Warren McDonald - Feb 1, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Role: Chief Credit Officer
Signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Warren McDonald
Stock symbol: BFST
Transactions as of: Feb 1, 2023
Transactions value $: $233,553
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/3/2023, 04:32 PM
Previous filing: Apr 4, 2022
Next filing: Apr 4, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BFST	COMMON STOCK	Award	$234K	+11.3K	+94.73%	$20.74	23.1K	Feb 1, 2023	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects the grant of restricted stock to reporting person. The terms of the restricted stock grant are described in footnote 2 below.
F2	Includes (a) 657 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2021, which will vest on 3/31/2023, (b) 2,707 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2022, of which 1,353 shares will vest on 3/31/2023 and the remaining 1,354 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, and (c) 11,261 shares of restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023, of which 3,716 shares will vest on 3/31/2023, 3,716 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, and the remaining 3,829 shares will vest on 3/31/2025. Under the terms of the relevant restricted stock grants, the reported shares of unvested restricted stock are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events.

Content

Reflects the grant of restricted stock to reporting person. The terms of the restricted stock grant are described in footnote 2 below.

Includes (a) 657 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2021, which will vest on 3/31/2023, (b) 2,707 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2022, of which 1,353 shares will vest on 3/31/2023 and the remaining 1,354 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, and (c) 11,261 shares of restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023, of which 3,716 shares will vest on 3/31/2023, 3,716 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, and the remaining 3,829 shares will vest on 3/31/2025. Under the terms of the relevant restricted stock grants, the reported shares of unvested restricted stock are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events.