The estimated Net Worth of David R. Iii Melville is at least $6.21 Million dollars as of 31 March 2021. Mr. Melville owns over 100,000 units of Business First Bancshares stock worth over $4,910,612 and over the last 6 years he sold BFST stock worth over $0. In addition, he makes $1,294,750 as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director at Business First Bancshares.
David has made over 2 trades of the Business First Bancshares stock since 2020, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he exercised 100,000 units of BFST stock worth $1,500,000 on 31 March 2021.
The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 100,000 units of Business First Bancshares stock on 31 March 2021 worth over $1,500,000. On average, David trades about 14,800 units every 34 days since 2019. As of 31 March 2021 he still owns at least 200,188 units of Business First Bancshares stock.
You can see the complete history of Mr. Melville stock trades at the bottom of the page.
David R. Melville III serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. He has served in these capacities since 2011 and has held various management roles since the Bank’s chartering in 2006. Prior to becoming a community banker, Mr. Melville served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Harvard College and a Master of Science in Management from the London School of Economics. Mr. Melville is also a 2007 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. He serves as Treasurer of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, as a member of Louisiana’s Committee of 100, and as Chair of the Federal Reserve Sixth District’s Depository Institutions Advisory Council, among other affiliations.
As the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Business First Bancshares, the total compensation of David Melville at Business First Bancshares is $1,294,750. There are no executives at Business First Bancshares getting paid more.
David Melville is 45, he's been the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Business First Bancshares since 2011. There are 16 older and no younger executives at Business First Bancshares. The oldest executive at Business First Bancshares Inc. is John Graves, 78, who is the Independent Director.
David's mailing address filed with the SEC is 500 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 101, , BATON ROUGE, LA, 70801.
Over the last 7 years, insiders at Business First Bancshares have traded over $5,314,590 worth of Business First Bancshares stock and bought 163,294 units worth $3,043,820 . The most active insiders traders include Edgar R. Iii Smith, William K Hood, and David R. Iii Melville. On average, Business First Bancshares executives and independent directors trade stock every 25 days with the average trade being worth of $213,092. The most recent stock trade was executed by Mark P. Folse on 9 September 2024, trading 7,346 units of BFST stock currently worth $180,418.
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Business First Bancshares executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: