SEC Company Response from Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) (CIK 0001624322) (BFST) — Oct 19, 2018
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) (CIK 0001624322)
Date: Oct. 19, 2018 · CIK: 0001624322 · Accession: 0001437749-18-018492
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm bfbi20181019_corresp.htm BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. October 19, 2018 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Ms. Jessica Livingston Re: Business First Bancshares, Inc. Request for Accelerated Effectiveness Registration Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-227085 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Business First Bancshares, Inc. hereby respectfully requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, so that it will become effective on Friday, October 19, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon as possible thereafter. Please contact Lowell W. Harrison, Esq. of Fenimore, Kay, Harrison and Ford, LLP at (512) 583-5905 or John T. Wilson, Jr. of Fenimore, Kay, Harrison and Ford, LLP at (512) 583-5923 with any questions you may have with this request. In addition, please notify either Mr. Harrison or Mr. Wilson by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted. Very truly yours, BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. By: /s/ David R. Melville, III Name: David R. Melville, III Title: President and Chief Executive Officer cc: Lowell W. Harrison, Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP John T. Wilson, Jr., Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP