Investar Holding Corp CEO Adopts Rule 10b5-1 Plan to Exercise Options

What Happened
Investar Holding Corp (ISTR) filed an 8-K disclosing that Mr. D’Angelo, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, adopted a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to exercise certain company stock options that expire in March 2027 and to sell a portion of the shares acquired. The Plan becomes effective December 3, 2026 and will expire on or before March 31, 2027.

Key Details

• The Plan covers the orderly exercise of up to 16,952 stock options held by Mr. D’Angelo that expire in March 2027.
• The Plan was adopted under Rule 10b5-1 and the Company’s Insider Trading Policy as part of Mr. D’Angelo’s personal long-term financial and tax planning.
• Any transactions made under the Plan will be publicly reported on SEC Form 4 filings.
• The filing notes Mr. D’Angelo continues to hold a significant number of fully-vested shares, above the Company’s ownership guidelines; the Company is not obligated to report future Rule 10b5-1 plans by officers or directors except as required by law.

Why It Matters
This disclosure signals a pre-arranged, rule-compliant plan for the CEO to exercise options and potentially sell shares within a defined window (Dec 3, 2026–Mar 31, 2027). For investors, the material fact is the potential for insider share sales during that period—those sales will be visible via Form 4 filings. The item does not indicate a change in leadership or compensation terms.