First Savings Financial Group, Inc. filings document the corporate-status record for FSFG common stock, including Nasdaq Form 25 removal from listing and registration and Form 15 termination or suspension of Exchange Act reporting obligations. The Form 15 identifies First Merchants Corporation as successor to First Savings Financial Group and lists no remaining classes with a reporting duty.
Earlier 8-K filings cover operating results, quarterly cash dividends, capital-structure matters, shareholder voting materials, material agreements and governance disclosures for the former holding company for First Savings Bank. Those records also identify First Savings Bank as the operating bank, with Southern Indiana branches and national lending programs in single-tenant net lease commercial real estate and SBA lending.
First Savings Financial Group EVP and CIO Basham Lenfield R. reported multiple stock option exercises in First Savings Financial Group, Inc. common stock on January 20, 2026. The options, with exercise prices of $26.72, $22.49, $15.10 and $29.00, were exercised into common shares coded as acquisitions. Following these transactions, Basham directly beneficially owns 46,205 shares of common stock and indirectly holds 7,056 shares through a 401(k) plan and 3,807 shares through an ESOP.
Footnotes explain that both restricted stock and stock options were originally scheduled to vest 20% per year on various dates beginning November 21, 2022, November 21, 2023, November 21, 2024, November 21, 2025, November 21, 2026 and April 14, 2026. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the issuer and First Merchants Corporation, vesting of these awards was accelerated to the transaction date.
First Savings Financial Group director Frank Czeschin reported stock option exercises and updated share holdings. On January 20, 2026, he exercised stock options to acquire 300, 1,500 and 750 shares of First Savings Financial Group, Inc. common stock at exercise prices of $21.10, $26.72 and $29.00, respectively, coded as transaction type "M" for option exercises.
Following these transactions, Czeschin directly beneficially owned 25,465 common shares. He also indirectly held 30,876 shares through an IRA and 6,000 shares through a trust. A footnote states that his holdings include restricted stock that had been scheduled to vest on November 21, 2026, but vesting was accelerated to the transaction date under the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the issuer and First Merchants Corporation. Another footnote confirms the stock options involved were fully vested.
First Savings Financial Group executive Howard William Eric, EVP and CLO of a subsidiary, reported equity transactions dated January 20, 2026. A transaction coded "F" shows 2,361 shares of common stock treated as a disposition at $31.85 per share, leaving him with 18,190 common shares held directly.
He also has an indirect holding of 3,632 common shares through a 401(k) plan. In addition, he holds stock options covering 7,500, 3,750, 4,260, and 960 shares of common stock with exercise prices ranging from $15.10 to $29.00 and expiration dates between November 21, 2031 and November 21, 2034. Footnotes explain that both restricted stock and these options had vesting schedules of 20% per year, and that vesting was accelerated to the transaction date under an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the issuer and First Merchants Corporation.
First Savings Financial Group EVP Haley Marie reported a routine tax-related share transaction and updated equity holdings. On January 20, 2026, she had 705 shares of common stock withheld at $31.85 per share in a transaction coded "F," which typically reflects shares withheld to cover taxes on vesting equity awards. After this, she directly owned 5,990 shares of common stock, with additional indirect holdings of 4,433 shares through a 401(k) and 96 shares held by a trust.
The filing also lists several blocks of stock options on First Savings common stock, ranging from $13.36 to $29 exercise prices and expiring between 2026 and 2034, totaling amounts such as 9,000, 7,500, 3,750, 4,260, and 960 options. Footnotes explain that both restricted stock and stock options had their vesting accelerated to the transaction date under the Agreement and Plan of Merger between First Savings Financial Group and First Merchants Corporation.
First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) Chief Financial Officer Anthony A. Schoen reported an automatic share withholding tied to equity vesting on January 20, 2026. The Form 4 shows 3,762 shares of common stock were disposed of at $31.85 per share under transaction code F, which typically reflects shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations on vesting. After this event, Schoen directly beneficially owns 118,101 common shares, with additional indirect holdings through a 401(k) plan and an ESOP. Footnotes explain that multiple tranches of restricted stock and stock options, many vesting 20% per year, had their vesting accelerated to the transaction date pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the issuer and First Merchants Corporation.
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. files its annual report for the year ended September 30, 2025, detailing a community banking franchise in southern Indiana and a pending merger with First Merchants Corporation.
The company operates First Savings Bank, focusing on traditional deposits and a diversified loan book that includes residential mortgages, commercial real estate, construction, land development, consumer and commercial business loans. It has built sizable niche platforms: a single-tenant net lease commercial real estate program with a $765.4 million portfolio at September 30, 2025, a nationwide SBA 7(a) lending platform with $321.6 million in loans (of which $224.2 million represent sold guaranteed portions), and a first lien home equity portfolio of $386.8 million, including $36.1 million held for sale.
On September 24, 2025, the company entered a definitive agreement to merge into First Merchants Corporation, with its bank subsidiary to merge into First Merchants Bank, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals and other customary conditions, and expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2026. The franchise holds meaningful market shares of FDIC-insured deposits in its core Indiana counties, including 22.78% in Clark County and 40.70% in Washington County as of June 30, 2025, and has exited a nationwide mortgage banking platform to refocus on core and specialty lending.
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG) director equity update. A company director reported receiving 500 shares of common stock on 11/21/2025, shown at a price of $0, bringing the director's directly held stake to 33,940 shares. The filing explains these 500 shares are restricted stock that will vest 100% on November 21, 2026.
The director also reports fully vested stock options, including options to buy 300 shares at an exercise price of $21.1 exercisable until 11/20/2030, and options to buy 750 shares at an exercise price of $29 exercisable until 11/21/2034, all held directly.
First Savings Financial Group (FSFG) director reports equity awards in a Form 4 insider transaction. On 11/21/2025, the reporting director acquired 500 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0, described as restricted stock that will vest 100% on November 21, 2026.
After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 36,601 shares directly and 23,259 shares indirectly through an IRA. The filing also lists several fully vested stock option grants with exercise prices ranging from $15.1 to $29 per share and expirations between 11/21/2029 and 11/21/2034, each linked to underlying FSFG common stock.
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG) reported an insider equity transaction by a director on a Form 4. On 11/21/2025, the director acquired 500 shares of common stock as restricted stock at a stated price of $0, bringing total beneficial ownership to 47,793 common shares held directly.
The filing also lists stock options. One grant covers 300 options with an exercise price of $21.1, exercisable from 11/20/2021 until expiration on 11/20/2030. Another covers 750 options with an exercise price of $29, exercisable from 11/21/2025 until 11/21/2034. The filing explains that the 500 restricted shares vest 100% on November 21, 2026, and the stock options are fully vested.
First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG) reported an equity award to one of its directors. On 11/21/2025, the director acquired 500 shares of common stock as restricted stock at a price of $0, increasing direct beneficial ownership to 31,144 common shares.
The restricted shares vest 100% on November 21, 2026, meaning the director will fully earn these shares on that date if vesting conditions are met. The director also holds stock options that are fully vested, covering 300, 1,500, and 750 underlying common shares at exercise prices of $21.10, $26.72, and $29.00, with expiration dates ranging from 11/20/2030 to 11/21/2034.