{"url_path":"/sec/bfst/8-k/2026-04-27/item-9-01","section_key":"item-9-01","section_title":"Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-04-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/0001624322-26-000024-index.html","accession_number":"0001624322-26-000024","cik":"0001624322","ticker":"BFST","issuer_name":"Business First Bancshares, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/0001624322-26-000024-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001624322","primary_entity_name":"Business First Bancshares, Inc."},"word_count":110,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.\n\n(d)Exhibits.\n\nNumberExhibit\n\n99.1\n[Press Release of Business First Bancshares, Inc., dated April 27, 2026 announcing results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2026](exhibit991_earningsrelease.htm)\n\n99.2\n[Investor Presentation, dated April 27, 2026, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026](bfstq126investorpresenta.htm)\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nBUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.\n\nBy:/s/ David R. Melville, III\n\nName:David R. Melville, III\n\nTitle:Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer\n\nDate: April 27, 2026"}