On August 9, 2021, Investar Holding Corporation announced the appointment of Candace J. LeBlanc as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Investar Bank (the “Bank”) effective immediately. On that day, Rachel P. Cherco, the Company’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will step down from that position but will remain the Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and the Bank. Ms. LeBlanc, age 38, currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting of the Company and the Bank, a position she has held since joining the Company in July 2014. Ms. LeBlanc’s appointment as Chief Accounting Officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person.