First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) EVP Amanda Neeley Receives Award

What Happened
Amanda N. Neeley, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), was granted 30,544 restricted shares on September 14, 2026. The Form 4 (amended) reports the acquisition as an award (transaction code A) at $0.00 per share, for a reported transaction value of $0. The award is subject to a three‑year cliff vesting schedule.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-14 (Period of Report); Form 4 filed (amended) 2026-09-16.
• Transaction type/code: Grant/award (A). Price reported: $0.00; total reported amount $0.
• Shares awarded: 30,544 restricted shares.
• Vesting: Three‑year cliff vesting per footnote F1 (shares vest after three years, not gradually).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Filing status: Amended Form 4 — indicates correction or update to an earlier filing; not necessarily late (filed within typical 2-business-day window for this report).

Context
This was a compensation award of restricted stock, not an open‑market purchase or sale. Restricted stock grants are common for executive compensation and typically restrict sale until vesting; they do not by themselves signal a buy or sell decision by the insider. As an amended filing, the company corrected or updated earlier reported details—retail investors should consult the full amended Form 4 for any corrected fields or additional context.