{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-26-085424","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FFBC","cik":"0000708955","company_name":"FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/","filed_at":"2026-07-21T20:30:48+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-07-21T20:32:07.288090+00:00","generated_at":"2026-07-21T20:32:37.805226+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","2.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"confidence":"high","headline":"FFBC to acquire Finward Bancorp in stock merger; 1.35 shares per Finward share","bullets":["Each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of FFBC common stock.","Merger expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.","Termination fee of $9.0 million payable by Finward under certain circumstances.","Boards of both companies unanimously approved the transaction.","Peoples Bank to merge into First Financial Bank post-closing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-085424","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-085424.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-085424.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-085424.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000110465926085424/0001104659-26-085424-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000110465926085424/tm2620858d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-07-21T20:32:37.805226+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}