0001437749-19-010689.txt : 20190522 0001437749-19-010689.hdr.sgml : 20190522 20190522160007 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-19-010689 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190516 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20190522 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190522 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Business First Bancshares, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001624322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 205340628 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38447 FILM NUMBER: 19845700 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAUREL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 101 CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 BUSINESS PHONE: 225-248-7600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAUREL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 101 CITY: BATON ROUGE STATE: LA ZIP: 70801 8-K 1 bfbi20190522_8k.htm FORM 8-K bfbi20190522_8k.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2019

 

 

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Louisiana

333-200112

20-5340628

(State of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     

500 Laurel Street, Suite 101

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  

70801

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

(Zip code)
     

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 248-7600

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

BFST

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 40 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company     ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

☒

 

 

 
 

 

5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 16, 2019, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to consider and act upon the items listed below:

 

 

1.

The shareholders of Business First elected the individuals listed below to serve as directors of Business First until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

   

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

Lloyd Alford

  

8,171,773

  

541,779

  

26,662

  

2,323,417

Jack E. Byrd, Jr.

  

8,648,360

  

44,417

  

47,437

  

2,323,417

John Graves

  

8,179,547

  

534,836

  

25,831

  

2,323,417

Robert Greer, Jr.

  

8,158,800

  

543,118

  

38,296

  

2,323,417

David L. Laxton, III

  

7,805,605

  

907,947

  

26,662

  

2,323,417

Rolfe McCollister, Jr.

  

8,154,480

  

559,903

  

25,831

  

2,323,417

Andrew McLindon

  

8,687,392

  

13,695

  

39,127

  

2,323,417

David Melville, III

  

8,696,034

  

17,518

  

26,662

  

2,323,417

Patrick Mockler

  

6,749,429

  

1,952,489

  

38,296

  

2,323,417

David Montgomery

  

8,676,261

  

24,826

  

39,127

  

2,323,417

Arthur Price

  

8,676,379

  

24,708

  

39,127

  

2,323,417

Fayez K. Shamieh, MD

  

7,027,271

  

1,686,281

  

26,662

  

2,323,417

C. Stewart Slack

  

8,125,486

  

575,601

  

39,127

  

2,323,417

Kenneth Smith

  

8,653,756

  

16,956

  

69,502

  

2,323,417

Thomas Everett Stewart

  

8,700,100

  

14,283

  

25,831

  

2,323,417

N. Jerome Vascocu

  

8,649,807

  

65,323

  

25,084

  

2,323,417

Steve White

  

8,472,420

  

228,667

  

39,127

  

2,323,417

Robert Yarborough

  

8,689,027

  

25,356

  

25,831

  

2,323,417

 

 

2.

The shareholders of Business First ratified the appointment of Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Business First’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 by the vote set forth in the table below:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

10,994,925

  

1,893

  

66,813

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 22, 2019

 

 

 

 

Business First bancshares, inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David R. Melville, III

 

 

 

David R. Melville, III

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer