MELVILLE DAVID R. III sold BFST

December 12, 2025 · Form 4 insider transaction

MELVILLE DAVID R. III sold 4,938 shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. at $27.71 per share, a transaction worth $136.8K. The trade was recorded as disposition to the issuer and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 4 days after the transaction.

Direction
Disposed (sell-side)
Shares
4,938
Price
$27.71
Total value
$136.8K
Role
SecurityCOMMON STOCK
Transaction codeD: Disposition to the issuer
Transaction dateDecember 12, 2025
Filing dateDecember 16, 2025
Shares owned after213,181
OwnershipDirect
10b5-1 planNo
AmendedNo

Footnotes

These shares were acquired upon the partial vesting of the previously reported time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on December 12, 2024. The reporting person has irrevocably elected to defer the reported securities under the b1BANK Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"). In accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan, the reporting person will receive a lump sum cash distribution in an amount equal to the vested securities deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan, plus any earnings or losses attributable thereto, on the first business day following the month in which the reporting person's separation of service, death, or disability occurs.; Includes 10,103 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 units of the employer stock fund through the issuer's 401(k) plan equivalent to approximately 13,786 shares of common stock of the issuer and 96,288 pledged shares of common stock of the issuer.

View the original Form 4 on SEC EDGAR