---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-023812"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISTR"
cik: "0001602658"
company_name: "Investar Holding Corp"
filed_at: "2026-07-20T10:01:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-20T10:05:30.292729+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Investar Q2 net income $8.9M ($0.61 EPS); core EPS $0.75; enters new employment agreements with two executives

## Summary
- Net income available to common shareholders $8.9M, or $0.61 diluted EPS, down from $11.5M ($0.77) in Q1 2026 but up from $4.5M ($0.46) in Q2 2025.
- Core (non-GAAP) diluted EPS of $0.75, compared to $0.87 in Q1 2026 and $0.47 in Q2 2025.
- Entered employment agreements with Linda Crochet (COO) and Jeffrey Martin (CRO) effective July 17, 2026; base salaries $280K and $275K respectively, with incentive up to 36% of base.
- Salary Continuation Agreements provide annual payments of $100K upon reaching ages 68 (Crochet) and 65 (Martin), payable over 10 years.
- Severance provisions include 12 months of base salary plus average bonus for non-cause termination, and enhanced change-in-control benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-023812
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISTR
- cik: 0001602658
- company_name: Investar Holding Corp
- filed_at: 2026-07-20T10:01:27+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774926023812/0001437749-26-023812-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1602658/000143774926023812/istr20260518_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-023812
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-023812.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-023812.txt

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