David Melville, III compensation by year
Business First Bancshares Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $2,910,810 | $801,500 |
| Bonus | $0 | $864,506 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $666,582 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $202,106 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $164,290 | $0 |
| All other | $41,849 | $48,070 |
| Total | $3,116,949 | $2,582,764 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Business First Bancshares, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-011695, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Business First Bancshares, Inc. filed document, accession 0001437749-26-011695. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 16,293 | $425,899 | — |
| RSU | 16,293 | $425,899 | — |
| PSU | 14,966 | $391,211 | — |
| RSU | 10,103 | $264,092 | — |
| RSU | 10,028 | $262,132 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Business First Bancshares’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Melville, III · this page | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $2,582,764 |
| Norman Vascocu | President of the Bank | $1,409,246 |
| Gregory Robertson | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,047,067 |
| Philip Jordan | Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | $1,038,770 |
| Keith Mansfield | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,028,636 |
Board service
Business First Bancshares board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Business First Bancshares pays directors a $25,000 cash retainer and $25,000 in Stock. As stated in Business First Bancshares's FY2025 proxy.
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