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Business First Bancshares, Inc. planned insider sales

In the last twelve months insiders at Business First Bancshares, Inc. filed 19 Form 144 notices of planned sales, 248,090 shares worth $7.5 million at the time of filing, from 7 sellers. The latest, filed 29 October 2026: George W. Cummings (director), 18,373 shares worth $583,710, planned for around 29 October 2026 through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

FiledSellerRelationshipSharesValuePlanned saleSold, per Form 4BrokerHow acquiredFiling
29 October 2026George W. CummingsDirector18,373$583,71029 October 2026None on Form 4 yetGoldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
24 August 2026George W. CummingsDirector2,435$76,21624 August 202610,000 shares from 24 August 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
18 August 2026George W. CummingsDirector25,000$799,25018 August 202617,435 shares from 18 August 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
6 August 2026Carter Donald ChadOfficer1,875$59,9816 August 20261,875 shares from 6 August 2026EDWARD JONESPERFORMANCE GRANTForm 144
5 August 2026William G. HallDirector11,389$365,2455 August 202611,389 shares from 5 August 2026Merrill LynchPrivate PlacementForm 144
30 July 2026Keith MansfieldOfficer4,200$134,73430 July 20264,200 shares from 30 July 2026Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial ServicesRestricted StockForm 144
30 July 2026George W. CummingsDirector30,000$958,20030 July 202640,000 shares from 29 July 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
28 July 2026George W. CummingsDirector20,000$641,60028 July 202610,000 shares from 28 July 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
27 July 2026Johnson Joseph VernonDirector12,000$373,92028 July 202612,000 shares from 28 July 2026Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial ServicesMergerForm 144
9 June 2026George W. CummingsDirector20,445$586,5679 June 202635,000 shares from 8 June 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
8 June 2026George W. CummingsDirector15,000$427,2008 June 2026No matching Form 4 saleGoldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
27 May 2026George W. CummingsDirector11,595$326,16727 May 202611,595 shares from 27 May 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
22 May 2026George W. CummingsDirector10,000$278,40022 May 202610,000 shares from 22 May 2026Goldman Sachs & Co. LLCAcquired from issuer in private transactionForm 144
5 March 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirector11,000$303,2705 March 202611,000 shares from 4 March 2026Raymond James & AssociatesMerger with Progressive BankForm 144
4 March 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirector11,000$302,5004 March 20269,800 shares from 3 March 2026Raymond James & AssociatesMerger with Progressive BancorpForm 144
2 March 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirector10,000$280,0002 March 2026200 shares from 2 March 2026Raymond James & AssociatesMerger with Progressive BancorpForm 144
25 February 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirector20,000$560,05625 February 202620,000 shares from 25 February 2026Raymond James & AssociatesMerger with Progressive BancorpForm 144
9 February 2026Folse Mark P.Director10,000$297,0009 February 202610,000 shares from 9 February 2026FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLCPurchase of 6000 shares in Louisiana Community Bancshares converted to BFSTForm 144
29 January 2026Carter Donald ChadOfficer3,778$103,36629 January 20263,778 shares from 29 January 2026Edward JonesPerformance GrantForm 144
A Form 144 is the notice an insider files with the SEC before selling restricted or control shares over the Rule 144 thresholds; it says what may be sold, not what was.
Read moreValue is the filer's own aggregate market value. Sold, per Form 4: the same seller's open-market sales on Form 4 from the notice's date to 90 days after, added up, as they appear on the insiders page; a holder who files no Form 4, such as some large holders, never shows one. What is a Form 144?