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

First Financial Bancorp appoints Timothy Massa, former Kroger executive, to board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership

First Financial Bancorp's Board appointed Timothy A. Massa as a director effective October 27, 2026, and increased the Board from ten to eleven members. The filing says Massa retired from Kroger in September 2026 after serving as its executive vice president and chief associate experience officer for 12 years, and it describes his background in human capital leadership. The filing contains no financial results or guidance, so the change is a board composition update rather than a change in company performance.

Key points

  • Timothy A. Massa, 59, was appointed a director effective October 27, 2026, and the Board size rose from 10 to 11 directors.
  • Massa spent 16 years at Kroger, including 12 years on its senior leadership team, and retired on September 18, 2026.
  • His stock award was priced at $32.54, the October 27, 2026 closing price, and vests at the 2027 annual meeting.
  • Massa is expected to stand for election by shareholders at the 2027 annual meeting.

The filing

CompanyFirst Financial Bancorp (FFBC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2026, 3:31 PM ET
Accession number0000708955-26-000198

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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