Red River Bancshares, Inc. Approves Stock Repurchase Program; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

ALEXANDRIA, La., Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red River Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: RRBI) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a stock repurchase program. The repurchase program authorizes the Company to purchase up to $3 million of outstanding shares of common stock through August 27, 2021. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing prices and based on market conditions, or in privately negotiated transactions. Blake Chatelain, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Approval of this stock repurchase program shows our commitment to promoting liquidity in the shares and enhancing shareholder value.”

The Board also declared a quarterly cash dividend in an amount equal to $0.06 per share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable on September 24, 2020, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 14, 2020.

About Red River Bancshares, Inc. 

Red River Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Red River Bank, a Louisiana state-chartered bank established in 1999 that provides a fully integrated suite of banking products and services tailored to the needs of commercial and retail customers. Red River Bank operates from a network of 25 banking centers throughout Louisiana. Banking centers are located in the following Louisiana markets: Central Louisiana, which includes the Alexandria metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”); Northwest Louisiana, which includes the Shreveport-Bossier City MSA; Southeast Louisiana, which includes the Baton Rouge MSA; Southwest Louisiana, which includes the Lake Charles MSA; and the Northshore, which includes Covington.

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