secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
CIK:        0001624322
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-028356
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BFST receives all regulatory approvals for Oakwood Bancshares merger; completion expected Oct 1
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- Regulatory approvals obtained from Fed, FDIC, Louisiana OFI, Texas Banking Dept.
- Oakwood shareholders voted to approve the merger on August 27, 2024.
- Post-merger b1BANK assets ~$7.6B, total loans ~$5.9B; adds 4 DFW branches plus 2 others.
- Roy J. Salley to join as regional chairman Dallas; William G. Hall to BFST and b1BANK boards.
- Merger expected to close October 1, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774924028356/0001437749-24-028356-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774924028356/bfbi20240903_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-028356

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