HFBL CEO exercises 20,000 options, sells 20,000 shares at $14.2

Home Federal Bancorp (HFBL) reported an insider transaction by Chairman, President & CEO James R. Barlow.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 10/17/2025 - 05:11 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Home Federal Bancorp (HFBL) reported an insider transaction by Chairman, President & CEO James R. Barlow. On 10/15/2025, he exercised 20,000 employee stock options at $11.50 per share (code M) and disposed of 20,000 common shares at $14.20 per share (code D). Following these transactions, he directly owns 94,483 shares. He also holds indirect interests, including 22,458.8204 units in the 401(k) fund, 37,050 shares via an IRA, 1,550 shares via spouse’s IRA, and 28,323.3315 shares via the ESOP.

Derivative holdings include 20,000 options at an exercise price of $11.86 expiring on 11/11/2030.

Insider Trade Summary

20,000 shares exercised/converted

Exercise 3 txns

Insider BARLOW JAMES R

Role Chairman, President & CEO***

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	20,000	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise	Common Stock	20,000	$11.50	$230K
Disposition	Common Stock	20,000	$14.20	$284K
Holding	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	--	--	--
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 20,000 contracts (Direct); Common Stock — 94,483 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 22,458.8204 shares (Indirect, By 401(k) Plan); Common Stock — 37,050 shares (Indirect, By IRA); Common Stock — 1,550 shares (Indirect, By Spouse IRA); Common Stock — 28,323.3315 shares (Indirect, By ESOP)

Holdings Before and After: Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy), 40,000 to 20,000 contracts (Direct); Common Stock, 94,483 to 94,483 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (5)

1. F1. Includes 6,000 shares granted pursuant to the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan which reflect the unvested portion of a grant award originally covering 30,000 shares that commenced vesting at a rate of 20% per year on November 11, 2021 and 88,483 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse.
2. F2. Represents unit price and units of the Issuer's pooled stock fund (the Fund) under the Home Federal Bank Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ("401(k) Plan"). The Fund consists of cash and Common Stock in amounts that vary from time to time. The reporting person's units representing the Issuer's Common Stock held in the Fund are based on a per unit price of $31.72 as of September 26, 2025.
3. F3. Includes shares allocated to the reporting person's account in the ESOP since the last filed Form 4.
4. F4. The options vested at a rate of 20% per year commencing on October 26, 2016 and were fully vested and exercisable as of October 26, 2020.
5. F5. The options are vesting at a rate of 20% per year commencing on November 11, 2021.

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What did HFBL’s CEO report on Form 4?

On 10/15/2025, he exercised 20,000 options at $11.50 and sold 20,000 shares at $14.20.

How many HFBL shares does the CEO own after the transaction?

He directly owns 94,483 shares following the reported transactions.

What indirect HFBL holdings were disclosed?

Holdings include 22,458.8204 units in the 401(k) fund, 37,050 via IRA, 1,550 via spouse IRA, and 28,323.3315 via ESOP.

What derivative securities remain outstanding for the CEO?

He holds 20,000 options with a $11.86 exercise price, expiring 11/11/2030.

Which transaction codes were used on the Form 4?

Code M for option exercise and code D for disposition (sale).

What is HFBL’s ticker and issuer name?

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, ticker HFBL.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BARLOW JAMES R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HOME FEDERAL BANK

222 FLORIDA STREET

(Street)

SHREVEPORT LA 71105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana [ HFBL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman, President & CEO***

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/15/2025		M		20,000	A	$11.5	114,483(1)	D
Common Stock	10/15/2025		D		20,000	D	$14.2	94,483	D
Common Stock								22,458.8204(2)	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								37,050	I	By IRA
Common Stock								1,550	I	By Spouse IRA
Common Stock								28,323.3315(3)	I	By ESOP

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 (Right to Buy)	$11.5	10/15/2025		M			20,000	10/26/2020(4)	10/26/2025	Common Stock	20,000	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.86							(5)	11/11/2030	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 6,000 shares granted pursuant to the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan which reflect the unvested portion of a grant award originally covering 30,000 shares that commenced vesting at a rate of 20% per year on November 11, 2021 and 88,483 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse.

2. Represents unit price and units of the Issuer's pooled stock fund (the Fund) under the Home Federal Bank Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ("401(k) Plan"). The Fund consists of cash and Common Stock in amounts that vary from time to time. The reporting person's units representing the Issuer's Common Stock held in the Fund are based on a per unit price of $31.72 as of September 26, 2025.

3. Includes shares allocated to the reporting person's account in the ESOP since the last filed Form 4.

4. The options vested at a rate of 20% per year commencing on October 26, 2016 and were fully vested and exercisable as of October 26, 2020.

5. The options are vesting at a rate of 20% per year commencing on November 11, 2021.

Remarks:

*** Also serves as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer's wholly owned subsidiary, Home Federal Bank.

	/s/ Dawn F. Williams by P.O.A. for James R. Barlow	10/17/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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