0001437749-24-004122 5 1 20231231 20240214 20240214 Middleton Suzanne O 0001611340 5 34 001-36522 24636581 340 LAKE AVENUE METAIRIE LA 70005 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 5 1 rdgdoc.xml MIDDLETON FORM 5 FORM 5 OMB APPROVAL ? Check this box OMB Number: if no longer 3235-0362 subject to Estimated Section 16. Form average burden 4 or Form 5 hours per obligations may response... 1.0 continue. See Instruction 1(b). ? Check this box UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION to indicate that Washington, D.C. 20549 a transaction ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL was made OWNERSHIP OF 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. ? Form 3 Holdings Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Reported Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) ? Form 4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Transactions Reported 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to Middleton Suzanne O Investar Holding Corp Issuer (Check all [ISTR] applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Statement for Issuer's _____ Officer (give title C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION, Fiscal Year Ended below) _____ Other 10500 COURSEY BLVD. (MM/DD/YYYY) (specify below) 12/31/2023 (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY) Joint/Group Filing(Check 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. 4. Securities 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Trans. Acquired (A) or Securities Form: Direct Indirect Execution Code Disposed of (D) Beneficially (D) or Indirect Beneficial Date, if (Instr. (Instr. 3, 4 and Owned Following (I) Ownership any 8) 5) Reported (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and or 4) Amount (D) Price Common Stock 1/31/2023 L 4 A $21.22 34,802 D Common Stock 1/31/2023 L 106 A $20.83 34,908 D Common Stock 4/28/2023 L 6 A $13.18 34,914 D Common Stock 4/28/2023 L 161 A $13.75 35,075 D Common Stock 7/31/2023 L 6 A $15.03 35,081 D Common Stock 7/31/2023 L 155 A $15.08 35,236 D Common Stock 10/31/2023 L 9 A $10.47 35,245 D Common Stock 10/31/2023 L 242 A $9.67 35,487 D Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. 3A. 4. Trans. Code 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Trans. Deemed (Instr. 8) Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of Derivative Ownership of Security or Date Execution Securities (MM/DD/YYYY) Derivative Security Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 5) Owned at End Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 and of Issuer's Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security 5) Fiscal Year or (Instr. 4) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) (A) (D) Shares Explanation of Responses: Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Middleton Suzanne O C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION X 10500 COURSEY BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 Signatures /s/ Suzanne O. Middleton 2/14/2024 ** 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. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.