First Savings SEC Filings

First Merchants Corporation declared a cash dividend of $0.36 per common share.

The dividend is payable on December 19, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of December 5, 2025. The company furnished a press release as Exhibit 99.1.

First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) asks shareholders to approve its merger with First Merchants Corporation (FRME). If approved, each FSFG share will convert into 0.85 share of FRME common stock, with cash paid for any fractional shares. Based on FRME’s closing prices, the implied value was $33.60 per FSFG share on September 24, 2025 and $31.45 on October 15, 2025. The Boards of both companies unanimously approved the agreement.

A special meeting will be held on December 19, 2025 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The merger requires approval by holders of a majority of outstanding FSFG shares; there are no dissenters’ rights. The combined company is described with 127 branches and, as of June 30, 2025 data, approximately $21.1 billion in assets, $15.2 billion in loans, $16.5 billion in deposits, and $2.6 billion in total shareholders’ equity. The agreement includes a $10,000,000 termination fee under specified circumstances and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

First Savings Financial Group, Inc. announced its financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The detailed results are provided in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the report.

The company’s common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol FSFG.

First Merchants Corporation furnished a Form 8-K announcing its third-quarter 2025 results and related investor events. The company issued a press release for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and provided materials for an earnings discussion.

The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. A slide presentation for the earnings conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on October 23, 2025 is furnished as Exhibit 99.2. The information is furnished, not filed, and is not incorporated by reference unless specifically stated.

First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) disclosed that a director exercised stock options and acquired common shares. On 10/14/2025, the director exercised options for 1,500 shares at $22.12 and 1,500 shares at $26.72 (transaction code M), increasing direct holdings to 15,293 shares.

The reported holding includes restricted stock that vests 100% on November 21, 2025. The exercised options were fully vested. Remaining derivative awards include 300 options at $21.10 (vesting at 20% per year commencing November 20, 2021, expiring November 20, 2030) and 750 options at $29 (vesting 100% on November 21, 2025, expiring November 21, 2034).

Fordyce L. Chris, a director of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG), reported multiple purchases of the issuer's common stock and exercises of stock options on 10/01/2025. The Form 4 shows six non‑derivative acquisitions totaling 5,700 shares at prices ranging from $13.36 to $26.72, and a sequence of option-related entries reflecting the same lots. After these transactions the report lists 47,293 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Chris, which includes restricted stock that vests 100% on November 21, 2025. Several option grants are listed as fully vested or subject to stated vesting schedules with exercise prices matching the reported transactions.

Padgett Martin, a director of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG), reported insider transactions on 09/04/2025. The Form 4 shows an open-market acquisition of 750 shares of Common Stock at $22.49 per share, bringing his direct beneficial ownership to 12,293 shares including restricted stock that vests fully on November 21, 2025. The filing also discloses outstanding stock options: exercisable options covering 750, 1,500, 300, 1,500 and 750 shares with exercise prices ranging from $21.10 to $29.00 and various vesting and expiration dates. Several option grants are fully vested while others vest fully or partially by specified dates.