M&A/Shareholder vote/2026/Finward Bancorp
Finward Bancorp FNWD
First Financial Bancorp. is buying Finward Bancorp (FNWD), paying holders in stock, a deal worth $208.3M, expected to close Q4 2026 or Q1 2027. Finward is a financial holding company operating through Peoples Bank, providing personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from 24 locations in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.
Holders get
Stock
1.35 First Financial common shares
Deal value
$208.3M
Expected close
Q4 2026 or Q1 2027
Status
Pending
Checked
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Filed
What has happened
Agreement signed · Finward Bancorp entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with First Financial Bancorp, with each Finward share converting into 1.35 First Financial shares. · See the filing
Holders sent the terms and a meeting date
What must happen first
approval of the merger by Finward shareholders
authorization for listing on Nasdaq of the First Financial common shares to be issued
receipt of all required regulatory approvals
the effectiveness of the registration statement
The board says
unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the merger proposal