SEC FORM 4

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).

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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

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)
11/11/2023

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/11/2023		F⁽¹⁾		1,821	D	$13.11	112,983⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								36,252	I	By IRA
Common Stock								1,200	I	By Spouse IRA
Common Stock								40,390.0154⁽³⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								23,674.9756⁽⁴⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.86							11/11/2025⁽⁵⁾	11/11/2030	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.5							10/26/2020⁽⁶⁾	10/26/2025	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.46							07/31/2019⁽⁷⁾	07/31/2024	Common Stock	4,266		4,266	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposition solely to meet tax withholding obligations for distribution from Stock Incentive Plan.

2. Includes 12,000 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 year on November 11, 2021 and 100,983 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse.

3. Includes shares acquired in the Home Federal Bank Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust since the last filed Form 4, based on a report dated September 18, 2023.

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

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

6. 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.

7. The options vested at a rate of 20% per year commencing on July 31, 2015 and were fully vested and exercisable as of July 31, 2019.

	/s/ James R. Barlow	11/14/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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