---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000708955-25-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFBC"
cik: "0000708955"
company_name: "FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/"
filed_at: "2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T03:28:36.475088+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Cynthia Booth to retire from First Financial Bancorp board at end of term

## Summary
- Cynthia Booth notified the company of retirement effective at end of her current term.
- Booth will not stand for re-election at the May 27, 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Decision is not due to any disagreement with management or the Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000708955-25-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFBC
- cik: 0000708955
- company_name: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/
- filed_at: 2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000017/0000708955-25-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000017/ffbc-20250326.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-25-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-25-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-25-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cynthia Booth retired as Director at FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 26, 2025, Cynthia Booth notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of her decision to retire as a director of the Company effective at the end of her current term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000017/0000708955-25-000017-index.htm

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