billion.
Quarterly dividend increased 22% to $0.22; 711,369 shares repurchased year to date at a weighted average cost of $44.84.
Fourth-quarter guidance excluding Lincoln: net interest margin of 4.25% to 4.35%, non-interest income of $10.0 million to $11.0 million, and non-interest expense of $47.0 million to $48.0 million.
Equity Bancshares filed unaudited financial statements and MD&A for Frontier Holdings LLC, which it acquired effective January 1, 2026, for the three months ended December 31, 2025. The filing was made to support an S-4 registration for the pending Lincoln Bancorp transaction and does not change Equity's own reported financial statements. Frontier reported a net loss, which is a change from a year-earlier profit, although its net interest income rose.
Frontier reported a net loss of $891,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, versus net income of $2.9 million a year earlier.
Net interest income rose to $10.9 million from $9.2 million, while total noninterest expense rose to $12.4 million from $6.6 million.
Frontier's total assets were $1.43 billion at December 31, 2025, and its loans were $1.29 billion.
Equity Bancshares' board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share on September 10, 2026. The dividend is payable October 15, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2026. The routine declaration sets the cash payout shareholders on the record date will receive.
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock
Declared by the board of directors on September 10, 2026
Payable October 15, 2026, to holders of record as of September 30, 2026
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