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Mr. Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bank, having been appointed to these positions effective April 1, 2018. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. and MainSource Bank from August 2008 until April 1, 2018. Mr. Brown also served as the Chairman of the Board of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. and MainSource Bank from April 2011 until April 1, 2018. During his 40 years in banking, Mr. Brown has held management positions in branch management, region management, bank operations (both deposit and loan), business development, commercial banking, small business and consumer lending. Mr. Brown has experience in many areas of banking, including enterprise risk management, change management, expense reduction initiatives, process re-engineering, balance sheet management and restructures, loan workout initiatives, business startups within the bank, business consolidation, market selection, branch and bank acquisitions and integration, board leadership, investor and shareholder relations and working with bank regulators. Mr. Brown serves as a member of the board and executive committees of the Cincinnati City Centre Development Corporation (3CDC), the board of the Cincinnati Business Committee, and is a member of the Ohio Capital Budget Task Force. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the board of directors of the CNO Financial Group (NASDAQ: CNO) headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. Previously, he served as a member of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, the Ohio Banking Commission, the University of Georgia Alumni Board of the Terry College of Business and as a board member of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and was campaign chair in 2019. Archie M. Brown, who previously held the roles of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and the Bank, will retain his role as Chief Executive Officer of both entities.

Effective September 14, 2026, the Board of Directors of First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bank appointed James M. Anderson, age 55, as President of the Company and the Bank. Prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Anderson served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank beginning April 1, 2018. Prior to joining the Company and the Bank, Mr. Anderson served as Chief Financial Officer of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. (MainSource), a predecessor of the Company. While Mr. Anderson will retain his role as Chief Financial Officer in addition to the role of President, he will no longer serve as the Chief Operating Officer effective September 14, 2026.

Rick Dennen became the Chief Corporate Banking Officer of First Financial in 2021, and is currently responsible for the Bank's Specialty Banking lines of business, which include Corporate Banking, ESOP, Structured Capital, Food and Agribusiness, Investment Commercial Real Estate, Bannockburn Global Forex, Oak Street Funding, and First Franchise Capital. Oak Street Funding is a specialty finance company engaged in lending to insurance agencies, registered investment advisors, certified public accountants, energy and indirect auto financing companies. First Franchise Capital Corporation lends to restaurant franchises. Mr. Dennen is a certified public accountant (inactive).

Karen Woods serves as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of First Financial. She joined First Financial in April 2018 following the merger of First Financial and MainSource and served as General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer from 2018-2022. She previously served as Corporate Counsel and Chief Risk Officer of MainSource from January 2016 to April 2018. Prior to joining MainSource, Ms. Woods was a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana where her practice focused on representing financial institutions and corporate clients. Ms. Woods previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John G. Baker, Indiana Court of Appeals.

Effective September 14, 2026, the Board appointed Amanda N. Neeley, age 46, as Chief Banking Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mrs. Neeley started her career with the Bank as a part-time teller while she attended college at Bowling Green State University. After receiving her bachelor's degree in marketing from Bowling Green State University in 2003, Mrs. Neeley joined the Company and the Bank full-time as a Marketing Coordinator. In 2010, Mrs. Neeley was promoted to the Chief Marketing Officer of the Company and the Bank and in 2017, Mrs. Neeley added the title of Chief Strategy Officer. In October, 2021, Mrs. Neeley was promoted to her role as Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer, which she held until her appointment as Chief Banking Officer.

Mr. Davis became Board Chair of First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bank effective??January 1, 2020. He previously served as Executive Chair of both First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bank from April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019, and as Chief Executive Officer of both companies from October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2018. Mr. Davis has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. Mr. Davis currently serves as the President/Partner of Brixey & Meyer Capital, a lower middle market private investment firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has held that position since January 2020. As part of his responsibilities, Mr. Davis is the Chairman of the companies in the firm's portfolio, which currently includes several companies in the health care, distribution, manufacturing, construction, transportation, and logistics industries. Mr. Davis is an owner of Sacoma Specialty Products and Rapid Prototyping and Engineering, manufacturers in the prototype, fabrication and stamping industries. Mr. Davis previously served on the Board of Directors of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors, the Butler University Board of Trustees, the Cincinnati Regional Economic Development Committee (REDI) Board of Directors, the Cincinnati Business Committee and various other non-profit boards. Mr. Davis is the Board Chair of First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bank and President and Partner of Brixey & Meyer Capital.

