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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (Pedestal) and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Pedestal Bank. “We are committed to being our regions’ bank of choice, come good times or bad” said Jude Melville, president and CEO of b1BANK. With the completion of the acquisition, b1BANK has approximately $4.1 billion in assets, $3.0 billion in loans and $3.3 billion in deposits (estimates include $0.4 billion of loans and deposits associated with the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program).
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) (BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”) today jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Business First will acquire Pedestal and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Pedestal Bank. On a pro forma basis as of December 31, 2019, the combined institution would have been the 3rd largest Louisiana-headquartered bank, with total assets of approximately $3.5 billion. “This is a transformative, franchise-building opportunity for our company,” said Jude Melville, President and CEO of Business First.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank 1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
BATON ROUGE, La., April 28, 2020 -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced today that due to the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the location of Business First’s special meeting of shareholders to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (the “Special Meeting”) has been changed and will be held in a virtual meeting format only. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to consider and vote on certain proposals relating to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of January 22, 2020, by and between Business First and Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”), pursuant to which Pedestal will be merged with and into Business First (the “Merger”), with Business First surviving the Merger.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Pedestal Bancshares Inc. (Pedestal) have jointly announced that as of April 21, 2020, shareholders of both holding companies have approved the previously announced merger. Business First Bancshares, Inc., through its banking subsidiary b1BANK, formerly known as Business First Bank, operates 26 banking centers in markets across Louisiana and in the Dallas, Texas area. Business First’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BFST.”
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 22, 2020 -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -8.16% and -0.70%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -9.76% and 1.49%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?