secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK:        0000708955
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-15T20:34:08+00:00
Accession:  0000708955-26-000155
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Financial promotes Anderson to President, Neeley to Chief Banking Officer, Myers to COO
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- James Anderson (55) named President effective 9/14/2026, retains CFO; previously also COO. Archie Brown remains CEO.
- Amanda Neeley appointed Chief Banking Officer; Malcolm Myers appointed COO; expanded roles for Reckman and Woods in commercial/credit.
- One-time restricted stock grants: Brown $3.0M (91,632 sh), Anderson $1.5M (45,816), Neeley $1.0M (30,544), Woods $500K (15,272), Myers $250K (7,636) at $32.74.
- Salaries raised: Anderson to $640K (+4.9%), Woods and Neeley to $500K (+5.3%); STIP/LTIP targets increased for Anderson and Neeley.
- New employment agreement for Brown (3x base salary severance); amended CIC agreements give Anderson/Woods 30-month severance and 2.5x bonus.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895526000155/0000708955-26-000155-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000070895526000155/ffbc-20260914.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708955-26-000155

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