Patrick E. Mockler - Aug 18, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Patrick E. Mockler
Stock symbol
BFST
Transactions as of
Aug 18, 2025
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
8/20/2025, 04:07 PM
Previous filing
Aug 1, 2025
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
MOCKLER PATRICK E. Director 500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101, BATON ROUGE /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Patrick E. Mockler 2025-08-20 0001734794

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BFST COMMON STOCK Will/Inheritance $0 +30.9K $0.00 30.9K Aug 18, 2025 By: Rita Gardner Mockler Estate Account F1, F2
holding BFST COMMON STOCK 32.1K Aug 18, 2025 Direct

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 1.02K Aug 18, 2025 Common Stock 1.02K $0.00 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares acquired by inheritance.
F2 Represents the holdings of the Rita Gardner Mockler Estate account, of which the reporting person is the executor. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock held by the Rita Garnder Mockler Estate account except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3 The time-based restricted stock units were granted to the reporting person on June 26, 2025 under the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The time-based restricted stock units will fully vest on June 26, 2026. 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.