First Financial (FFBC) CFO James Anderson Receives Award

What Happened James M. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), was awarded 45,816 shares of restricted stock on September 14, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (total reported value $0) because this is a compensation grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-14 — award of 45,816 restricted shares at $0.00 per share (total $0 reported).
• Filing: Amended Form 4 filed 2026-09-16 (this filing corrects or updates the original report).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the excerpt provided.
• Footnote: F1 — The 45,816 shares are restricted stock subject to a three-year cliff vesting period (vests in full after three years).
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or immediate sale of shares is indicated in the supplied information.

Context Restricted stock awards with multi-year cliff vesting are typically compensation/retention tools and do not represent an immediate purchase or sale in the market. Because the award vests over time and was reported as a grant, it should not be interpreted as a near-term trading signal; additional disclosures (e.g., proxy statements or company compensation notes) may show the grant-date fair value for investors seeking dollar-value context.