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As filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 7, 2020

Registration Statement No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

RED RIVER BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Louisiana		72-1412058
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1412 Centre Court Drive, Suite 402 Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
(Address of principal executive officers and zip code)

Red River Bancshares, Inc. and Red River Bank Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program

(Full title of the plan)

R. Blake Chatelain

President and Chief Executive Officer

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

1412 Centre Court Drive, Suite 402

Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
(318) 561-5028
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Lowell W. Harrison, Esq.

Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP

812 San Antonio Street, Suite 600

Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 583-5900

(512) 583-5940 (facsimile)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non−accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b−2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging growth company	x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. x

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Amount of Registration Fee
Common stock, no par value per share	25,000⁽¹⁾	$53.89⁽²⁾	$1,347,250	$174.87

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers an additional indeterminable number of shares as may be necessary to adjust the number of shares being offered or issued pursuant to Red River Bancshares Inc. and Red River Bank Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program as a result of any recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange or other similar corporate transactions or events involving the registrant.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act, based on a price of $53.89 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 3, 2020, which date is within five business days prior to filing this Registration Statement.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Red River Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”) has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to register 25,000 shares of Registrant’s common stock which may be issued pursuant to the Red River Bancshares, Inc. and Red River Bank Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program (the “Program”).

PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

Item 1. Plan Information.

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or delivered to participants in the Program, as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.

The Registrant will furnish without charge to each person to whom the prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference to the information that is incorporated). Those documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. Requests should be directed to Red River Bancshares, Inc., 1412 Centre Court Drive, Suite 402, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301, Attention: Amanda W. Barnett.

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The Registrant incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement:


1.	The Registrant’s prospectus filed with the Commission on May 3, 2019 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-230798), that was declared effective by the Commission on May 2, 2019;


2.	The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-38888) filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on April 30, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description;


3.	The Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019, that were filed with the Commission on June 7, 2019, August 14, 2019, and November 14, 2019, respectively; and


4.	The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 6, 2019, May 7, 2019, June 13, 2019, June 17, 2019, July 1, 2019, July 29, 2019, July 31, 2019, August 9, 2019, September 18, 2019, October 29, 2019, January 24, 2020 and January 29, 2020 (excluding any portions thereof which are deemed “furnished” rather than filed with the Commission).

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the portions of Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including any exhibits included with such information, unless otherwise indicated therein), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents until such time as there shall have been filed a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold at the time of such amendment.

Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Sections 1-850 through 1-859 of the Louisiana Business Corporation Act (the “LBCA”), provide, in part, that the Registrant may indemnify each of its current or former directors and officers (each, an “indemnitee”) against liability (including judgments, settlements, penalties, fines, or reasonable expenses) incurred by the indemnitee in a proceeding to which the indemnitee is a party if the indemnitee acted in good faith and reasonably believed either (1) in the case of conduct in an official capacity, that the indemnitee’s conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or (2) in all other cases, that the indemnitee’s conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Under the LBCA, the Registrant may also advance expenses to the indemnitee provided that the indemnitee delivers (1) a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that the relevant standard of conduct has been met or that the proceeding involves conduct for which liability has been eliminated and (2) a written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if (i) the indemnitee is not entitled to mandatory indemnification by virtue of being wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any such proceeding and (ii) it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee has not met the relevant standard of conduct. In addition, the Registrant has the power to obtain and maintain insurance with respect to any person who is or was acting on its behalf, regardless of whether it has the legal authority to indemnify, or advance expenses to, the insured person with respect to such liability. In furtherance of this authority, the Registrant maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

Under the LBCA, a corporation must indemnify any present or former director or officer of a corporation for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if such person was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding, that he was a party to by virtue of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation. This mandatory indemnification requirement does not limit the Registrant’s right to permissibly indemnify a director or officer with respect to expenses of a partially successful defense of any proceeding.

The Registrant’s articles of incorporation contain indemnification provisions that require it to indemnify its directors and officers from and against any and all expenses, liabilities, or other matters covered by the LBCA, as to action in his or her official capacity while holding office, to the fullest extent permitted by the LBCA. The Registrant’s articles of incorporation provide for mandatory advancement of expenses of directors and officers, so long as it receives (i) a written affirmation from the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has satisfied the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under the LBCA, and (ii) an undertaking by or on

behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced in the event that it is ultimately determined by a final decision, order, or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction that the director or officer has not met the required standards of conduct.

The Registrant’s articles of incorporation permit, but do not require, the Registrant to grant rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses to any of its other employees or agents, or to any director, officer, employee, or agent of any of its subsidiaries, to the fullest extent of the provisions of the LBCA. The Registrant’s articles of incorporation do not limit the Registrant’s ability to provide for additional rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses through a resolution of shareholders or directors, an agreement, or otherwise, as long as those rights are consistent with the LBCA.

