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) filed a Form 4 disclosing that director Zeenat Sidi received an equity award and updated her shareholdings.
- Non-derivative holdings: 658 common shares reported; no transaction occurred—this line simply updates ownership as of 06/26/2025.
- Derivative grant: 1,016 time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on 06/26/2025 under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The RSUs carry a zero exercise price and are economically equivalent to common shares. They will fully vest on 06/26/2026; unvested units are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions.
- Post-filing ownership: 658 common shares (direct) and 1,016 unvested RSUs (direct).
No open-market purchases or sales were reported. The filing primarily reflects routine director compensation designed to align incentives rather than signal insider sentiment. Given the modest size of the award relative to BFST’s 1Q 2025 diluted share count (~30 million), the impact on dilution or market perception is expected to be minimal.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) – Form 4 filing dated 06/30/2025
Director Rolfe H. McCollister Jr. reported the following equity positions and awards as of June 26 2025:
- Common stock holdings: 92,960 shares held directly and 5,000 shares held indirectly through the reporting person’s spouse. The filing specifies that no open-market transaction occurred; these lines merely disclose current ownership.
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): 1,016 time-based RSUs were granted on 06/26/2025 under the company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (Transaction Code “A”). Each RSU is economically equivalent to one BFST common share and will fully vest on 06/26/2026, subject to forfeiture conditions.
No other derivative or non-derivative transactions were reported. The filing was signed on 06/30/2025 by Heather Roemer as attorney-in-fact for the director.