Joseph Vernon Johnson - 28 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: BFST
Reported as of: 28 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: -$379,800
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 30 Jul 2026, 16:08:15 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 29 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph Vernon Johnson

Key filing fact

Joseph Vernon Johnson filed Form 4 for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) on 30 Jul 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Joseph Vernon Johnson's Form 4 filing for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 30 Jul 2026, 16:08.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 29 Jun 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$379,800.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001811639 Primary reporting owner

Johnson Joseph Vernon

Relationship: Director
Address: 500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101, BATON ROUGE
Signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph Vernon Johnson
Signature date: 30 Jul 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BFST transaction

COMMON STOCK

Sale

Transaction value: $317,500
Shares: -10,000
Change %: -5.4%
Price: $31.75
Shares after: 174,073
Date: 28 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BFST transaction

COMMON STOCK

Sale

Transaction value: $62,300
Shares: -2,000
Change %: -1.1%
Price: $31.15
Shares after: 172,073
Date: 29 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

BFST holding Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 998
Date: 28 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 998
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F2

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $31.65 to $31.85. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

Footnote F2

The time-based restricted stock units were granted to the reporting person on June 25, 2026, under the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The time-based restricted stock units will fully vest on June 25, 2027. Each time-based restricted stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock of the issuer. Under the terms of the relevant restricted stock unit grant, the reported unvested restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events.