James M. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bancorp /OH/, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 5, 2026, reporting a transaction dated August 3, 2026, involving common stock of the Ohio-based banking company.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: James M. Anderson, identified as Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bancorp /OH/ (NASDAQ: FFBC).
  • Transaction date: August 3, 2026, with the filing submitted on August 5, 2026.
  • Transaction code J: 566 shares of common stock were disposed of at a price of $0 from a UTMA custodial account held for a daughter.
  • Reason for transfer: According to the filing, shares were transferred from the UTMA account to the personal account of a now non-minor child who does not reside with Anderson; Anderson disclaims any beneficial ownership of those shares.
  • Remaining indirect holdings: 828 shares held as UTMA custodian for a son, and 20,563.4069 shares held indirectly through a 401-K plan.
  • Direct holdings following the transaction: 114,537 shares of common stock held directly.

Anderson's Beneficial Ownership Position at First Financial Bancorp After August 2026 Transaction

According to the filing, the transaction reported by Anderson involved the disposition of 566 shares of First Financial Bancorp /OH/ common stock from a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) custodial account established for his daughter. The transaction was coded "J" and recorded at a price of $0, reflecting a non-market transfer rather than an open-market sale. The filing states that Anderson disclaims any beneficial ownership of the transferred shares because the child is now a non-minor and does not reside with him.

First Financial Bancorp /OH/ is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based banking organization whose common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol FFBC. Following the reported transaction, Anderson's total beneficial ownership as disclosed in the filing includes 114,537 shares held directly, 828 shares held indirectly as UTMA custodian for a son, and 20,563.4069 shares held indirectly through a 401-K plan. No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing. The statement was signed by Maria Hinkel as power of attorney on August 5, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed a custodial share transfer by First Financial Bancorp's CFO, James M. Anderson, covering 566 shares disposed of at $0 via a UTMA account for a now-adult child, along with Anderson's remaining direct and indirect beneficial ownership positions following the transaction.