First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Archie M. Brown, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.3M in 2025, down 1% from $3.3M the year before.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 26, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.3M-1% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
39%$1.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$800,246Non-equity incentive plan target
Median Employee Pay
$78,903Annual total compensation

How Brown was paid

$3.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary27%Bonus0%Stock awards39%Non-equity incentive24%Pension and deferred comp5%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Archie M. BrownChief Executive Officer$3,279,532
James M. AndersonChief Financial Officer$1,584,243
Richard S. DennenChief Corporate Banking Officer$1,504,568
Karen B. WoodsGeneral Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer$1,213,907
Amanda M. NeeleyChief Consumer Banking & Strategy Officer$1,189,894

What changed and why

  • $3.3MArchie M. Brown received total compensation of $3,279,532 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $3.3MTotal compensation for the CEO decreased slightly from $3,317,486 in 2024.
  • $921.8MThe company achieved record adjusted revenue of $921.8 million during 2025.
  • 97.60%Shareholders demonstrated strong support for executive compensation with 97.60% approval at the prior annual meeting.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated at 41.6 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.