The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Louisiana law and the Registrant’s governing documents dealing with indemnification of directors and officers, and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to its articles of incorporation, which are filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement, and to the relevant provisions of the LBCA.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant under any of the foregoing provisions, in the opinion of the Commission, that indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. Finally, the Registrant’s ability to provide indemnification to its directors and officers is limited by federal banking laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, 12 U.S.C. 1828(k).

Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

The following Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this Registration Statement.



Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number	Description
4.1	Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2019 (SEC File No. 333-230798)
4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2019 (SEC File No. 333-230798)
4.3	Specimen common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 10, 2019 (SEC File No. 333-230798)
4.4	Red River Bancshares, Inc. and Red River Bank Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 24, 2020 (SEC File No. 001-38888)
5.1	Opinion of Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP*
23.1	Consent of Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)*
23.2	Consent of Postlethwaite & Netterville*
24.1	Power of attorney (included on signature page)

______________________
* Filed herewith.

Item 9. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement;

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post‑effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post‑effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post‑effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Alexandria, Louisiana on February 7, 2020.



	RED RIVER BANCSHARES, INC.



	By:	/s/ R. Blake Chatelain
		R. Blake Chatelain
		President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Red River Bancshares, Inc. constitutes and appoints R. Blake Chatelain as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his or her name, place and stead and on his or her behalf, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any other registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or advisable to be done or performed in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 7, 2020.



Signature		Title	Date

By:	/s/ R. Blake Chatelain	President and Chief Executive Officer	February 7, 2020
	R. Blake Chatelain	(Principal Executive Officer)

By:	/s/ Isabel V. Carriere	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary	February 7, 2020
	Isabel V. Carriere, CPA, CGMA	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

By	/s/ John C. Simpson	Chairman of the Board	February 7, 2020
	John C. Simpson

By:	/s/ M. Scott Ashbrook	Director	February 7, 2020
	M. Scott Ashbrook



By:	/s/ Kirk D. Cooper	Director	February 7, 2020
	Kirk D. Cooper

By:	/s/ F. William Hackmeyer, Jr.	Director	February 7, 2020
	F. William Hackmeyer, Jr.

By	/s/ Barry D. Hines	Director	February 7, 2020
	Barry D. Hines

By:	/s/ Robert A. Nichols	Director	February 7, 2020
	Robert A. Nichols

By:	/s/ Willie P. Obey	Director	February 7, 2020
	Willie P. Obey

By:	/s/ Teddy R. Price	Director	February 7, 2020
	Teddy R. Price

By:	/s/ Don L. Thompson	Director	February 7, 2020
	Don L. Thompson

By:	/s/ H. Lindsey Torbett, CPA, CFP	Director	February 7, 2020
	H. Lindsey Torbett, CPA, CFP

Exhibit

Exhibit 5.1



	812 SAN ANTONIO STREET SUITE 600 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 TEL 512 • 583 • 5900 FAX 512 • 583 • 5940

February 7, 2020

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

1412 Centre Court Drive, Suite 402

Alexandria, Louisiana 71301

Re: Red River Bancshares, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Red River Bancshares, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), relating to the registration by the Company of 25,000 shares of common stock, no par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), which may be issued pursuant to the Red River Bancshares, Inc. and Red River Bank Amended and Restated Director Compensation Program (the “Program”). The shares of Common Stock being registered under the Registration Statement with respect to the Program are referred to herein as the “Shares.” This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 8(a) of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon originals or copies of (1) the Program; (2) the Registration Statement; (3) the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company; (4) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (5) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (6) such other instruments, documents and records as we have deemed necessary, relevant or appropriate for the purposes hereof. We have relied on, and assumed the accuracy of, certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and others as to certain matters of fact relating to this opinion and have made such investigations of law as we have deemed necessary and relevant as a basis for the opinions set forth below.

In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. In making our examination of executed documents, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties.

Based on and subject to the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and, when the Shares are issued to the participants under the Program, against any consideration, if any, all as contemplated by and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

February 7, 2020

Page 2

This opinion is based on the laws of the State of Louisiana and the relevant federal law of the United States, and we express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction. No opinion may be inferred or implied beyond the matters expressly stated herein. This opinion speaks only as of its date.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP

Exhibit

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2019, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements Red River Bancshares, Inc. (the “Registrant”), appearing in the prospectus that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2019, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-230798).

/s/ Postlethwaite & Netterville

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

February 7, 2020