FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

JORDAN PHILIP
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Business First Bancshares, Inc. [ BFST ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
EVP&CBO of b1Bank
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/31/2023
(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/4/2023 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK 3/31/2023  F  3577 D$17.13 68266 (1)(2)(3)D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes (a) 3,116 shares of unvested restricted stock granted on 2/1/2022, which will vest on 3/31/2024, and (b) 10,838 shares of restricted stock granted on 2/1/2023, of which 5,338 shares will vest on 3/31/2024 and the remaining 5,500 shares will vest on 3/31/2025. 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) Includes shares held by reporting person's IRA and units of employer stock fund through issuer's 401(k) plan equivalent to approximately 13,003 shares.
(3) Total shares has been updated to add shares acquired in September 15, 2022 transactions.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
JORDAN PHILIP
500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101
BATON ROUGE, LA 70801


EVP&CBO of b1Bank

Signatures
/s/ Heather Roemer, as attorney-in-fact for Phillip Jordan4/28/2023
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate


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