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BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First or the Company), parent company of b1BANK, is pleased to announce the completion of the private placement of $85.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes (the Notes) due 2036, to certain qualified institutional and accredited investors. The Notes have…

BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK announced that Ben Marmande has joined the organization as director of corporate banking. Marmande will lead b1BANK's corporate banking efforts for the state of Texas driving client acquisition, relationship growth and the expansion of the bank's commercial capabilities.

BATON ROUGE, La., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, before the market opens on Monday, April 27, 2026. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results later that morning at 9:00 a.m. CST.

CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new stake in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 45,752 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,080,000. CenterBook Partners LP owned about 0.15% of Business First Bancshares at the end

The multi-year partnership will integrate agentic AI into key stages of b1BANK's banking lifecycle, helping teams work faster, improve controls, and increase capacity while maintaining strong risk and compliance standards.