---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-001585"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T19:31:44.693525+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Anita M. Fontenot resigns from Investar board; Audit Committee roles filled

## Summary
- Anita M. Fontenot resigned from the Board effective Jan 20, 2025; no disagreement with operations.
- Julio A. Melara appointed chairman of the Audit Committee effective Jan 20, 2025.
- Scott G. Ginn appointed vice-chairman of the Audit Committee effective Jan 20, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-001585
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774925001585/0001437749-25-001585-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774925001585/istr20250117_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001585
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001585.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001585.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anita M. Fontenot resigned as Director at Investar Holding Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Anita M. Fontenot notified Investar Holding Corporation (the “Company”) of her resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective on January 20, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774925001585/0001437749-25-001585-index.htm

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