First Financial (FFBC) auditor sells 3,420 shares at $27.10

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP (FFBC) Chief Internal Auditor James R. Shank reported an open-market sale of 3,420 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at a price of $27.10 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 11,140 shares of FFBC common stock.

Insights

Banking equity analyst

FFBC’s Chief Internal Auditor made a modest open-market share sale while retaining a meaningful equity stake.

Chief Internal Auditor James R. Shank sold 3,420 shares of FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP common stock in an open-market transaction at $27.10 per share. This is classified as a non-derivative sale, not tied to option exercises or conversions.

Following the sale, Shank directly holds 11,140 shares of FFBC common stock, indicating he maintains ongoing equity exposure. With no derivative positions disclosed and only a single sale transaction reported, this appears as a routine insider disposition rather than a transformational event for shareholders.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Shank James R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

255 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 2900

(Street)

CINCINNATI OH 45202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ [ FFBC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Internal Auditor

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/16/2026		S		3,420	D	$27.1	11,140	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

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	/s/ Maria Hinkel, POA	03/16/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did FFBC’s James R. Shank report on Form 4?

James R. Shank, Chief Internal Auditor of FFBC, reported selling 3,420 shares of common stock. The sale was executed as an open-market transaction at a price of $27.10 per share, according to the Form 4 filing details.

At what price did the FFBC insider sell shares in the latest Form 4?

The FFBC insider sale was executed at $27.10 per share. Chief Internal Auditor James R. Shank sold 3,420 shares of common stock in this open-market transaction, as disclosed in the Form 4 insider trading report.

How many FFBC shares does James R. Shank hold after this transaction?

After the reported sale, James R. Shank directly holds 11,140 FFBC common shares. This remaining position, disclosed in the Form 4, shows he continues to maintain a notable equity stake in FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP following the open-market sale.

Was the FFBC insider transaction a buy or sell action?

The FFBC insider transaction was a sell action. Chief Internal Auditor James R. Shank conducted an open-market sale of 3,420 common shares, as indicated by the “S” transaction code and the “open-market sale” description in the Form 4 data.

Does the FFBC Form 4 show any options or derivative exercises by the insider?

The Form 4 does not show any derivative exercises for this transaction. It reports only a non-derivative open-market sale of common stock by James R. Shank, with no accompanying option exercises or other derivative positions listed in the derivative summary.