Kathryn Manning - 01 Feb 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Role: Chief Risk Officer
Signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Kathryn Manning
Issuer symbol: BFST
Transactions as of: 01 Feb 2024
Net transactions value: +$163,385
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Feb 2024, 17:11:38 UTC
Previous filing: 17 May 2023
Next filing: 02 Apr 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BFST	COMMON STOCK	Award	$163,385	+7,268	+59%	$22.48	19,611	01 Feb 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) 380 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2022, which will vest on 3/31/2024, (b) 6,467 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023, of which 3,185 shares will vest on 3/31/2024 and the remaining 3,282 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and (c) 7,268 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2024, of which 2,399 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, 2,399 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and the remaining 2,470 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) 380 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2022, which will vest on 3/31/2024, (b) 6,467 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023, of which 3,185 shares will vest on 3/31/2024 and the remaining 3,282 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and (c) 7,268 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2024, of which 2,399 shares will vest on 3/31/2024, 2,399 shares will vest on 3/31/2025, and the remaining 2,470 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.