FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
D'Angelo John J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Investar Holding Corp [ISTR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION, 10500 COURSEY BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2024
(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/05/2024   M   60,000 A $ 14 274,821 D  
Common Stock 06/05/2024   F(1)   55,607 D $ 15.6 219,214 D  
Common Stock 06/07/2024   S(2)(3)   650 D $ 15.41 218,564 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2024   L(4)   2 A $ 17.9 2,099 I Minor children
Common Stock               30,771 I 401(k)
Common Stock               250 I Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option $ 14 06/05/2024   M     60,000   (5) 06/30/2024 Common Stock 60,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
D'Angelo John J
C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
10500 COURSEY BLVD.
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ John J. D'Angelo   06/07/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The Reporting Person received 4,393 shares of common stock on net exercise of an option to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock. The Company withheld 55,607 shares of common stock underlying the option to satisfy the exercise price and tax withholding obligations.
(2) Sales were undertaken by the Reporting Person for personal tax planning purposes, primarily related to tax obligations on the reported option exercise.
(3) The reported price is a weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.38 to $15.44 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Investar Holding Corporation, any security holder of Investar Holding Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(4) Reflects shares acquired by the Reporting Person under an automatic dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting of this acquisition was deferred under Rule 16a-6(a); however, because of the Reporting Person's sale of shares on June 7, 2024, the reporting of the acquisition is no longer deferred and is being reported on this Form 4 in accordance with Rule 16a-6(b).
(5) The option vested in six equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2015 and is currently exercisable as to all 60,000 shares.

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