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The Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Business First is a Louisiana-incorporated bank holding company for b1BANK, and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFST, as noted in multiple Form 8-K filings.
Through its periodic and current reports, Business First details its financial condition and results of operations. Quarterly earnings information is often furnished via Form 8-K under Item 2.02, accompanied by press releases and supplemental slide presentations. These materials describe net interest income, loan and deposit trends, credit quality metrics, securities portfolio changes, capital ratios and non-GAAP measures such as core net income and tangible book value per share.
Filings also document capital management and corporate actions. An 8-K dated October 28, 2025, outlines a stock repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase shares of its common stock up to a specified aggregate purchase price over a defined period, with purchases permitted in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Other 8-Ks report the declaration of common and preferred dividends, including record and payment dates.
Investors can review merger and acquisition disclosures through Forms 8-K that describe the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive Bank, including the exchange ratio, conditions to closing, termination rights and related voting and director support agreements. Subsequent filings and press releases discuss the completion of the transaction and its impact on assets, loans, deposits and geographic presence.
Business First’s filings also cover executive and change-in-control arrangements. A November 4, 2025, Form 8-K summarizes an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the company’s chief executive officer, including term, compensation, severance protections and post-termination covenants. The same filing describes change in control agreements with other senior officers, outlining payment formulas and non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. completed a private placement of $85.0 million of 6.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2036 to qualified institutional and accredited investors. The notes are unsecured, subordinated obligations structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes.
The notes bear a fixed interest rate of 6.50% per year from April 2, 2026 through March 30, 2031, then reset quarterly to three-month SOFR plus 300 basis points until maturity or earlier redemption. The company plans to use the proceeds to redeem $66.93 million of outstanding subordinated notes, bolster capital at b1BANK, support growth and strategic opportunities, repay other borrowings, and for general corporate purposes.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. President of b1Bank Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr reported a Form 4 showing a tax-related share disposition and his current equity holdings. On March 31, 2026, 1,600 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, not as an open-market sale.
After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly owned 21,595 shares of common stock. He also held 18,409 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) tied to common stock, which will vest in installments over future years under previously granted time-based awards.
Business First Bancshares EVP & General Counsel Saundra Strong had shares withheld to cover taxes on equity compensation. On March 31, 2026, 1,204 shares of common stock were disposed of at $27.04 per share as a tax-withholding transaction, leaving her with 5,878 common shares held directly.
She also holds 9,377 restricted stock units tied to common stock at an exercise price of $0.00 per share. Footnotes show these RSUs are time-based awards granted between December 12, 2024 and March 2, 2026, vesting in two or three equal installments on future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP and CAO Heather G. Roemer reported a tax-withholding disposition of 528 shares of common stock at $27.04 per share. These shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, not sold in the open market. After this entry, she directly holds 19,064 common shares. The filing also reports indirect holdings of 8,817 common shares held by her spouse and 7,230 common shares held as custodian for minor children, plus 8,129 underlying common shares tied to restricted stock units that vest over future anniversaries of prior grant dates.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. EVP and CFO Greg Robertson reported a tax-related share withholding rather than an open-market trade. On March 31, 2026, 1,033 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to equity compensation, leaving him with 69,532 common shares held directly.
He also holds 13,374 time-based restricted stock units convertible into common stock, vesting in installments between the second and third anniversaries of grants made in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. President and CEO David R. Melville III reported a routine equity-compensation-related adjustment. On March 31, 2026, 4,279 shares of common stock were disposed of at $27.04 per share to satisfy tax obligations through a tax-withholding disposition, rather than an open-market sale. Following this transaction, he directly holds 208,902 shares of common stock.
The filing also shows 37,346 restricted stock units directly held, each tied to one share of common stock, reflecting future potential equity subject to time-based vesting schedules. Footnotes note additional exposure through an employer stock fund equivalent to 13,786 shares and 96,288 pledged shares of common stock.
Business First Bancshares EVP & Chief Credit Officer Warren McDonald reported a routine equity-compensation tax event. On March 31, 2026, 1,158 shares of common stock were disposed of at $27.04 per share to satisfy tax obligations, not as an open-market sale. After this withholding, he directly holds 14,195 common shares.
McDonald also holds 9,273 time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to common stock. These include 2,584 RSUs granted on December 12, 2024; 2,715 granted on March 1, 2025; and 3,974 granted on March 2, 2026, all vesting in scheduled installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & COO Keith Mansfield reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On March 31, 2026, 1,324 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, rather than being sold in the open market.
After this withholding, Mansfield directly holds 81,339 common shares, including 27,000 shares in his investment retirement account. He also holds 13,374 time-based restricted stock units tied to common stock, which are scheduled to vest in installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & Chief Risk Officer Kathryn Manning had shares withheld to cover taxes on equity compensation. On March 31, 2026, 874 shares of common stock were disposed of at an implied price of $27.04 per share as a tax-withholding transaction, not an open-market sale.
After this event, Manning directly holds 15,791 shares of common stock and 8,641 time-based restricted stock units tied to future vesting schedules. The filing highlights routine compensation and tax treatment rather than a discretionary buy or sell decision.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. executive Philip Jordan, EVP & CBO of b1Bank, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 1,033 shares of common stock at $27.04 per share on March 31, 2026. This was a share delivery to cover tax obligations, not an open-market sale. After this transaction, he holds 81,008 shares of common stock directly, plus 13,335 restricted stock units that can convert into common shares over future vesting dates.