First Financial (FFBC) CEO Archie Brown Receives 91,632-Share Award

What Happened
Archie M. Brown, President & CEO and a director of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), was granted 91,632 shares on 2026-09-14 at a reported per-share value of $32.74, for a total value of $3,000,032. The transaction is coded as an award/grant (A) — an acquisition as part of compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-14, 91,632 shares at $32.74 each (total $3,000,032).
• Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-09-16 (within the typical two-business-day reporting window).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: Shares have a three-year cliff vest (they vest in full after three years).
• Transaction type code: A = Award/grant/other acquisition (compensation-related).

Context
This was a compensation award designed as a retention/long-term incentive (three-year cliff vest), so it reflects company pay practices rather than an open-market bet by the CEO. Such grants are common for executives and do not by themselves indicate an immediate buying or selling signal.