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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.
Patrick E. Mockler, a director of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST), reported transactions dated 08/18/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 32,142.5 shares of the issuer's common stock and an acquisition of 30,888.472 shares reported at $0, reflected as indirectly owned through the Rita Gardner Mockler Estate account, of which Mockler is executor and for which he disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest. The report also discloses 1,016 time-based restricted stock units granted on June 26, 2025 under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; those RSUs are unvested, will fully vest on June 26, 2026, are economically equivalent to one share each, and are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mockler.
Form 4 filing summary
This Form 4 for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) was filed by reporting person James J. Buquet III, identified as a Director. The filing records a common stock transaction dated 08/04/2025 with transaction code S and a listed price of $23.08. The filing also shows an indirect beneficial ownership entry of 3,689 shares via Mary Mercer Buquet Trust No. 2. The form is signed by attorney-in-fact Heather Roemer on 08/05/2025. Certain numeric fields in Table I appear ambiguous in context.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) – Form 4 filing: Director Patrick E. Mockler reported a transaction dated 08/01/2025 in which he acquired 14,095.5 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00. The transaction code “W” indicates the shares were received by inheritance under the laws of descent and distribution.
After the transfer, Mockler’s direct ownership rises to 32,142.5 shares. The filing also discloses 1,016 time-based restricted stock units that were granted on 06/26/2025 under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and are scheduled to fully vest on 06/26/2026; each unit is economically equivalent to one share and remains subject to forfeiture until vested.
No shares were sold and no cash was exchanged, so the event has no immediate earnings or liquidity impact on the company but does modestly increase insider ownership.