Brown Archie M sold $165K of FFBC

Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp agreed to buy Finward Bancorp for $208 million in an all-cash deal. The $22.4B-asset buyer said the combination would add $4.1B of deposits and 40+ Chicagoland branches. CEO Archie Brown said M&A may pause for integration. Finward reported 0.45% ROA and $8.1M 2025 earnings.

First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock deal valued at about $208 million, based on First Financial’s July 20, 2026 closing price. Each Finward share converts to 1.35 First Financial shares. Boards approved; closing expected in Q4 2026 after approvals. Deal targets EPS up ~5% and adds deposits to exceed $4 billion in the Chicago area.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) discussed Q2 2026 results on an earnings call. Adjusted net income was $83.9 million, up 8% year over year, with adjusted EPS of $0.80. Loan growth was 7% annualized, net interest margin about 4%, and tangible common equity 8.2%. The company completed Westfield integration and announced the FinWord acquisition, expected to be 5% EPS accretive.

First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) reported Q2 2026 net income of $76.5M, or $0.73 per diluted share, versus $74.4M, or $0.71, in Q1. Adjusted EPS was $0.80. Loan balances rose $240M (+7.1% annualized). Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.26. The company agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock deal.

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. EX-99.1 3 tm2620858d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 First Financial Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Quarterly Dividend Increase & Acquisition of Finward Bancorp · Earnings per diluted share of $0.73; $0.80 on an adjusted (1) basis is highest in Com

Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold 1,381,000 shares of TALOS ENERGY INC. (TALO) at an average of $18.52 ($18.52–$18.61, $25.58M total) across 2 trades on 2026-09-15.