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First Financial Bancorp. NASDAQ: FFBC reported record third-quarter earnings and revenue, supported by a higher net interest margin, record fee income and growth in commercial and industrial lending.

First Financial Bancorp. ( FFBC ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 28, 2026 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Scott Crawley - Senior VP & Controller Archie Brown - CEO & Director James Anderson - President & CFO William Harrod - Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Brendan Nosal - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Brandon Rud - Stephens Inc., Research Division Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Brian Foran - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division David Konrad - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, everyone.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial") is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy A.

Earnings per diluted share of $0.77; $0.84 on an adjusted(1) basis; 11% increase from the third quarter of 2025 and highest in Company history Return on average assets of 1.44%; 1.56% on an adjusted(1) basis Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 4.07%; 9 bp increase from linked quarter Loan growth of $170 million, or 4.9% on an annualized basis Record adjusted (1) noninterest income; $5.7 million, or 8%, increase from the linked quarter ROTCE of 18.7%; 20.2% on adjusted(1) basis Received Federal regulatory approval for Finward acquisition; expected to close 1/1/27 CINCINNATI, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.

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CINCINNATI, Oct. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release third quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

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CINCINNATI, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp presents an attractive risk/reward profile, combining strong profitability, a robust 3.98% net interest margin, and disciplined loan growth. FFBC trades at a discounted 10.4x P/E and 1.15x P/B, below sector medians, despite high operational efficiency and a record $83.9 million adjusted net income in Q2 2026. Acquisitions, including BankFinancial and the upcoming $208 million Finward Bancorp deal, are expected to drive further loan growth and cost synergies.

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2026) - Law office of Brodsky & Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Finward Bancorp ("Finward" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FNWD) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of federal and state law in connection with the sale of the Company to First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) in an all-stock transaction where each outstanding share of Finward common stock will be converted into the right to receive 1.35 shares of First Financial common stock, valuing the transaction at approximately $208 million, based on First Financial's closing stock price on July 20, 2026.