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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2017
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) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 227-2222
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Effective July 1, 2017, Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: ISTR) (“Investar”), the holding company for Investar Bank, completed its previously announced acquisition of Citizens Bancshares, Inc. (“Citizens”), the parent company for Citizens Bank, Ville Platte, Louisiana.
The acquisition was completed pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated March 8, 2017, by and among Investar, Citizens, and Investar Acquisition Company, a Louisiana corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Investar (“Merger Subsidiary”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into Citizens, with Citizens as the surviving corporation. Immediately following the initial merger, Citizens was merged with and into Investar, with Investar as the surviving corporation and Citizens Bank was merged with and into Investar Bank, with Investar Bank surviving the merger.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Citizens common stock were converted into the right to receive an aggregate amount of cash consideration equal to $45.8 million, or approximately $419.20 in exchange for each share of Citizens common stock that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the acquisition.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Investar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 3, 2017, Investar issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference announcing the completion of its acquisition of Citizens.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Any financial statements required by this item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The pro forma financial information required by this item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release dated July 3, 2017 | |
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: July 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ John J. D’Angelo | |
John J. D’Angelo | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release dated July 3, 2017 | |