secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK:        0000708955
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000708955-25-000074
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000074/0000708955-25-000074-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895525000074/ffbc-20250811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-25-000074

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