---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-009439"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:43:35.731007+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Thomas C. Besselman resigns from Investar Holding board, withdraws as nominee

## Summary
- Director Thomas C. Besselman resigned effective April 18, 2022, withdrew as nominee for May 18 annual meeting.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with company on operations, policies or practices.
- Board accepted resignation, reducing size from 12 to 11 on April 20, 2022.
- Other proxy nominees unchanged; proxy card remains valid.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-009439
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2022-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774922009439/0001437749-22-009439-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774922009439/istr20220418_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-009439
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-009439.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-009439.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas C. Besselman, Sr. resigned as Director at Investar Holding Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 18, 2022, Thomas C. Besselman, Sr. notified Investar Holding Corporation (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective immediately, and his withdrawal as a director nominee for election at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) on May 18, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774922009439/0001437749-22-009439-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.