Baton Rouge, LA (March 31, 2020) – Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: 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.
To be admitted to the Special Meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/236154631, shareholders must enter the control number found on their proxy card previously received. The password for the meeting is BFST2020. Further information regarding this change to the location of the Special Meeting can be found in the Notice of Change of Location of Special Meeting of Shareholders filed by Business First with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2020.
