# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001961337
**File Stem:** 0001437749-23-000674
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 7946
**Document Hash:** 547c99838d252a0b036f611259d1fe25
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-23-000674.hdr.sgml**: 20230106

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-23-000674

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221229

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230106

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230106

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Moore Corey E
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001961337

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36522
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23516101

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10500 COURSEY BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** BATON ROUGE
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 70816
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Investar Holding Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001602658
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 271560715
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** LA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10500 COURSEY BLVD
- **STREET 2:** THIRD FLOOR
- **CITY:** BATON ROUGE
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 70816
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 225-227-2222

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10500 COURSEY BLVD
- **STREET 2:** THIRD FLOOR
- **CITY:** BATON ROUGE
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 70816

## Ex-24

```

INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
the
Corporate Secretary, any Assistant Corporate
Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer of
Investar Holding Corporation (the
"Company"), and the Director of Financial
Reporting of
Investar Bank, each signing individually
(individually, an "Agent"), as the
undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	prepare, execute in the
undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including
amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and
passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
regulation
of the SEC;

(2)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an
officer and/or director of  the Company,
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;

	(3)	do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and
timely
file such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

	(4)	take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the
best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-
fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to such
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present,
with
full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such
attorneys-in-fact, or any such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in
such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and
5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of the date set forth below.

/s/ Corey E. Moore
-------------------
Signature

Corey E. Moore
-------------------
Print name

Witness:

/s/ Amanda Biggs
-------------------

Witness:

/s/ Brittanie Pevito
-------------------
Date: January 5, 2023

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME
this 5th day of January 2023.

/s/ Denetria Burris
-------------------
Notary Public

#143260
-------------------
Notary Public #

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Moore Corey E<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION<br>10500 COURSEY BLVD.<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>BATON ROUGE, LA 70816<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>Investar Holding Corp [ ISTR ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2022-12-29 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_Chief Accounting Officer_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

---

## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 1112<sup>(1)</sup> | D |  |

---

## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

---

### Footnotes:

(1) Includes 1,112 restricted stock units subject to certain annual vesting requirements.

**Remarks:**
EX 24: POWER OF ATTORNEY

**Signature:** /s/ Corey E. Moore  
**Date:** 2023-01-06

### Remarks:

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 Number.**