 BATON ROUGE, La., May 19, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Investar Holding Corporation the Company Nasdaq:ISTR, the holding company of Investar Bank, National Association the Bank, announced that the Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional 200,000 shares of the Companys common stock under the Companys stock repurchase program, in addition to the 315,240 shares currently available for repurchase under the program. The 200,000 additional shares are authorized for repurchase through July 31, 2021, and represent approximately 2 of the Companys outstanding common stock. 