ANDERSON JAMES M 4

What Happened

• James M. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), had 6,728 shares disposed on March 7, 2026 to satisfy tax obligations tied to a 2023 restricted performance share payout. The dispositions were: 1,464 shares @ $27.25 ($39,894); 1,275 shares @ $27.25 ($34,744); and 3,989 shares @ $27.25 ($108,700) — totaling 6,728 shares and $183,338.
• These transactions are tax withholding/share-surrender events (transaction code F), not open-market sales intended as cash raises or investment decisions.

Key Details

• Transaction date: March 7, 2026; filing date: March 10, 2026 (Form 4 accession 0000708955-26-000070).
• Prices: $27.25 per share for all three dispositions.
• Shares disposed: 1,464; 1,275; and 3,989 — total 6,728 shares; total value ≈ $183,338.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided summary.
• Footnote: F1 — reflects payout at 114.4% for the 2023 restricted performance shares (i.e., the award paid out above target).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed three days after the reported transactions; no late-filing flag provided in the summary.

Context

• These were tax-withholding/share-surrender transactions tied to a performance share payout (not open-market sales). Such withholdings are routine when restricted shares vest or settle and do not necessarily signal the insider’s view of the company’s stock.