First Financial Bancorp. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Andre T. Porter

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Andre T. Porter”): 83,982,786 for, 301,850 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,996 for, 10,730 withheld, 2 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Anne L. Arvia

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anne L. Arvia”): 83,684,073 for, 600,563 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,994 for, 10,730 withheld, 4 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Archie M. Brown

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Archie M. Brown”): 83,784,148 for, 500,488 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,994 for, 10,730 withheld, 4 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Claude E. Davis

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Claude E. Davis”): 82,730,995 for, 1,553,641 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,024,007 for, 26,960 withheld, 431,760 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dawn C. Morris

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dawn C. Morris”): 83,838,187 for, 446,449 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,995 for, 10,730 withheld, 3 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Gary W. Warzala

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary W. Warzala”): 83,880,462 for, 404,174 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,995 for, 10,730 withheld, 3 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Maribeth S. Rahe

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maribeth S. Rahe”): 81,531,437 for, 2,753,199 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 46,505,894 for, 10,730 withheld, 966,104 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas M. O'Brien

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas M. O'Brien”): 83,694,322 for, 590,314 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,471,994 for, 10,730 withheld, 4 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Vincent A. Berta

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Vincent A. Berta”): 82,681,955 for, 1,402,681 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,015,492 for, 35,476 withheld, 431,759 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William J. Kramer

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William J. Kramer”): 83,199,163 for, 1,085,473 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The Company's shareholders elected all ten nominees for director.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 90 asset managers below reported 47,417,522 for, 47,622 withheld, 17,584 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF THE FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. 2026 STOCK PLAN.

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“3. First Financial Bancorp”): 82,649,696 for, 1,420,630 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “2026 Stock Plan The Company's shareholders approved the First Financial Bancorp.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 47,045,424 for, 477,131 against.

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Description as filed by funds: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company's executive officers.

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“4. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 82,796,507 for, 1,198,027 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The Company's shareholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's executive officers named in the proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 91 managers: 47,503,346 for, 9 against, 10,730 abstained, 74,457 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 272 managers: 34,421,069 for, 589,650 against, 1,220 abstained, 614 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF CROWE LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026.

First Financial Bancorp.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Auditors”): 93,734,321 for, 365,776 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 - Ratification of Auditors The Company's shareholders ratified the Audit Committee's selection of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 92 asset managers below reported 47,464,662 for, 38,694 against, 10,730 abstained, 74,457 not voted.

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