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Issuer:     FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK:        0000708955
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000708955-25-000057
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Financial Bancorp to acquire Westfield Bancorp for $325M in cash and stock
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- Total consideration $325M: $260M cash + $65M in ~2.75M FFBC shares based on 10-day VWAP.
- Expected 12% accretive to earnings with tangible book value earn-back of ~2.9 years.
- Westfield Bank holds $2.2B assets; combined entity will be $20.6B Midwest institution.
- Closing targeted in Q4 2025, subject to regulatory approvals; no shareholder vote required.
- First Financial pledged $500K to its Foundation for Northeast Ohio communities served by Westfield Bank.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000057/0000708955-25-000057-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000057/ffbc-20250623.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-25-000057

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