DAVIS CLAUDE E 4

What Happened
Claude E. Davis, a director and Chair of the Board of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), was granted 2,328 shares on May 26, 2026. The award was recorded at a per-share value of $31.51, for a total reported value of approximately $73,355. This transaction is an award/grant (acquisition), typically part of compensation or director pay rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-26; Filing date: 2026-05-28 (filed within the typical 2-business-day window, appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (code A) — 2,328 shares acquired.
• Price per share: $31.51; Total value reported: $73,355 (rounded).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• No footnotes, 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or cashless sale indicated in the filing.

Context
Grants labeled as awards are commonly issued as part of executive or director compensation (e.g., equity awards or restricted stock) and do not necessarily reflect immediate trading intent. For retail investors, such awards signal management/company compensation actions rather than direct insider buying for investment reasons.