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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>As filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on August 19, 2022</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><b>Registration Statement No. 333-</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>UNITED STATES </b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>FORM S-8</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>20-5340628</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>500 Laurel Street, Suite 101</b><br>
			<b>Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>(225) 248-7600</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>David R. (</b>&#8220;<b>Jude</b>&#8221;<b>) Melville III</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Business First Bancshares, Inc.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>500 Laurel Street, Suite 101</b><br>
<b>Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>(225) 248-7600</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Lowell W. Harrison, Esq.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Kevin E. Strachan, Esq.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Fenimore&nbsp;Kay&nbsp;Harrison LLP</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>812 San Antonio Street, Suite 600</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>(512) 583-5900</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non&#8722;accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b&#8722;2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>EXPLANATORY NOTE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221; or &#8220;Business First&#8221;) has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), to register (i) 143,908 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options granted prior to the date hereof, and (ii) an additional 400,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance. The shares of common stock registered on this Registration Statement are of the same class as the securities for which the Registrant filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.: 333-225393) with the Commission (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statement&#8221;). All shares of Business First common stock registered on this Registration Statement and on the Prior Registration Statement are issuable pursuant to grants or options under the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended by that certain 2022 Amendment to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#8220;2017 Plan&#8221;). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>PART II</b><br>
<b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt;">The Registrant incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement:</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 that was filed with the Commission on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922004801/bfbi20211231_10k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">March 1, 2022</a> (including portions of the Registrant&#8217;s Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922010500/bfbi20220502_def14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">May 2, 2022</a>, as amended <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922010661/bfbi20220503_defa14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">May 3, 2022</a>, incorporated by reference to such Annual Report on Form 10-K);</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that was filed with the Commission on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922010830/bfbi20220331_10q.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">May 4, 2022</a> and for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 that was filed with the Commission on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922018785/bfbi20220630_10q.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">August 4, 2022</a>;</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922004855/bfbi20220228_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">March 1</a>, <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922014023/bfbi20220601_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">June 1</a> and <a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922015814/bfbi20220623_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">June 24, 2022</a> (other than any portions thereof deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules); and</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt;">4.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The description of Registrant&#8217;s common stock included as <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774921005177/ex_230117.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Exhibit 4.3</a> to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on March 5, 2021, and any other amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents until such time as there shall have been filed a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold at the time of such amendment.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">The list of exhibits under &#8220;Exhibit Index&#8221; at the end of this Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="ex_414602.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Opinion of Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="ex_414602.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Consent of Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="#poa" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Power of attorney (included on signature page)</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: right;">99.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001624322/000143774922010661/bfbi20220503_defa14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Business First Bancshares, Inc., 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the amended Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 3, 2022).</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: right;">107*</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><a href="ex_414604.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Filing Fee Table</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SIGNATURES </b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on the 19th day of August, 2022.</p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><b>BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.</b></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;</font>David R. Melville, III</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">David R. Melville, III</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">President and Chief Executive Officer</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b><a id="poa" name="poa" title="poa"></a>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints David R. Melville, III as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 45pt; text-align: justify;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 18, 2022.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ David R. Melville, III</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">David R. Melville, III</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Gregory Robertson</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Gregory Robertson</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Drew C. Brees</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Drew C. Brees</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ James J. Buquet, III</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">James J. Buquet, III</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Carol M. Calkins</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Carol M. Calkins</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">By:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Ricky D. Day</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Director</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:18.9%;">
			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">August 18, 2022</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Ricky D. Day</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">/s/ Keith A. Tillage</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Keith A. Tillage</p>
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bfbi20220818_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on August 19, 2022
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana
20-5340628
(State of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
(225) 248-7600
(Address of principal executive officers and zip code)
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
David R. (
"
Jude
"
) Melville III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
500 Laurel Street, Suite 101
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
(225) 248-7600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Lowell W. Harrison, Esq.
Kevin E. Strachan, Esq.
Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP
812 San Antonio Street, Suite 600
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 583-5900
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non−accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b−2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non−accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.    ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the "Registrant" or "Business First") has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register (i) 143,908 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options granted prior to the date hereof, and (ii) an additional 400,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance. The shares of common stock registered on this Registration Statement are of the same class as the securities for which the Registrant filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.: 333-225393) with the Commission (the "Prior Registration Statement"). All shares of Business First common stock registered on this Registration Statement and on the Prior Registration Statement are issuable pursuant to grants or options under the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended by that certain 2022 Amendment to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the "2017 Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.    The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 that was filed with the Commission on
March 1, 2022
(including portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on
May 2, 2022
, as amended
May 3, 2022
, incorporated by reference to such Annual Report on Form 10-K);
2.    The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that was filed with the Commission on
May 4, 2022
and for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 that was filed with the Commission on
August 4, 2022
;
3.    The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
March 1
,
June 1
and
June 24, 2022
(other than any portions thereof deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules); and
4.     The description of Registrant's common stock included as
Exhibit 4.3
to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on March 5, 2021, and any other amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents until such time as there shall have been filed a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold at the time of such amendment.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The list of exhibits under "Exhibit Index" at the end of this Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
5.1*
Opinion of Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP
23.1
Consent of Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of FORVIS LLP
24.1
Power of attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
Business First Bancshares, Inc., 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the amended Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on May 3, 2022).
107*
Filing Fee Table
* Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on the 19th day of August, 2022.
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/
David R. Melville, III
David R. Melville, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints David R. Melville, III as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 18, 2022.
Signature
Title
Date
By:
/s/ David R. Melville, III
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
August 18, 2022
David R. Melville, III
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Gregory Robertson
Chief Financial Officer
August 18, 2022
Gregory Robertson
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
By:
/s/ Drew C. Brees
Director
August 18, 2022
Drew C. Brees
By:
/s/ James J. Buquet, III
Director
August 18, 2022
James J. Buquet, III
By:
/s/ Carol M. Calkins
Director
August 18, 2022
Carol M. Calkins
By:
/s/ Ricky D. Day
Director
August 18, 2022
Ricky D. Day
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By:
/s/ John Ducrest
Director
August 18, 2022
John Ducrest
By:
/s/ Mark P. Folse
Director
August 18, 2022
Mark P. Folse
By:
/s/ Robert S. Greer, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
August 18, 2022
Robert S. Greer, Jr.
By:
/s/ J. Vernon Johnson
Director
August 18, 2022
J. Vernon Johnson
By:
/s/ Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.
Director
August 18, 2022
Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.
By:
/s/ Andrew D. McLindon
Director
August 18, 2022
Andrew D. McLindon
By:
/s/ Patrick E. Mockler
Director
August 18, 2022
Patrick E. Mockler
By:
/s/ David A. Montgomery, Jr.
Director
August 18, 2022
David A. Montgomery, Jr.
By:
/s/ Arthur J. Price
Director
August 18, 2022
Arthur J. Price
By:
/s/ Kenneth Smith
Director
August 18, 2022
Kenneth Smith
By:
/s/ Keith A. Tillage
Director
August 18, 2022
Keith A. Tillage
By:
/s/ Steven G. White
Director
August 18, 2022
Steven G. White
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