Business First Bancshares : Emerging growth company ☐ - Form 8-K

bfbi20231220_8k.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2023

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	001-38447	20-5340628
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101 Baton Rouge, Louisiana		70801
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	BFST	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On December 19, 2023, the boards of directors of Business First Bancshares, Inc. ("Business First") and b1BANK appointed Aimee Quirk to serve as a director of each of Business First and b1BANK. Ms. Quirk has not been appointed to serve on any committees of the Business First board of directors at this time.

The Board determined that Ms. Quirk is an independent director under applicable Nasdaq listing standards. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Quirk and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director of the Company, and there is no family relationship between Ms. Quirk and any of Business First's other directors or executive officers. Ms. Quirk does not have a material interest in any transaction that is required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, other than deposits, loans, and other financial services related transactions with b1BANK made in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral (where applicable), as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with persons not related to Business First or b1BANK, and do not involve more than normal risk of collectability or present other features unfavorable to b1BANK.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 20, 2023

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
By:	/s/ David R. Melville, III
	David R. Melville, III
	President and Chief Executive Officer