First Financial Bancorp acquires BankFinancial in ~$142M all-stock deal

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/

Each BankFinancial share converted into 0.48 of a FFBC share; transaction valued at ~$142 million.
Adds 18 Chicago-area retail branch locations; pro forma deposits will be $2.2 billion.
Deal expected to be accretive to FFBC EPS; tangible book value per share approximately unchanged at close.
All BankFinancial bank employees will become First Financial associates upon closing.
Transaction expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder vote.

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