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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-021032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFST"
cik: "0001624322"
company_name: "Business First Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T23:04:18.204750+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Business First Bancshares annual meeting results; all directors elected, say-on-pay approved, auditor ratified

## Summary
- All 17 director nominees elected with votes for ranging from ~11.4M to ~14.5M; broker non-votes of 4.0M shares each.
- Advisory say-on-pay proposal approved: 8,617,348 for, 5,762,967 against, 266,623 abstain.
- Ratification of FORVIS, LLP as independent auditor for FY 2023: 18,563,368 for, 43,947 against, 43,501 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-021032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFST
- cik: 0001624322
- company_name: Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774923021032/0001437749-23-021032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774923021032/bfbi20230728_8k.htm

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