144 0002106698 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001624322 Business First Bancshares, Inc. 001-38447 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 1-225-248-7600 George W. Cummings Director Common Shares Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 200 West Street New York NY 10282 2435 76215.5 32549883 08/24/2026 NASD Common Shares 02/26/2008 Acquired from issuer in private transaction Issuer N 583 02/26/2008 None Common Shares 11/03/2008 Acquired from issuer in private transaction Issuer N 583 11/03/2008 None Common Shares 12/03/2007 Acquired from issuer in private transaction Issuer N 557 12/03/2007 None Common Shares 09/01/2005 Acquired from issuer in private transaction Issuer N 497 09/01/2005 None Common Shares 03/06/2007 Acquired from issuer in private transaction Issuer N 215 03/06/2007 None N George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 05/27/2026 11595 323358.17 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 06/08/2026 15000 427713.17 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 06/09/2026 445 12918.93 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 06/10/2026 15000 432927.07 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 06/11/2026 5000 143768.03 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 07/28/2026 10000 318344.43 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 07/29/2026 10000 318533.43 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 07/30/2026 10000 320490.39 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 07/31/2026 10000 314681.51 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 08/03/2026 10000 318434.43 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 08/18/2026 10000 317487.45 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 08/19/2026 3235 102766.71 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 08/21/2026 4200 131184.71 George W. Cummings 500 Laurel Street Suite 101 Baton Rouge LA 70801 Common Shares 08/24/2026 7565 236758.43 08/24/2026 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of George W. Cummings