Business First Bancshares, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a bank holding company and parent of b1BANK. Its 8-K reports cover operating and financial results, common and preferred dividend disclosures, Regulation FD materials, stock repurchase authorization, officer and compensation matters, and material-event reporting.
The filing record also includes proxy materials for shareholder voting, board governance, executive compensation and equity-award disclosures. Capital-structure filings describe BFST's NASDAQ-listed common stock and subordinated note financing, including private placement terms, direct financial obligations and related regulatory-capital purposes.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST), the parent of b1BANK, reported that b1BANK’s Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, Philip Jordan, has voluntarily resigned. The company states that his resignation was not due to any disagreement with Business First or b1BANK regarding their operations, policies, or practices.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is the issuer in an amended Form 144 notice filed for planned and recent sales of its common shares by director George W. Cummings. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is identified as broker.
The amendment updates the table of Securities To Be Sold, showing planned sales of common shares that were acquired from the issuer in private transactions on May 3, 2018 and May 8, 2018. The notice also lists sales of BFST common shares by George W. Cummings during the past three months, including transactions on May 22, 2026, May 27, 2026, and June 8, 2026, with corresponding aggregate sale values reported.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) director George W. Cummings III filed an amended Form 144 notice covering the planned sale of BFST common stock through Raymond James & Associates on NASDAQ. The notice references 11,000 common shares with a related dollar amount of $303,270.00 and another figure of 32,810,000 with date 03/05/2026. Cummings reports holding BFST shares acquired in connection with the 01/01/2026 merger of Progressive Bancorp, Inc. with and into BFST, including 358,775 shares obtained in exchange for 54,114 Progressive Bancorp shares. The filing also lists sales of BFST common stock during the prior three months: 20,000 shares for $560,056.00 on 02/25/2026, 200 shares for $5,560.00 on 03/02/2026, 9,800 shares for $268,760.00 on 03/03/2026, and 11,000 shares for $303,587.00 on 03/04/2026. The amended notice is dated 08/28/2026 and states that Table 1 (Securities to be Sold) has been revised.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (symbol: BFST) is the issuer of record for a Form 144/A filing submitted to the SEC.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) received an amended Form 144 notice from director George W. Cummings III covering a proposed sale of common stock under Rule 144. The notice lists a planned sale of 10,000 BFST common shares through Raymond James & Associates with an aggregate market value of $280,000.00. The filing states that there were 29,615,370 BFST common shares outstanding as of 03/02/2026; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being sold. Cummings reports that he holds 358,775 BFST shares acquired on 01/01/2026 in exchange for 54,114 Progressive Bancorp, Inc. shares in connection with the merger of Progressive with and into Business First Bancshares. Over the prior three months, he sold 20,000 BFST shares on 02/25/2026 for total proceeds of $560,056.00. The amendment states that Table 1 (Securities to be Sold) has been revised and that this filing supersedes the earlier notice filed on March 2, 2026.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) received an amended Rule 144 notice from director George W. Cummings III for a proposed sale of up to 20,000 shares of common stock through Raymond James & Associates, with an aggregate market value of $560,055.64 and an approximate sale date of February 25, 2026 on NASDAQ.
The filing states that Cummings acquired 358,775 common shares on January 1, 2026 from the issuer in connection with the merger of Progressive Bancorp, Inc. with and into Business First Bancshares, in exchange for 54,114 Progressive Bancorp, Inc. shares. Shares of Business First Bancshares outstanding were 29,615,370 as of this notice.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) director George W. Cummings III reported selling a total of 14,200 shares of common stock in two transactions on August 21 and 24, 2026, at prices of $31.27 and $31.33 per share. He also reports holdings of 998 time-based restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock and granted under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, which are scheduled to fully vest on June 25, 2027 and are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. In addition, 3,911 shares of common stock are reported as held indirectly through his spouse.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) director George W. Cummings has filed a notice under Rule 144 to permit the sale of up to 2,435 common shares through broker Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. The shares have an aggregate market value of $76,215.50, with 32,549,883 common shares outstanding as of the filing date.
The shares proposed for sale were originally acquired from the issuer in private transactions between 2005 and 2008. The filing also lists multiple recent open-market sales by Cummings over the past three months, including blocks of 15,000 shares sold on June 8, 2026 and June 10, 2026, reflecting ongoing liquidity activity under Rule 144.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) director George W. Cummings III reported an open-market sale of 3,235 shares of common stock on August 19, 2026 at $31.80 per share. After the sale, he held 197,945 common shares directly, plus 3,911 common shares indirectly through his spouse and 998 time-based restricted stock units that are scheduled to fully vest on June 25, 2027, subject to forfeiture on certain events. The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was not marked as being under a trading plan.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) director George W. Cummings III reported selling 10,000 shares of common stock on August 18, 2026 at $31.78 per share in an open-market or private transaction. After this sale, he directly holds 201,180 common shares, plus 998 unvested restricted stock units that are economically equivalent to common shares and scheduled to fully vest on June 25, 2027, and indirectly holds 3,911 common shares through his spouse.