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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)

First Financial to buy Westfield Bancorp for $325 million in cash and stock

Mixed Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

First Financial Bancorp agreed on June 23, 2025 to acquire Westfield Bancorp, the holding company of Westfield Bank, FSB, from Ohio Farmers Insurance Company for a total purchase price of $325 million. The deal is paid with $260 million in cash and 2,753,094 new First Financial shares valued at $65 million, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals. The company's investor presentation projects 12.4% EPS accretion in 2026 but also 8.1% tangible book value dilution, so shareholders would weigh higher earnings against a larger share count and lower tangible book value per share.

Key points

  • Total purchase price of $325 million: $260 million in cash plus 2,753,094 shares of common stock valued at $65 million
  • Expected closing in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals; no First Financial shareholder vote required
  • Investor presentation projects 12.4% EPS accretion in 2026 and 8.1% tangible book value per share dilution, with a 2.9-year earnback
  • Westfield Bancorp had $2.2 billion in assets and $1.9 billion in deposits as of March 31, 2025, per the investor presentation

The filing

CompanyFirst Financial Bancorp (FFBC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 23, 2025, 5:08 PM ET
Accession number0000708955-25-000057

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:39 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 23, 2025.

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