Keith Mansfield - Jul 30, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Signature
/s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Keith Mansfield
Stock symbol
BFST
Transactions as of
Jul 30, 2024
Transactions value $
-$42,161
Form type
4
Date filed
8/1/2024, 04:21 PM
Previous filing
Apr 2, 2024
Next filing
Dec 16, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BFST COMMON STOCK Options Exercise $706K +40K +55.64% $17.65 112K Jul 30, 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction BFST COMMON STOCK Tax liability -$748K -28.5K -25.5% $26.22 83.4K Jul 30, 2024 Direct F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction BFST STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Options Exercise $0 -40K -100% $0.00* 0 Jul 30, 2024 Common Stock 40K $17.65 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Includes (a) 5,500 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023 which will vest on 3/31/2025, and (b) 7,442 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2024, of which 3,666 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and the remaining 3,776 shares will vest on 3/31/2026. 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.
F2 Includes 5,000 shares held by reporting person's IRA.
F3 Stock Options (Right to Buy) vested in four equal installments beginning on the grant date, June 2, 2016, and ending June 2, 2019.