EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description Location 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Exchange dated August 1, 2013, by and between Investar Holding Corporation and Investar Bank, as amended (the “Agreement and Plan of Exchange”) Exhibit 2.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed May 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Investar Holding Corporation Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed May 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference 3.2 By-laws of Investar Holding Corporation Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed May 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference 4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company filed May 16, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference 10.1* Investar Holding Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended by Amendment No.