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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-030179"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFST"
cik: "0001624322"
company_name: "Business First Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-11T20:28:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-11T20:30:15.466181+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Business First Bancshares' b1BANK Chief Banking Officer Philip Jordan resigns

## Summary
- Philip Jordan, b1BANK's EVP and Chief Banking Officer, resigned voluntarily effective Sep 9, 2026.
- Resignation not due to disagreement with Business First or b1BANK on operations, policies, or practices.
- Parent company Business First Bancshares (Nasdaq: BFST) announced the departure of its subsidiary's CBO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-030179
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFST
- cik: 0001624322
- company_name: Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-11T20:28:49+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926030179/0001437749-26-030179-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926030179/bfbi20260911_8k.htm

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