Mr. Berta is the President and Managing Director of Covington Capital, LLC. Mr. Berta has served as Lead Independent Director since 2020. Mr. Berta currently serves as the President and Managing Director of Covington Capital, LLC, a private investment firm providing specialized investment banking and advisory services primarily to financial, real estate and investment companies. He has held these positions since January 1997. Mr. Berta has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, previously serving as the Executive Vice President and Regional Chairman of U.S. Bank Corporation, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Trans Financial, Inc., a $2.3 billion bank acquired by U.S. Bank Corporation in 1998, and a partner in Landmark Financial Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisory company he co-founded in 2002. Mr. Berta also served as a chief financial officer and in various other roles for banking institutions. Mr. Berta is active in various community and civic associations, including work on the Focus 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which was formed to provide a community framework for growth in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Berta previously served as a director of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. and MainSource Bank from 2016 until April 1, 2018.

Mr. Warzala is Managing Principal of CyberRisk, LLC Mr. Warzala is Managing Principal of CyberRisk, LLC, where he provides cyber security consulting services to clients. Mr. Warzala had most recently been an Executive Partner at Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), a technology research and consulting firm, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, where he used his 20 years of experience as a chief information security officer to assist clients in developing and implementing information security strategies. Mr. Warzala has also previously been the Chief Information Security Officer at Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Visa International, San Francisco, California. Mr. Warzala was selected to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Hall of Fame in 2022.Mr. Warzala is a Board member of the non-profit Indiana Golf Foundation (IGF). The focus of the IGF is on junior golf related programs including the First Tee-Indiana, which is a national youth development organization. He was previously a Board member of Defy Security, a privately held cyber security company headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he provided oversight, governance, and council to the executive leadership team.

Mr. O'Brien is the founder of Simpactful Consulting. Mr. O'Brien had a 31-year career at Procter & Gamble, retiring as Vice President & Chief Global Commercial Officer in 2010. During his time at Procter & Gamble, Mr. O'Brien developed strategies, conceptual innovations and relationships that consistently delivered successful results in revenue, market share and productivity. Mr. O'Brien also spent 10 years as a Senior Advisor with the Boston Consulting Group, working with large consumer companies and helping them take advantage of commercial opportunities. In 2015, Mr. O'Brien co-founded Simpactful LLC, a retail consulting firm, which has served over 225 clients since inception. Mr. O'Brien also currently serves on the advisory board for Mammoth brands (formerly known as Harry's, Inc.). Mr. O'Brien previously served as a director of MainSource Financial Group, Inc. and MainSource Bank from 2010 until April 1, 2018.

Mr. Kramer is the Vice President of Finance and CFO and a member of the board of directors of Valco Industries, Inc. Mr. Kramer is the Vice President of Finance, CFO, and a member of the board of directors of Valco Industries, Inc. which has principal offices in New Holland, Pennsylvania and whose principal activity is the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment used in the animal production industry. He has held his current position since 2022, having previously held other executive positions at Valco Industries, Inc., including Vice President of Operations from 2008 to 2022. Mr. Kramer was previously a director of a former affiliate bank of First Financial from 1987 to 2005 and joined the board of First Financial in 2005. Mr. Kramer has been a CPA since 1984 with both public accounting and private company experience providing experience in financial reporting and accounting controls.

Ms. Arvia is the founder and CEO of AJAJ Advisors, LLC. Ms. Arvia is the founder and CEO of AJAJ Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm, and an Associate Consultant for Cornerstone Advisors, a consulting firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and specializing in advising financial institutions, where, from 2023 to January 2026, Ms. Arvia was Principal, Strategic Transformation and Program Management. Prior to AJAJ Advisors, LLC and Cornerstone Advisors, Ms. Arvia served from 2018 to 2022 as the Executive Vice President of The Auto Club Group and CEO & President of The Auto Club Trust, FSB, each a AAA company in Dearborn, Michigan. In addition, Ms. Arvia has held executive leadership roles at USAA Bank in San Antonio, Texas, Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio, and ShoreBank in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Arvia has served on the board of directors of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) since 2009, serving as a member of its Audit Committee since 2009 and as Chair for over 9 years. In addition, she is the current Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee for GATX. Previously Ms. Arvia served on the board of XacBank LLC, an international micro finance bank in Mongolia, and as an executive director on the boards of The Auto Club Trust, FSB, USAA Bank, FSB, Nationwide Bank and ShoreBank. She has also previously served on various non-profit boards, including the board of Leader Dogs for the Blind, supporting the sight impaired, LISC Advisory Board, supporting community development in Detroit and The University of Chicago Hospitals, as well as other large and mid-size organizations. Ms. Arvia has been a CPA since 1985 with public accounting experience, primarily in the banking space.

