Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 23, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on July 23, 2026, in the amount of $0.15 per share to the common shareholders of record on August 15, 2026. The dividend is to be paid on August 31, 2026, or as…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 27, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on April 23, 2026, in the amount of $0.15 per share to the common shareholders of record on May 15, 2026. The dividend is to be paid on May 29, 2026, or as soo…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. The information contained in

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. On April 2, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold and issued $85.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2036 (the “Notes”) in a…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 22, 2026, Business First filed the Original Form 8-K in which it furnished a copy of the press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Original Press Release”). Business First is now filing this Amendment to furnish a revised press release (the “Revised Press Release”) to correct the record and payment dates of the quarterly preferred and common dividends which were inadvertently…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 22, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2025. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on January 22, 2026, in the amount of $0.15 per share to the common shareholders of record on February 15, 2026. The dividend is to be paid on Fe…

Director — Mr. George W. Cummings III: Appointment of an experienced director to both BFST and b1BANK boards.

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets On January 1, 2026, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 7, 2025 (the “Reorganization Agreement”), by and between Business First Bancshares, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“BFST”), and Progressive Bancorp, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“Progressive”), Progressive merged with and into BFST, with BFST continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). Immediately after the Merger, Pro…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 23, 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2025. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on October 23, 2025, in the amount of $0.15 per share to the common shareholders of record on November 15, 2025. The dividend is to be paid on Nove…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 28, 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2025. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on July 24, 2025, in the amount of $0.14 per share to the common shareholders of record on August 15, 2025. The dividend is to be paid on August 31, 2025,…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On July 7, 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“BFST”), and Progressive Bancorp, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“Progressive”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), providing for the acquisition by BFST of Progressive through the merger of Progressive with and into BFST, with BFST surviving the merger (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of t…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 24, 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on April 24, 2025, in the amount of $0.14 per share to the common shareholders of record on May 15, 2025. The dividend is to be paid on May 31, 2025, or…

Director — Alejandro M. Sanchez: Mr. Alejandro M. Sanchez was appointed as a director of Business First and b1BANK.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 23, 2025, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a common dividend on January 23, 2025, in the amount of $0.14 per share to the common shareholders of record on February 15, 2025. The dividend is to…

The filing describes the participation of certain officers in a deferred compensation plan.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 24, 2024, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a dividend on October 24, 2024, in the amount of $0.14 per share to the shareholders of record on November 15, 2024. The dividend is to be paid on November 30, 2024,…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 25, 2024, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of Business First declared a dividend on July 25, 2024, in the amount of $0.14 to the shareholders of record of the company on August 15, 2024. The dividend is to be paid on August 31, 2024, or as so…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 25, 2024, BFST issued a press release announcing its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The release also announced that the Board of Directors of BFST declared a common dividend on April 25, 2024, in the amount of $0.14 to the common shareholders of record of BFST on May 15, 2024. The dividend is to be paid on May 31, 2024, or as soon therefore as practicable. In addition, the Board of Directors of BFST declare…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On April 25, 2024, Business First Bancshares, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (“BFST”), and Oakwood Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Oakwood”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”), providing for the acquisition by BFST of Oakwood through the merger of Oakwood with and into BFST, with BFST surviving the merger (the “Merger”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Reorganizati…

Regulation FD Disclosure. On February 1, 2024, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), the parent company of b1BANK, issued a press release announcing the signing and closing of its acquisition of Waterstone LSP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to

of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On January 23, 2024, Business First made available the supplemental information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 prepared for use…

of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On October 26, 2023, Business First made available the supplemental information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 prepared for use…

of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On July 27, 2023, Business First made available the supplemental information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 prepared for use wi…

of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On April 27, 2023, Business First made available the supplemental information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 prepared for use w…