[144] FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

First Financial Bancorp-related Form 144 reports proposed sales of Common Stock tied to restricted stock vesting and a recent small disposition. The filing lists restricted stock vesting on 03/01/2025 (26 shares), 03/05/2026 (1,129 shares) and 03/07/2026 (2,265 shares). It also records a sale by James Shank of 320 shares on 02/27/2026 for $9,037.09.

Insights

Securities Compliance Attorney

Filing documents proposed and recent insider sales tied to vesting events.

The notice lists specific restricted stock vesting events with exact share counts: 26, 1,129, and 2,265 shares on the dates shown. These entries indicate planned dispositions as permitted by Rule 144 procedures.

The excerpt also shows a completed sale by James Shank of 320 shares on 02/27/2026 for $9,037.09. Timing and method details beyond the dates and amounts are not provided in the excerpt.

Corporate Governance Analyst

Transactions appear routine and disclosure-focused rather than materially company‑changing.

The entries are administrative notifications of proposed or recent insider activity tied to restricted stock vesting. The sizes shown are modest relative to typical outstanding share pools; the filing does not state any material corporate action.

Cash‑flow treatment and any broker/dealer distribution methods are not specified in the provided excerpt; subsequent filings would show execution details if relevant.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Merrill 8890 Lyra Dr 5th Floor Columbus OH 43240	3420	92682	104586093	03/16/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	03/01/2025	Restricted stock Vest	FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.			26	03/01/2025	NA
Common	03/05/2026	Restricted stock Vest	FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.			1129	03/05/2026	NA
Common	03/07/2026	Restricted stock Vest	FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.			2265	03/07/2026	NA

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
James Shank 255 East Fifth Street, Suite 900 Cincinnati OH 45202	Common	02/27/2026	320	9037.09

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)