Mr. Porter is the Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), with its principal office in Carmel, Indiana. MISO provides an energy market that transmits electricity to 15 midwestern and southern states. Mr. Porter has been an officer of MISO since 2016. Mr. Porter has a juris doctorate degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and previously worked in private practice before serving on the Ohio Governor's cabinet for five years. Mr. Porter served as Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce and as Chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of Capital University and previously served as Chairman. Mr. Porter is the Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

Mrs. Morris is the Founder and CEO of Growth Partners Group. Mrs. Morris is the Founder and CEO of Growth Partners Group, a strategic consulting firm in Boca Raton, Florida that serves clients in strategic business transformation and innovation. Prior to founding Growth Partners Group in November, 2020, Mrs. Morris was the Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at First Horizon Bank in Memphis, Tennessee from September 2018 to January 2020. Mrs. Morris was an Army Captain in the 530th Supply and Service Battalion after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Following her service in the Army, Mrs. Morris joined RBC Bank in Raleigh, North Carolina starting as a Banking Center Manager and eventually becoming Vice President of Retail/Small Business Client and Branch Strategy, then RBS Citizens Financial Group as Senior Vice President responsible for Business Banking Product Management then Customer Segment and Product Marketing followed by Webster Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Mrs. Morris also serves on the board of directors of America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT), Onity Group Inc. (NYSE: ONIT) and Skycrest Roofing Co. She is also a member of the Junior League of Boca Raton and Impact 100 Palm Beach County. Previously she served on the boards of The Hartford Stage, the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, and the Governor's Partnership of Connecticut.

Ms. Rahe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., positions she has held since 2003. Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. is an investment management firm and wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group located in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also serves on the board of directors of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Ms. Rahe has more than 50 years of experience in the banking and financial services industries with more than 35 years of experience in management or executive management positions. Prior to joining Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. Ms. Rahe served as Vice Chair of the Board of The Harris Bank, now known as BMO Bank, responsible for personal and commercial financial services, and Vice Chairman and later President of United States Trust Company of New York. Between 2005 and 2024, Ms. Rahe served as a director of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSL) which is an integrated communication services company located in Mattoon, Illinois that provides exchange carrier and broadband services. She served as the chair of CNSL's audit committee and also on the compensation committee. Ms. Rahe is involved in and serves as a director (or in an equivalent position) of several organizations, including: Cincinnati Arts Association (Vice Chair); Cincinnati Country Club (Board of Trustees)/Executive Committee, Vice President; Cintrifuse (Fund Advisory Board); New York Landmark Conservancy (Life Trustee); Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Life Trustee); Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Development Advisory Board) and P.A.C; Xavier University Williams College of Business (Board of Executive Advisors)

Effective September 14, 2026, the Board appointed Malcolm A. Myers, age 59, as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Myers obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Florida in 1994. After graduating, Mr. Myers served in a number of roles with financial institutions, including product manager, vice president of business support, and senior vice president of information technology. In April 2012, he became the Chief Information Officer for MainSource. Following the merger of MainSource into the Company in April 2018, Mr. Myers served as the Chief Information Officer of the Company and the Bank. In February 2022, Mr. Myers was promoted to Chief Transformation and Delivery Officer of the Company and the Bank, which he held until his appointment as Chief Operating Officer.

Scott Crawley is the Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of both First Financial, where he is responsible for the Company's Accounting department. He was appointed to these roles in December 2014, and January 2017, respectively. He joined First Financial in January 2012 as the Assistant Controller, a position he held until December 2014. Mr. Crawley is a certified public accountant.

Bill Harrod is the Chief Credit Officer of First Financial, a role he has held since October 2017. He is responsible for managing and monitoring the loan portfolio and other related credit functions in a risk appropriate manner including underwriting, approval, and collections. Mr. Harrod first joined First Financial in 2015 and has held various credit and management positions since then in specialty banking, corporate banking, commercial and industrial lending and commercial finance.

Greg Harris serves as the president of Affluent Banking and Yellow Cardinal Advisory Group, a division of First Financial Bank. He is responsible for all aspects of the business line including sales, client experience, investment management, administration, compliance, and operations. Greg joined First Financial in 2009 and has over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining First Financial, Greg served in various leadership capacities at Touchstone Investments, an institutional mutual fund management company and Fund Project Services, Inc., a financial services M&A integration firm he co-founded in 1998. He began his career at Fifth Third Bank as a product manager within the bank's Trust and Investment business.

Matt Reckman serves as the Chief Commercial Banking Officer of First Financial, where he oversees and drives the execution of the Bank's commercial banking strategy across its entire footprint. Since joining First Financial in 2015 as a business development officer, Matt has held pivotal roles, including serving as a market president. Matt has more than 25 years of commercial banking experience. Prior to joining First Financial, he was a commercial relationship manager at both Huntington Bank and US Bank.