[Form 4] Investar Holding Corporation Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) director Arthur Philip Steinmetz reported an internal compensation transaction on Form 4 dated 07/01/2025. He acquired 741.42 Performance Rights through the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan. Each right mirrors the cash value of one BDJ common share and will be 100 % cash-settled at a future deferral date chosen by the director, so no BDJ shares will be issued or retired. After this award, Steinmetz now holds 5,880.43 Performance Rights, all recorded as direct beneficial ownership. The filing shows no open-market purchases, sales, or option exercises, and it does not affect BDJ’s share count, capital structure, or operations. As such, the event appears to be a routine compensation-related accrual with limited market impact.

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Securities Analyst

TL;DR Routine award of 741 Performance Rights to BDJ director; cash-settled, non-dilutive, and unlikely to move the stock.

The filing discloses an internal compensation adjustment rather than a market transaction. Because the rights are settled in cash, there is no dilution risk and no immediate buying or selling pressure. The director’s beneficial holding rose modestly to 5,880 rights—insignificant versus BDJ’s outstanding share count. Investors generally view such grants as neutral: they align executive incentives but do not signal management’s valuation outlook via open-market activity. Overall, I classify the impact as neutral for valuation or trading decisions.

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ginn Scott G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION

10500 COURSEY BLVD.

(Street)

BATON ROUGE LA 70816

(City) (State) (Zip)

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
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2025

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

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
Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	07/01/2025		A		250		07/01/2025	(2)	Common Stock	11,904.76	$1,000	250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The conversion price of the Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock is fixed, but is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Articles of Amendment to the Issuer's Articles of Incorporation designating the Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock.

2. The preferred stock is perpetual and therefore has no expiration date.

	/s/ Scott G. Ginn	07/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

Who filed the Form 4 for BDJ?

Arthur Philip Steinmetz, a director of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust.

What type of securities were acquired in the transaction?

741.42 Performance Rights under the BlackRock Deferred Compensation Plan.

Are the Performance Rights settled in stock or cash?

They will be settled 100 % in cash, not BDJ shares.

How many derivative securities does the director now own?

After the award, he holds 5,880.43 Performance Rights.

Did the filing include any open-market purchases or sales of BDJ shares?

No; the Form 4 reports only the accrual of cash-settled Performance Rights.