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1.
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The shareholders of Business First elected the individuals listed below to serve as directors of Business First until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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Drew C. Brees
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14,500,748 | 119,795 | 26,395 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
James J. Buquet, III
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14,361,222 | 240,753 | 44,963 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Carol M. Calkins
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14,517,302 | 87,113 | 42,523 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Ricky D. Day
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14,222,966 | 379,009 | 44,963 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
John P. Ducrest
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14,544,049 | 59,926 | 42,963 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Mark P. Folse
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14,233,104 | 373,511 | 40,323 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Robert S. Greer, Jr.
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13,938,028 | 668,587 | 40,323 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
J. Vernon Johnson
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14,267,915 | 343,341 | 35,682 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.
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14,052,883 | 553,593 | 40,462 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Andrew D. McLindon
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14,489,594 | 116,278 | 41,066 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
David R. Melville, III
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14,216,877 | 389,638 | 40,423 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Patrick E. Mockler
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13,864,367 | 748,915 | 33,656 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
David A. Montgomery, Jr.
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14,441,226 | 163,169 | 42,543 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Arthur J. Price
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14,490,587 | 116,028 | 40,323 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Kenneth Wm. Smith
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14,311,701 | 291,914 | 43,323 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Keith A. Tillage
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14,215,550 | 384,448 | 46,940 | 4,003,878 | ||||||||||||
Steven G. White
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11,387,930 | 3,128,853 | 130,155 | 4,003,878 |
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The shareholders of Business First approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Business First’s named executive officers by the vote set forth in the table below:
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Abstain
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8,617,348 | 5,762,967 | 266,623 | 4,003,878 |
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The shareholders of Business First ratified the appointment of FORVIS, LLP, as Business First’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 by the vote set forth in the table below:
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Abstain
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18,563,368 | 43,947 | 43,501 |
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David R. Melville, III
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David R. Melville, III
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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