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Business First Bancshares Inc. (BFST) and Texas Citizens Bancorp, Inc. Announce Merger

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Texas Citizens Bancorp, Inc. Announce Merger

October 21, 2021 7:30 AM EDT

Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- - Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Texas Citizens Bancorp, Inc. (Texas Citizens) today jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Business First will acquire Texas Citizens and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Texas Citizens Bank, National Association. Following the completed transaction, the combined institution is expected to have total consolidated assets of approximately $4.9 billion.

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