0001437749-23-032373.txt : 20231116 0001437749-23-032373.hdr.sgml : 20231116 20231116172700 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-23-032373 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231116 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Buquet James J. III CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001811398 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38447 FILM NUMBER: 231415628 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAUREL STREET CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Business First Bancshares, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001624322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 205340628 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAUREL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 101 CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 BUSINESS PHONE: 225-248-7600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAUREL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 101 CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 4 1 rdgdoc.xml FORM 4 X0508 4 2020-08-31 0001624322 Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 0001811398 Buquet James J. III 500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101 BATON ROUGE LA 70801 1 0 COMMON STOCK 2022-08-31 4 P 0 392.0990 24.08 D 83099.10 D COMMON STOCK 2022-11-30 4 P 0 412.206 23.02 D 83511.30 D COMMON STOCK 2023-02-28 4 P 0 456.607 20.89 D 83967.91 D COMMON STOCK 2023-11-16 4 S 0 38000 21.03 D 44537.91 D COMMON STOCK 2021-10-28 4 J 0 6110 0 D 0 I By Buquet III Children's 1998 Trust COMMON STOCK 2020-08-31 4 P 0 75.392 15.11 A 4000.392 I By James Buquet IV Trust No. 2 COMMON STOCK 2023-09-25 4 J 0 4000.392 0 D 0 I By James Buquet IV Trust No. 2 COMMON STOCK 2023-11-16 4 S 0 5700 12.21 D 5689 I By Mary Mercer Buquet Trust No. 2 Includes 21,361.28 shares received via distribution of The Buquet Family 2012 Trust on June 18, 2020, which distribution did not result in a change in the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares. Intervening reports do not reflect this transaction. Intervening reports do not reflect the impact of these transactions. Includes 1,584 shares of restricted stock granted on May 8, 2023, which vest on May 8, 2024. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $21.00 to $21.32. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which at the transaction was effected. Represents the distribution of shares to the adult children of the reporting person as beneficiaries of the trust. /s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for James J. Buquet III 2023-11-16