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

Role: EVP & General Counsel
Signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Saundra Strong
Stock symbol: BFST
Transactions as of: Jul 30, 2024
Transactions value $: -$159,516
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/1/2024, 04:22 PM
Previous filing: Apr 2, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BFST	COMMON STOCK	Sale	-$160K	-6.3K	-35.85%	$25.32	11.3K	Jul 30, 2024	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes (a) 4,102 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023 which will vest on 3/31/2025, and (b) 5,383 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2024, of which 2,651 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and the remaining 2,732 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.

Content

Includes (a) 4,102 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023 which will vest on 3/31/2025, and (b) 5,383 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2024, of which 2,651 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and the remaining 2,732 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.