8-K filed May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET CIK 0001118004

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BancPlus shareholders approve board declassification, remove supermajority voting; declares $0.53 quarterly dividend

BANCPLUS CORP

Shareholders approved declassification amendment to phase out classified board by 2028; all directors elected annually thereafter.
Supermajority voting requirement eliminated for certain articles; now subject to standard Mississippi corporate law.
Six Class I directors elected: Eugene Webb Jr., Staci Tyler, Charles White, David Barksdale, Margaret Peaster, Scott Polakoff.
Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.53/share, payable June 15, 2026 to shareholders of record May 15, 2026.

item 5.03 item 5.07 item 8.01 item 9.01

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BANCPLUS CORP: Amended articles to phase out classified board over three years beginning 2026 (effective 2026-04-28).

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on April 28, 2026, BancPlus Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to phase out the classified structure of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) over a three‐year period, beginning with the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and concluding at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time all directors will be elected annually (the “Declassification Amendment”).

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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BANCPLUS CORP: Amended articles to eliminate supermajority voting requirement in Article Fourteenth (effective 2026-04-28).

At the same meeting, the Company also approved an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement set forth in Article Fourteenth thereof (the “Supermajority Amendment”).

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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BANCPLUS CORP: Adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws effective April 28, 2026, covering principal office, shareholder meetings, board structure, and governance (effective 2026-04-28).

In addition, effective as of April 28, 2026, the Board approved and adopted the Company’s Amended and Restated By‐Laws (the “Amended and Restated By‐Laws”), which implement the following changes: Principal Office • Clarified that the Company’s principal office is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and that the Company may establish additional offices or branches as determined by the Board.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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