FFBC 424B3: Acquisition
Filed with the SEC on · accession 0001104659-26-111382
FFBC filed a 424B3 (prospectus (offering)) with the SEC on Sep 28, 2026. First Financial Bancorp is acquiring Finward Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger. The stock moved -1.5% by the first close after the filing.
Summary of the filing
First Financial Bancorp is acquiring Finward Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger. Finward shareholders will receive 1.35 First Financial shares for each Finward share, valuing the deal at approximately $208.3 million.
Key details
How FFBC stock reacted
Close before
$32.40
Sep 25, 2026
First close after
-1.48%
$31.92
5 trading days
-1.64%
$31.87
Since filing
+0.65%
$32.61
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What did FFBC file with the SEC on Sep 28, 2026?
FFBC filed a 424B3 (Acquisition). First Financial Bancorp is acquiring Finward Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger. Finward shareholders will receive 1.35 First Financial shares for each Finward share, valuing the deal at approximately $208.3 million.
What does a acquisition mean for FFBC stock?
A contract important enough that investors need to know about it — a big customer contract, a loan, a merger agreement or a partnership.
How do I read a 424B3?
The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds. Look at price, number of shares and the discount to the market price. Large offerings dilute existing shareholders.
Why are SEC filings important?
Public companies must tell the SEC about anything that can change their value — results, leadership changes, big deals, new shares, bankruptcy. Filings are the official source, often before the news. A 424B3 (prospectus (offering)): The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds.
How did FFBC stock react to this filing?
FFBC closed at $32.40 before the filing and $31.92 on Sep 28, 2026 (-1.48%). Five trading days later: $31.87 (-1.64%).
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