UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2016

Investar Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	001-36522	27-1560715
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7244 Perkins Road

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 227-2222

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 17, 2016, officers of Investar Holding Corporation (the “Company”) will make presentations regarding the Company at the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference in Naples, Florida. The slides furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K were prepared for the presentation.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company.

The exhibit to this report may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal securities law. Anyforward-lookingstatements arebasedonthe historical performance ofthe Company and its subsidiaries orontheCompany’scurrentplans,estimatesandexpectations.The inclusion of thisforward-looking information shouldnot be regarded as a representationbythe Company that the future plans, estimates or expectations by the Company willbe achieved. Suchforward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertaintiesandassumptions relatingto theCompany’soperations, financialresults, financialcondition,business prospects, growth strategyandliquidity.Ifoneormore ofthese orotherrisksoruncertaintiesmaterialize, oriftheCompany’s underlyingassumptions prove tobeincorrect,theCompany’sactualresultsmayvary materially from thoseindicatedinthesestatements.TheCompanydoes notundertakeanyobligationtopubliclyupdateorreviewanyforward-lookingstatement, whetheras aresultofnewinformation, futuredevelopmentsorotherwise.Anumberofimportantfactorscouldcauseactualresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseindicated bytheforward-lookingstatements.Thesefactorsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing,anyoneormore of whichcould materially affect theoutcome of futureevents:

• businessandeconomicconditionsgenerallyandinthefinancialservicesindustryinparticular,whethernationally,regionally or in the marketsin which we operate;

• our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth, and the composition of that growth;

• changes (or the lack of changes) in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships that affect our loan and deposit pricing;

• the extent of continuing client demand for the high level of personalized service that is a key element of our banking

approach as well as our ability to execute our strategy generally;

• our dependence on our management team, and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;

• changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers;

• inaccuracy of the assumptions and estimates we make in establishing reserves for probable loan losses and other estimates;

• the concentration of our business within our geographic areas of operation in Louisiana; and

• concentration of credit exposure.

Thesefactorsshouldnotbeconstruedasexhaustive.AdditionalinformationontheseandotherriskfactorscanbefoundinItem 1A. “RiskFactors”andItem 7.“SpecialNoteRegardingForward-LookingStatements”intheCompany’sAnnualReportonForm10-K for theyear ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities andExchange Commission.

Item  9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Presentation slides to be used at the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference on November 17, 2016.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
Date: November 17, 2016	By:	/s/ John J. D’Angelo
		John J. D’Angelo
		President and Chief Executive Officer