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First Financial Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

FFBC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
294 figures on this page: 285 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Archie Brown was paid $3,279,532 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Brown's total moved 1.1% lower from the $3,317,486 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Commerce Bancshares, Inc., FB Financial Corporation and First Busey Corporation, among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Archie Brown
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 26, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Archie Brown: $3,317,486 → $3,279,532 (1.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.1% → 98.6% (0.5 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is First Financial Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Archie Brown was paid $3,279,532 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Brown's total moved 1.1% lower from the $3,317,486 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was First Financial Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in First Financial Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Commerce Bancshares, Inc., FB Financial Corporation and First Busey Corporation, among others.
What is First Financial Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 41.6:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $78,903.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Archie Brown
Chief Executive Officer
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John Gavigan
Chief Operating Officer
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Richard Dennen
Chief Corporate Banking Officer
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James Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Karen Woods
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Amanda Neeley
Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Archie Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
James Anderson
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Richard Dennen
Chief Corporate Banking Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Karen Woods
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Amanda Neeley
Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Archie Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
James Anderson
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Richard Dennen
Chief Corporate Banking Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Karen Woods
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Amanda Neeley
Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amanda M. NeeleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Amanda M. NeeleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Archie M. BrownPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Archie M. BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
James M. AndersonRSU◇——◇——◇
James M. AndersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karen B. WoodsRSU◇——◇——◇
Karen B. WoodsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard S. DennenRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard S. DennenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Richard DennenRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
James AndersonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Archie BrownPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Amanda NeeleyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Claude E. Davis
Board chair
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Vincent A. Berta
Lead independent director
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Gary W. Warzala
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Thomas M. O'Brien
◇◇———◇◇
William J. Kramer
◇◇———◇◇
Anne L. Arvia
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Andre T. Porter
◇◇———◇◇
Dawn C. Morris
◇◇———◇◇
Maribeth S. Rahe
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Cynthia O. Booth
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Archie M. Brown served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ameris Bancorp ABCB
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
  • FB Financial Corporation FBK
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
  • First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
  • Home Bancshares, Inc. HOMB
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
  • Park National Corporation PRK
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. SASR
  • Simmons First National Corporation SFNC
  • TowneBank TOWN
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB
  • WesBanco, Inc. WSBC
  • WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 27, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 28, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 26, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 28, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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294 figures on this page: 285 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
285 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000708955-26-000115
  2. 0001104659-26-043973
    BOARD OF DIRECTORS · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation Table for 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000708955-25-000046
  4. 0001104659-25-035790
    Summary Compensation Table for 2024
  5. 0000708955-24-000033
  6. 0001104659-24-048497
    Summary Compensation Table for 2023
  7. 0000708955-23-000034
  8. 0000708955-22-000036
  9. 0000708955-21-000035
  10. 0000708955-20-000027
  11. 0000708955-19-000037
  12. 0000708955-18-000059
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Peers First Financial Bancorp discloses

The companies named in FFBC's own disclosed peer group.

Ameris BancorpAtlantic Union Bankshares CorporationCommerce Bancshares, Inc.FB Financial CorporationFirst Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorporationFirst Financial Bankshares, Inc.First Merchants CorporationFulton Financial CorporationHome Bancshares, Inc.Northwest Bancshares, Inc.Park National CorporationRenasant CorporationSimmons First National CorporationTowneBankTrustmark CorporationUnited Bankshares, Inc.United Community Banks, Inc.WesBanco, Inc.WSFS Financial Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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