Business First Bancshares (BFST) submits brief SEC notice

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (symbol: BFST) is the issuer of record for a Form 144/A filing submitted to the SEC.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144/A

144/A: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0002106698
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Previous Accession Number Of The Filing	0001974078-26-000090
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144/A: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	Business First Bancshares, Inc.
SEC File Number	001-38447
Address of Issuer	500 LAUREL STREET SUITE 101 BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA 70801
Phone	225-248-7600
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	Cummings George W. III
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Director

144/A: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Raymond James & Associates 880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg FL 33716	11000	302500.00	32810000	03/04/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144/A: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	01/01/2026	Merger with Progressive Bancorp, Inc.	Issuer			358775	01/01/2026	Acquired in exchange for 54,114 shares of Progressive Bancorp, Inc. in connection with the merger of Progressive with and into the Issuer.

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144/A: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
George W. Cummings III 3269 Deborah Dr Monroe LA 71201	Common	02/25/2026	20000	560056.00
George W. Cummings III 3269 Deborah Dr Monroe LA 71201	Common	03/02/2026	200	5560.00
George W. Cummings III 3269 Deborah Dr Monroe LA 71201	Common	03/03/2025	9800	268760.00

144/A: Remarks and Signature

Remarks	This Form 144/A amends and supersedes the Form 144 filed on March 4, 2026. Table 1 (Securities to be Sold) has been amended.
Date of Notice	08/28/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	/s/ George W. Cummings III
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)