business first bancshares, inc.
February 28, 2020
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-236472), as amended (the “Registration Statement”)—Acceleration Request |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company hereby requests the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to accelerate the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement and declare the Registration Statement, as amended, effective under the Securities Act at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company also requests the Commission to specifically confirm such effective date and time to the Company in writing.
| Sincerely,
Business First Bancshares, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Gregory Robertson |
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| Gregory Robertson |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
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