UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2017
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana | 333-200112 | 20-5340628 |
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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500 Laurel Street, Suite 101 Baton Rouge, Louisiana | | 70801 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 248-7600 |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”), held its annual meeting of shareholders (“Annual Meeting”) on June 29, 2017. A brief description of each proposal submitted at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are summarized below.
1. Election of Directors. Each of the individuals nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as a director of Business First was duly elected by the Company’s shareholders, and the final results of the votes cast for the 16 director nominees were as follows:
| | Voted For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-votes |
Lloyd Alford | 4,122,754 | | 21,086 | | - |
John Graves | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Robert Greer, Jr. | 4123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
David Laxton, III | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Rolfe McCollister, Jr. | 4,024,728 | | 119,112 | | - |
Andrew McLindon | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
David Melville, III | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Patrick Mockler | 4,122,754 | | 21,086 | | - |
David Montgomery | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Arthur Price | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Fayez K. Shamieh, MD | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
C. Stewart Slack | 4,103,395 | | 40,445 | | - |
Kenneth Smith | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Thomas Everett Stewart | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Steve White | 4,123,395 | | 20,445 | | - |
Robert Yarborough | 4,122,754 | | 21,086 | | - |
2. Approval of the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The shareholders approved and adopted a proposal by Business First to approve the Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Plan. The final voting results were as follows:
| | Voted For | | Voted Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Nonvotes | |
Approval of Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan | 3,820,915 | | 241,274 | | 81,651 | | - | |
3. Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company. The shareholders approved and adopted a proposal by Business First to ratify Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Business First’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The final voting results were as follows:
| | Voted For | | Voted Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Nonvotes | |
Ratification of Appointment of Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 4,060,834 | | 33,081 | | 49,925 | | - | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant 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.
Dated: July 3, 2017
| BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ David R. Melville, III | |
| | David R. Melville, IIII | |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
