Item 5. Other Information
Item 5. Other Information
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) During the three months ended June 30, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits
Number Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated April 25, 2024, by and between Business First Bancshares, Inc., and Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on April 25, 2024).
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Business First Bancshares, Inc., adopted October 27, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on November 3, 2022).
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Business First Bancshares, Inc., adopted April 23, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on April 28, 2020).
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4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on November 12, 2014).
4.2 Form of Series A Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on September 1, 2022).
10.1 Form of Voting Agreement by and among Business First Bancshares, Inc. and certain shareholders of Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on April 25, 2024).
10.2 Form of Director Support Agreement by and among Business First Bancshares, Inc., Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. and each non-employee director of Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Business First Bancshares, Inc. on April 25, 2024).
10.3 Change in Control Agreement, dated November 16, 2022, by and among Business First Bancshares, Inc., b1BANK and N. Jerome Vascocu, Jr.*
10.4 Retention Bonus Agreement dated November 21, 2022, by and among Business First Bancshares, Inc., b1BANK and N. Jerome Vascocu, Jr.*
10.5 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Participation Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2023 , between b1BANK and N. Jerome Vascocu, Jr.*
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1 Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant hereby duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
July 31, 2024 /s/ David R. Melville, III
David R. Melville, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
July 31, 2024 /s/ Gregory Robertson
Gregory Robertson
Chief Financial Officer
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