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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>March 23, 2018</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b>BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Louisiana</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>333-200112</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>20-5340628</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>500 Laurel Street, Suite 101</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Baton Rouge, Louisiana</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>7080</b><b>1</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:<b>&nbsp;</b><b>(225) 248-7600</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">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):</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,Serif;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,Serif;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Business First Bancshares, Inc. (&ldquo;Business First&rdquo;), held its annual meeting of shareholders (&ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) on March 23, 2018. A brief description of each proposal submitted at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are summarized below.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Election of Directors</u><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each of the individuals nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as a director of Business First was duly elected by the Company&rsquo;s shareholders, and the final results of the votes cast for the 17 director nominees were as follows:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Voted For</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Nonv<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Lloyd<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Benny Alford</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,896,099</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">69,437</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Jack E. Byrd, Jr.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,902,065</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">71,871</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">John Graves</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,938,130</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">35,806</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Robert <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">S. Greer, Jr.</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,904,131</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">69,805</p>
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		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">David<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> L. Laxton, III</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,897,847</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,094</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">70<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,672</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Rolfe <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Hood McCollister, Jr.</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,847,794</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">80,344</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">46,475</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Andrew <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">D. McLindon</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,894,864</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">70,672</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">David <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">R. (&ldquo;Jude&rdquo;) Melville, III</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,938,931</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">35,005</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Patrick <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">E. Mockler</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,896,396</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">69,140</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">David <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">A. Montgomery, Jr.</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,930,198</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">35,338</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Arthur Price</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,909,931</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">64,005</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Fayez K. Shamieh</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,934,865</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">30,671</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">C. Stewart Slack</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,889,931</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">20,677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">64,005</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Kenneth Smith</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,943,265</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">30,671</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Thomas Everett Stewart<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, Jr.</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,910,762</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">63,174</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Steve White</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,409,931</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">500,677</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">64,005</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 29%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt;">Robert Yarborough</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,902,362</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">9,077</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">63,174</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">2<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company</u>. The shareholders approved and adopted a proposal by Business First to ratify Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Business First&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The final voting results were as follows:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Voted For</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Voted Against</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Abstentions</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Broker Nonv<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -9pt;">Ratification of Appointment of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 12%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">6,928,807</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 16%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">16,667</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 14%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">29,139</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 3%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 20%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">-</p>
			</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Dated: <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">March 23, 2018</font></p>

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bfbi20180323_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):
March 23, 2018
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
7080
1
(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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 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
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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.
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. ("Business First"), held its annual meeting of shareholders ("Annual Meeting") on March 23, 2018. A brief description of each proposal submitted at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are summarized below.
1.
Election of Directors
. Each of the individuals nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as a director of Business First was duly elected by the Company's shareholders, and the final results of the votes cast for the 17 director nominees were as follows:
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Nonv
otes
Lloyd
Benny Alford
6,896,099
9,077
69,437
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Jack E. Byrd, Jr.
6,902,065
677
71,871
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John Graves
6,938,130
677
35,806
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Robert
S. Greer, Jr.
6,904,131
677
69,805
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David
L. Laxton, III
6,897,847
6,094
70
,672
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Rolfe
Hood McCollister, Jr.
6
,847,794
80,344
46,475
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Andrew
D. McLindon
6,894,864
9,077
70,672
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David
R. ("Jude") Melville, III
6,938,931
677
35,005
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Patrick
E. Mockler
6,896,396
9,077
69,140
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David
A. Montgomery, Jr.
6,930,198
9,077
35,338
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Arthur Price
6,909,931
677
64,005
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Fayez K. Shamieh
6,934,865
9,077
30,671
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C. Stewart Slack
6,889,931
20,677
64,005
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Kenneth Smith
6,943,265
677
30,671
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Thomas Everett Stewart
, Jr.
6,910,762
677
63,174
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Steve White
6,409,931
500,677
64,005
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Robert Yarborough
6,902,362
9,077
63,174
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2
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Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company
. The shareholders approved and adopted a proposal by Business First to ratify Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Business First's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The final voting results were as follows:
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstentions
Broker Nonv
otes
Ratification of Appointment of
Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
6,928,807
16,667
29,139
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
March 23, 2018
Business First bancshares, inc.
By:
/s/
David R. Melville, III
David R. Melville, III
President and Chief Executive Officer