Kathryn Manning - Mar 31, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Role: EVP & Chief Risk Officer
Signature: /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Kathryn Manning
Stock symbol: BFST
Transactions as of: Mar 31, 2025
Transactions value $: -$48,432
Form type: 4
Date filed: 4/2/2025, 06:15 PM
Previous filing: Mar 5, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BFST	COMMON STOCK	Tax liability	-$48.4K	-1.99K	-11.12%	$24.35	15.9K	Mar 31, 2025	Direct	F1

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
holding	BFST	Restricted Stock Units						7.33K	Mar 31, 2025	Common Stock	0		Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes 2,470 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on February 1, 2024, which will vest on March 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: (a) 3,574 time-based restricted stock units granted on December 12, 2024, of which 1,179 shares will vest on December 12, 2025, 1,179 shares will vest on December 12, 2026, and the remaining 1,216 shares will vest on December 12, 2027; and (b) 3,756 time-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2025, of which 1,239 shares will vest on March 1, 2026, 1,239 shares will vest on March 1, 2027, and the remaining 1,278 shares will vest on March 1, 2028.

Content

Includes 2,470 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on February 1, 2024, which will vest on March 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.

Includes: (a) 3,574 time-based restricted stock units granted on December 12, 2024, of which 1,179 shares will vest on December 12, 2025, 1,179 shares will vest on December 12, 2026, and the remaining 1,216 shares will vest on December 12, 2027; and (b) 3,756 time-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2025, of which 1,239 shares will vest on March 1, 2026, 1,239 shares will vest on March 1, 2027, and the remaining 1,278 shares will vest on March 1, 2028.