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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-015814"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFST"
cik: "0001624322"
company_name: "Business First Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:18:09.935905+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Business First Bancshares shareholders approve 2022 equity plan amendment; all directors elected

## Summary
- All 17 director nominees elected; each received >10.5M votes, with ~4M broker non-votes.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with ~11.57M For, ~0.22M Against.
- 2022 Amendment to 2017 Equity Incentive Plan approved: ~6.32M For vs ~5.44M Against (54% of votes cast).
- Ratification of FORVIS, LLP as auditor for 2022 approved with ~15.8M For votes.
- Annual meeting held June 23, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-015814
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFST
- cik: 0001624322
- company_name: Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774922015814/0001437749-22-015814-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774922015814/bfbi20220623_8k.htm

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