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
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Attention: |
Ms. Jessica Livingston |
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Re: |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. |
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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.
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Very truly yours, |
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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ David R. Melville, III |
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Name: |
David R. Melville, III |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Lowell W. Harrison, Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP |