Shareholders approve 2026 Stock Plan reserving 3.85M shares; all directors elected

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/

All 10 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 81.5M to 84.0M shares.
Crowe LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 93.7M votes for.
2026 Stock Plan approved, authorizing 3.85M shares for equity awards; plan expires May 2036.
Advisory 'say-on-pay' resolution passed with 82.8M votes for.
94.1M shares (89.71%) present at meeting, constituting a quorum.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ shareholders approved Ratify appointment of Crowe LLP as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-26 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-26

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Proposal 2 - Ratification of Auditors The Company’s shareholders ratified the Audit Committee’s selection of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows: Aggregate Votes FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 93,734,321 365,776 32,132 N/A

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of executive officers (say-on-pay) at the 2026-05-26 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-26

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Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The advisory resolution approved by the shareholders is also referred to as “say on pay.” The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows: Aggregate Votes FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 82,796,507 1,198,027 290,102 9,847,593

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ shareholders approved Approve First Financial Bancorp. 2026 Stock Plan at the 2026-05-26 meeting.

Proposal: equity plan
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-26

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Proposal 3 - First Financial Bancorp. 2026 Stock Plan The Company’s shareholders approved the First Financial Bancorp. 2026 Stock Plan. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows: Aggregate Votes FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 82,649,696 1,420,630 214,310 9,847,593

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ shareholders approved Election of ten director nominees with terms expiring in 2027 at the 2026-05-26 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-26

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Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company’s shareholders elected all ten nominees for director. Each nominee will serve for a one-year term ending in 2027. For each nominee, the votes cast for and withheld, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows: Director Nominee Aggregate Votes FOR WITHHELD ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES Anne L. Arvia 83,684,073 600,563 N/A 9,847,593 Vincent A. Berta 82,681,955 1,402,681 N/A 9,847,593 Archie M. Brown 83,784,148 500,488 N/A 9,847,593 Claude E. Davis 82,730,995 1,553,641 N/A 9,847,593 William J. Kramer 83,199,163 1,085,473 N/A 9,847,593 Dawn C. Morris 83,838,187 446,449 N/A 9,847,593 Thomas M. O’Brien 83,694,322 590,314 N/A 9,847,593 Andre T. Porter 83,982,786 301,850 N/A 9,847,593 Maribeth S. Rahe 81,531,437 2,753,199 N/A 9,847,593 Gary W. Warzala 83,880,462 404,174 N/A 9,847,593

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