First Financial (FFBC) Director Maribeth Rahe Receives 518 Shares

What Happened
Maribeth S. Rahe, a director of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), was granted/acquired 518 shares as an award on 2026-09-30. The reported acquisition price per share was $31.32, for a total value of approximately $16,224. This was an award/grant (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-30
• Transaction type: Award / Grant (Code A)
• Shares granted: 518 at $31.32 per share — total ~$16,224
• SEC filing: Form 4 filed 2026-10-01 (Accession No. 0000708955-26-000188) — filed the next business day and appears timely
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing
• Footnotes/plans noted: None reported (no 10b5-1 plan or tax-withholding noted in the filing)

Context
This was a compensation-related stock award to a board director. Such grants are commonly part of director pay and do not necessarily indicate the director is buying stock as an investment signal. Awards are different from purchases or exercises and should be viewed primarily as compensation-related insider reporting.