• Business First Bancshares director Joseph Vernon Johnson sold 12,000 common shares on July 28-29 at prices of $31.75, $31.15.
• Directly held common stock fell to 172,073 shares following the transactions.
• Johnson reported 998 restricted stock units outstanding.

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