SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McDonald Warren

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101

(Street)

BATON ROUGE

70801

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Business First Bancshares, Inc. [ BFST ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Credit Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,137⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	07/31/2024	Common Stock	7,500	$17.11	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (a) 931 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2020, of which 459 will vest on 3/31/2021 and 472 will vest on 3/31/2022, and (b) 538 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 3/31/2019, all of which will vest on 3/31/2021. Under the terms of the relevant restricted stock grants, the reported shares of unvested restricted stock are subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of certain events.

2. Stock Options (Right to Buy) vested in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, 7/31/2014, and ending on 7/31/2017.

	/s/ Heather Roemer, as Attorney-in-Fact for Warren McDonald	02/01/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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