---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-000418"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T19:38:48.089269+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Chief Accounting Officer resigns; Corey Moore appointed same day

## Summary
- Candace J. LeBlanc resigned as EVP and CAO effective Dec 29, 2022, after maternity leave.
- Corey E. Moore, age 35, appointed CAO of Investar Holding and Investar Bank.
- Moore joined the company in June 2022 as SVP and Senior Financial Officer; prior roles include Diamondback Energy and Mammoth Energy.
- Moore is a licensed CPA with a Master of Science in Accountancy from Arizona State University.
- No material transactions or family relationships requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-000418
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923000418/0001437749-23-000418-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923000418/istr20221205_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-000418
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-000418.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-000418.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Corey E. Moore was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Investar Holding Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Also effective the same date, Corey E. Moore, was appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923000418/0001437749-23-000418-index.htm
- Executive change
  Candace J. LeBlanc resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Investar Holding Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective December 29, 2022, Candace J. LeBlanc, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Investar Holding Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Investar Bank (the “Bank”), at the conclusion of her maternity leave, resigned from her position to spend more time with her family.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774923000418/0001437749-23-000418-index.htm

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