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 EVP & Chief Credit Officer Warren McDonald reported a routine equity-compensation tax event. On March 31, 2026, 1,158 shares of common stock were disposed of at $27.04 per share to satisfy tax obligations, not as an open-market sale. After this withholding, he directly holds 14,195 common shares.
McDonald also holds 9,273 time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to common stock. These include 2,584 RSUs granted on December 12, 2024; 2,715 granted on March 1, 2025; and 3,974 granted on March 2, 2026, all vesting in scheduled installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & Chief Credit Officer Warren McDonald reported a routine equity-compensation tax event. On March 31, 2026, 1,158 shares of common stock were disposed of at $27.04 per share to satisfy tax obligations, not as an open-market sale. After this withholding, he directly holds 14,195 common shares.
McDonald also holds 9,273 time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to common stock. These include 2,584 RSUs granted on December 12, 2024; 2,715 granted on March 1, 2025; and 3,974 granted on March 2, 2026, all vesting in scheduled installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & COO Keith Mansfield reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On March 31, 2026, 1,324 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, rather than being sold in the open market.
After this withholding, Mansfield directly holds 81,339 common shares, including 27,000 shares in his investment retirement account. He also holds 13,374 time-based restricted stock units tied to common stock, which are scheduled to vest in installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & COO Keith Mansfield reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On March 31, 2026, 1,324 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, rather than being sold in the open market.
After this withholding, Mansfield directly holds 81,339 common shares, including 27,000 shares in his investment retirement account. He also holds 13,374 time-based restricted stock units tied to common stock, which are scheduled to vest in installments over future anniversaries of their grant dates.
Business First Bancshares EVP & Chief Risk Officer Kathryn Manning had shares withheld to cover taxes on equity compensation. On March 31, 2026, 874 shares of common stock were disposed of at an implied price of $27.04 per share as a tax-withholding transaction, not an open-market sale.
After this event, Manning directly holds 15,791 shares of common stock and 8,641 time-based restricted stock units tied to future vesting schedules. The filing highlights routine compensation and tax treatment rather than a discretionary buy or sell decision.
Business First Bancshares EVP & Chief Risk Officer Kathryn Manning had shares withheld to cover taxes on equity compensation. On March 31, 2026, 874 shares of common stock were disposed of at an implied price of $27.04 per share as a tax-withholding transaction, not an open-market sale.
After this event, Manning directly holds 15,791 shares of common stock and 8,641 time-based restricted stock units tied to future vesting schedules. The filing highlights routine compensation and tax treatment rather than a discretionary buy or sell decision.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. executive Philip Jordan, EVP & CBO of b1Bank, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 1,033 shares of common stock at $27.04 per share on March 31, 2026. This was a share delivery to cover tax obligations, not an open-market sale. After this transaction, he holds 81,008 shares of common stock directly, plus 13,335 restricted stock units that can convert into common shares over future vesting dates.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. executive Philip Jordan, EVP & CBO of b1Bank, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 1,033 shares of common stock at $27.04 per share on March 31, 2026. This was a share delivery to cover tax obligations, not an open-market sale. After this transaction, he holds 81,008 shares of common stock directly, plus 13,335 restricted stock units that can convert into common shares over future vesting dates.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. executive Donald Chad Carter reported a routine tax-withholding share disposition. On March 31, 2026, 317 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, a non-market transaction.
Following this, he directly held 14,517 shares of common stock, plus units in the employer stock fund through the company 401(k) plan equivalent to 6,799 shares of common stock. He also held 9,319 time-based restricted stock units tied to common stock that will vest over future years under prior awards.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. executive Donald Chad Carter reported a routine tax-withholding share disposition. On March 31, 2026, 317 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.04 per share to cover tax obligations, a non-market transaction.
Following this, he directly held 14,517 shares of common stock, plus units in the employer stock fund through the company 401(k) plan equivalent to 6,799 shares of common stock. He also held 9,319 time-based restricted stock units tied to common stock that will vest over future years under prior awards.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G/A reporting 0% ownership of Business First Bancshares Inc common stock. The amendment explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that caused certain Vanguard subsidiaries to report beneficial ownership separately.
The filing lists 0 shares beneficially owned and zero voting or dispositive power as of the amendment, and is signed by Vanguard's Head of Global Fund Administration on March 26, 2026.
Business First Bancshares director Cummings George W. III sold 11,000 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $27.60 per share. After this sale on March 4, 2026, he directly owned 317,775 shares, which includes 223,669 shares pledged as collateral.
In addition to his direct holdings, 3,911 shares were reported as indirectly owned through his spouse, with no change in that indirect position reported in this filing.
BFST Form 144 notifies proposed sales of Common stock tied to a Merger with Progressive Bank, listing 277,969 shares to be sold on 01/01/2026. The filing also reports recent sales by George Cummings III: 20,000 (02/25/2026), 200 (03/02/2026), 9,800 (03/03/2026), and 11,000 (03/04/2026).
Business First Bancshares, Inc. director George W. Cummings III reported open-market sales of a total of 10,000 shares of common stock. On March 3, 2026, he sold 9,800 shares at an average price of $27.42 per share, and on March 2, 2026, he sold 200 shares at $27.80 per share.
After these sales, he directly owns 328,775 shares of common stock, which the footnote states includes 223,669 pledged shares. He also has indirect ownership of 3,911 shares held by his spouse.
BFST filed a Form 144 disclosing affiliate sales of common stock following a merger.
The filing records a merger with Progressive Bancorp effective 01/01/2026 and lists three transactions by George Cummings III: 20,000 shares on 02/25/2026 for $560,056; 200 shares on 03/02/2026 for $5,560; and 9,800 shares on 03/03/2026 for $268,760. The filing names Raymond James & Associates and references NASDAQ.