0001437749-24-019725 4 1 20240131 20240607 20240607 D'Angelo John J 0001611432 4 34 001-36522 241030992 418 PECAN MEADOW DRIVE BATON ROUGE LA 70810 Investar Holding Corp 0001602658 6022 02 Finance 271560715 LA 1231 10500 COURSEY BLVD THIRD FLOOR BATON ROUGE LA 70816 225-227-2222 10500 COURSEY BLVD THIRD FLOOR BATON ROUGE LA 70816 4 1 rdgdoc.xml D'ANGELO FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL ? Check this box OMB Number: if no longer 3235-0287 subject to Estimated Section 16. Form average burden 4 or Form 5 hours per obligations may response... 0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b). ? Check this box UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION to indicate that Washington, D.C. 20549 a transaction STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF was made SECURITIES pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to D'Angelo John J Investar Holding Corp [ Issuer (Check all ISTR ] applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest below) _____ Other C/O INVESTAR HOLDING Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) (specify below) CORPORATION, 10500 COURSEY BLVD. 1/31/2024 Chief Executive Officer (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More (City) (State) (Zip) than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Trans. Date 2A. 3. Trans. Code 4. Securities 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or Securities Form: Direct (D) Indirect Execution Disposed of (D) Beneficially or Indirect (I) Beneficial Date, if (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Following (Instr. 4) Ownership any Reported (Instr. 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and 4) or Code V Amount (D) Price Common Stock 6/5/2024 M 60,000 A $14 274,821 D Common Stock 6/5/2024 F (1) 55,607 D $15.6 219,214 D Common Stock 6/7/2024 S (2) (3) 650 D $15.41 218,564 D Common Stock 1/31/2024 L (4) 2 A $17.9 2,099 I Minor children Common Stock 30,771 I 401(k) Common Stock 250 I Spouse Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. Trans. Date 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date of Securities of derivative Ownership of Security or Execution (Instr. 8) Securities Underlying Derivative Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or Security Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Owned Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 and Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security 5) Reported or Transaction(s) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (Instr. 4) (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Shares Employee Stock $14 6/5/2024 M 60,000 (5) 6/30/2024 Common 60,000 $0 0 D Option Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The Reporting Person received 4,393 shares of common stock on net exercise of an option to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 55,607 shares of common stock underlying the option to satisfy the exercise price and tax withholding obligations. (2) Sales were undertaken by the Reporting Person for personal tax planning purposes, primarily related to tax obligations on the reported option exercise. (3) The reported price is a weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.38 to $15.44 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Investar Holding Corporation, any security holder of Investar Holding Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. (4) Reflects shares acquired by the Reporting Person under an automatic dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting of this acquisition was deferred under Rule 16a-6(a); however, because of the Reporting Person's sale of shares on June 7, 2024, the reporting of the acquisition is no longer deferred and is being reported on this Form 4 in accordance with Rule 16a-6(b). (5) The option vested in six equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2015 and is currently exercisable as to all 60,000 shares. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other D'Angelo John J C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION X Chief Executive Officer 10500 COURSEY BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 Signatures /s/ John J. D'Angelo 6/7/2024 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. 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