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.
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.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) – Form 4 filing (30 Jun 2025)
Director Keith Alexis Tillage reported his equity position as of 26 Jun 2025 and disclosed one new equity-incentive grant:
- Common stock holdings: 5,393 shares; no shares were bought or sold in this filing.
- Restricted Stock Units (time-based): 1,016 RSUs granted on 26 Jun 2025 under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The units are economically equivalent to one BFST share each and will fully vest on 26 Jun 2026, subject to forfeiture under certain conditions.
All reported securities are held directly by the insider. The filing is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 30 Jun 2025.
No open-market transactions, purchases, or dispositions occurred; therefore, the filing does not indicate immediate trading intent but simply records current ownership and a routine equity compensation grant.