MELVILLE DAVID R. III bought BFST

March 2, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction

MELVILLE DAVID R. III bought 13,121 shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc., a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as grant or award and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 1 day after the transaction.

Direction
Acquired (buy-side)
Shares
13,121
Price
N/A
Total value
N/A
Role
SecurityRestricted Stock Units
Transaction codeA: Grant or award
Transaction dateMarch 2, 2026
Filing dateMarch 3, 2026
Shares owned after37,346
OwnershipDirect
10b5-1 planNo
AmendedNo

Footnotes

Reflects the grant of 13,121 time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 2, 2026, of which 4,373 shares will vest on March 2, 2027, 4,373 shares will vest on March 2, 2028, and the remaining 4,375 shares will vest on March 2, 2029. Each time-based restricted stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock of the issuer. The reporting person has irrevocably elected to defer the reported securities under 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: (a) 10,028 time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on December 12, 2024, which will vest in two substantially equal installments on the second and third anniversary of the issuance date; (b) 10,917 time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 1, 2025, which will vest in two substantially equal installments on the second and third anniversary of the issuance date; (c) 3,280 time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 2, 2026, which will vest in three substantially equal installments on the first, second, and third anniversary of the issuance date; and (d) 13,121 time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 2, 2026, which will vest in three substantially equal installments on the first, second, and third anniversary of the issuance date.

View the original Form 4 on SEC EDGAR