---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000708955-22-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFBC"
cik: "0000708955"
company_name: "FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/"
filed_at: "2022-03-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T14:05:12.414724+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director John Neighbours to retire at end of term, will not seek re-election at 2022 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- John Neighbours notified of retirement as director effective end of current term.
- Will not stand for re-election at May 24, 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with management or Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000708955-22-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFBC
- cik: 0000708955
- company_name: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/
- filed_at: 2022-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895522000019/0000708955-22-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895522000019/ffbc-20220329.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-22-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-22-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-22-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Neighbours departed as Director at FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: John Neighbours has notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of his decision to retire as a director of the Company effective at the end of his current term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895522000019/0000708955-22-000019-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.