---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-022902"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2022-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:01:10.674016+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Holding declares $0.095/share dividend, 6% increase; adds 300K shares to buyback

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share declared, payable Oct 31, 2022 to holders of record Sep 30, 2022.
- Dividend represents a 6% increase from prior quarter; 36th consecutive quarterly dividend.
- Board authorized additional 300,000 shares for repurchase, ~3% of outstanding common stock.
- Combined with 119,918 remaining shares under prior authorization, total available repurchase capacity is ~419,918 shares.
- Since 2015, company has repurchased 2,280,082 shares at avg price $19.32, totaling $44.1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-022902
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2022-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774922022902/0001437749-22-022902-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774922022902/istr20220831_8k.htm

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