# Business First Bancshares, Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 33 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Display name: Business First Bancshares, Inc. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-18T04:38:03.360535+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.815 | | Directors | 19 | | Committees | 2 | | Governance events | 4 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Keith Mansfield: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-08. Committees: Summary Compensation Table Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:16 - Patrick E. Mockler: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2006-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:18 - Philip Jordan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-08. Committees: Summary Compensation Table Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:19 - Saundra Strong: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:22 - Aimee Quirk: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:8 - Alejandro Sanchez: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:9 - Arthur J. Price: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:10 - David A. Montgomery, Jr.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:11 - David R. Melville III: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: President and Chief Executive Officer (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:7 - George W. Cummings III: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:12 - J. Vernon Johnson: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:13 - John P. Ducrest: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:14 - Keith A. Tillage: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:15 - Mark P. Folse: Lead Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:17 - Ricky D. Day: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:20 - Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.: Vice Chairman. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:21 - Steven G. White: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:23 - William G. Hall: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:24 - Zeenat Sidi: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:25 ## Committees - President and Chief Executive Officer (executive). Chair: David R. Melville III. Members: David R. Melville III (chair, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:business-first-bancshares-inc:president-and-chief-executive-officer - Summary Compensation Table Committee (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Keith Mansfield (member, current); Philip Jordan (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:business-first-bancshares-inc:summary-compensation-table-committee ## Executive leadership - David R. Melville III: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:26 - Gregory Robertson: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:27 - Keith Mansfield: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:28 - N. Jerome Vascocu, Jr.: President [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:29 - Philip Jordan: Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:30 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Keith Mansfield seat on Business First Bancshares, Inc., effective 2026-04-08. Effective: 2026-04-08. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:isoo2shqcpe8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Philip Jordan seat on Business First Bancshares, Inc., effective 2026-04-08. Effective: 2026-04-08. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:lcc8sh1814rp7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Saundra Strong seat on Business First Bancshares, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ew2crq1600ze0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Patrick E. Mockler seat on Business First Bancshares, Inc., effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:12.142687+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18vw1ay12s1zjg ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/business-first-bancshares-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:committee_appointment:32: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Summary Compensation Table Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:keith-mansfield-bfst","name":"Keith Mansfield"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:committee_appointment:33: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Summary Compensation Table Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:philip-jordan-bfst","name":"Philip Jordan"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - David R. Melville III: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Aimee Quirk: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Alejandro Sanchez: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Arthur J. Price: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - David A. Montgomery, Jr.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - George W. Cummings III: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - J. Vernon Johnson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - John P. Ducrest: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Keith A. Tillage: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Keith Mansfield: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-04-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:483b21ae8d7ae6f383ae92a8f38189740bb6fe1e04664aa8734a1f31460f800a. - Mark P. Folse: Lead Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Patrick E. Mockler: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:483b21ae8d7ae6f383ae92a8f38189740bb6fe1e04664aa8734a1f31460f800a. - Philip Jordan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:19. Valid from: 2026-04-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:483b21ae8d7ae6f383ae92a8f38189740bb6fe1e04664aa8734a1f31460f800a. - Ricky D. Day: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.: Vice Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Saundra Strong: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:22. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:483b21ae8d7ae6f383ae92a8f38189740bb6fe1e04664aa8734a1f31460f800a. - Steven G. White: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - William G. Hall: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Zeenat Sidi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - David R. Melville III: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Gregory Robertson: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Keith Mansfield: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - N. Jerome Vascocu, Jr.: President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. - Philip Jordan: Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:leadership_role:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Summary Compensation Table Committee: Chair not stated; Members Keith Mansfield; Philip Jordan. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:committee_record:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:93b1b678b244daf2438f25938c540fc2ad2da1c6c46e8440b8ad7859aecbf0d3. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Business First Bancshares, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. - Financial Services. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. - Banks - Regional. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. ## Committee Appointment - Keith Mansfield: member, Summary Compensation Table Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:committee_appointment:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:93b1b678b244daf2438f25938c540fc2ad2da1c6c46e8440b8ad7859aecbf0d3. - Philip Jordan: member, Summary Compensation Table Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:93b1b678b244daf2438f25938c540fc2ad2da1c6c46e8440b8ad7859aecbf0d3. ## Security Listing - BFST (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:54063d87-48f5-4564-a45f-822a06c9db56:security_listing:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:a30ab4b8202e93080a2814fe7f15f39c14824c40b0485d94e9eb676f6a452ba0: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f1c50301aa1e9885a25b0e535cd2cc4359649c4288dfc2ed4916b8338df8d12: [SEC DEF 14A 0001437749-26-011695](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926011695/bfbi20260325_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:483b21ae8d7ae6f383ae92a8f38189740bb6fe1e04664aa8734a1f31460f800a: [DEF 14A bfbi20260325_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926011695/bfbi20260325_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:93b1b678b244daf2438f25938c540fc2ad2da1c6c46e8440b8ad7859aecbf0d3: [Summary Compensation Table Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926011695/bfbi20260325_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/business-first-bancshares-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/business-first-bancshares-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-18T04:38:03.14052+00:00; recorded 2026-10-18T04:38:03.14052+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.