First Farmers Financial Corp. Declares Record Dividend

First Farmers Financial Corp raised its quarterly dividend 8% and confirmed its flexible, working-capital-funded stock repurchase plan.

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First Farmers Financial Corp (FFMR)/b) declared a record quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share, approved by its board on September 15, 2026.The dividend is payable on October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026 and represents an 8.0% increase over the $0.25 split-adjusted dividend declared in September 2025. The company also continues its stock repurchase plan, funded from current working capital and adjustable at management’s discretion.

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• Quarterly dividend increased to $0.27 per share, up 8.0% from September 2025
• Record dividend level underscores continued capital return to shareholders

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Converse, Indiana, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Farmers Financial Corp. (OTCQX Banks; FFMR), the parent company of First Farmers Bank & Trust Co., announced that on September 15, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a record quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on October 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026. This quarterly dividend represents an 8.0% increase over the $0.25 split-adjusted dividend declared in September 2025.

The timing, price, and quantity of purchases under the stock repurchase plan will be at the discretion of management and may be discontinued, suspended, or restarted at any time.  The program will be funded from current available working capital.  The Board feels the stock repurchase plan continues to provide capital management opportunities and add value for the Company’s shareholders depending upon market and business conditions.

First Farmers Financial Corp is a $3.6 billion financial holding company headquartered in Converse, Indiana.  First Farmers Bank & Trust has offices throughout Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Madison, Marshall, Miami, Starke, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vigo and Wabash counties in Indiana and offices in Coles, Edgar, and Vermilion counties in Illinois. First Farmers Financial Corp is traded on the OTC Markets Group, Inc. "OTCQX" exchange under the ticker symbol: FFMR  

Tade J Powell
First Farmers Financial Corporation
765-395-3316
tade.powell@ffbt.com