Highest-materiality recent filing
FFBC to acquire Finward Bancorp in stock merger; 1.35 shares per Finward share
Each Finward share will be converted into 1.35 shares of FFBC common stock.
First Financial Bancorp Q1 adjusted EPS $0.77; authorizes 5M share buyback
Diluted EPS $0.71 GAAP, $0.77 adjusted; net income $74.4M vs $62.4M prior quarter.
First Financial posts record Q4 adjusted EPS $0.80, record revenue $251.3M; closes two acquisitions
Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted EPS $0.80 (record); full-year 2025 EPS $2.66 vs $2.40 in 2024.
Each BankFinancial share converted to 0.480 FFBC share; combined pro forma assets of $22 billion.
Received Federal Reserve Board approval on Dec 12, 2025 and Ohio Department of Financial Institutions approval on Dec 9, 2025 for the acquisition.
First Financial closes $325M acquisition of Westfield Bancorp; adds $20.6B in assets
Total consideration $325M: $260M cash plus 2,753,094 shares of FFBC common stock worth $65M.
First Financial Bancorp Q3 EPS $0.75; record revenue $234M; Westfield deal approved
Q3 2025 diluted EPS $0.75 ($0.76 adjusted); net income $71.9M.
Federal Reserve and Ohio Division of Financial Institutions approved merger of Westfield Bank into First Financial Bank on Oct 10, 2025.
First Financial Bancorp acquires BankFinancial in ~$142M all-stock deal
Each BankFinancial share converted into 0.48 of a FFBC share; transaction valued at ~$142 million.
First Financial Bancorp Q2 EPS $0.73 ($0.74 adj.); record revenue $226.3M; dividend raised to $0.25
Net income $70.0M ($0.73 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $0.74; ROAA 1.52% (adjusted 1.54%).
First Financial Bancorp to acquire Westfield Bancorp for $325M in cash and stock
Total consideration $325M: $260M cash + $65M in ~2.75M FFBC shares based on 10-day VWAP.
First Financial Bancorp Q1 EPS $0.54 ($0.63 adjusted); net income down 21% from Q4
Net income of $51.3M ($0.54 diluted EPS) vs $64.9M ($0.68) in Q4 2024; adjusted EPS $0.63.
First Financial Bancorp Q4 2024 EPS $0.68 ($0.71 adjusted); NIM 3.94%
Q4 net income $64.9M ($0.68 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $0.71; Q3 2024 was $0.55.
FFBC Q3 2024 net income $52.5M ($0.55 EPS); adjusted EPS $0.67; NIM 4.08%
Diluted EPS of $0.55; adjusted EPS $0.67; net income $52.5M vs. $60.8M in Q2 2024.
First Financial Bancorp Q2 EPS $0.64; adjusted $0.65; dividend raised to $0.24
Net income $60.8M, diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted EPS $0.65.
First Financial Q1 EPS $0.53 ($0.59 adjusted); acquires Agile Premium Finance
Net income $50.7M; diluted EPS $0.53; adjusted EPS $0.59.
FFBC Q4 2023 EPS $0.60 ($0.62 adj); loan growth 10.7% annualized; TBV up 13.5%
Net income $56.7M, diluted EPS $0.60; adjusted EPS $0.62 (Non-GAAP).
First Financial Bancorp authorizes buyback of up to 5M shares (~5% of outstanding)
Board authorized repurchase of up to 5,000,000 shares, ~5% of shares outstanding as of Sep 30, 2023.
First Financial Bancorp Q3 EPS $0.66 ($0.67 adj); net interest margin 4.33%; dividend $0.23
Diluted EPS of $0.66 ($0.67 adjusted); net income $63.1M; adjusted EPS up 10% YoY.
FFBC Q2 adjusted EPS $0.72 (+29% YoY); NIM 4.48% down 7bp QoQ
Diluted EPS $0.69 ($0.72 adjusted); net income $65.7M vs Q1 $70.4M.
First Financial Bancorp Q1 2023 EPS $0.74 (adj. $0.76); revenue $214.9M record
EPS $0.74 GAAP, $0.76 adjusted; 65% increase YoY.
First Financial Q4 EPS $0.73; record revenue; loan growth 20.3% annualized
Net income $69.1M ($0.73 diluted EPS) vs $55.7M ($0.59) in Q3 2022.
First Financial Bancorp Q3 EPS $0.59; NIM expands 53 bps to 3.98%
Diluted EPS $0.59 ($0.61 adjusted); net income $55.7M.
On March 26, 2025, Cynthia Booth notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of her decision to retire as a director of the Company effective at the end of her current term.
William Barron and Susan Knust have each notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of their decisions to retire as directors of the Company effective at the end of their current terms.
William Barron and Susan Knust have each notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of their decisions to retire as directors of the Company effective at the end of their current terms.
On March 16, 2023 , First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”) announced that John Gavigan, Chief Operating Officer, will separate from the Company on April 1, 2023.
Effective April 1, 2023, James M. Anderson, currently the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will become the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Corinne Finnerty has notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of her decision to retire as a director of the Company effective at the end of her current term.
John Neighbours has notified First Financial Bancorp (the “Company”) of his decision to retire as a director of the Company effective at the end of his current term.
Max materiality 0.80 · Median 0.50 · Most common event earnings