EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Employee Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Income

As a result of the plan’s actuarial projections, First Financial recorded expense in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income, as set forth in the following table:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)		2026		2025
Service cost		$	2,825	$	2,775
Interest cost		1,525		1,425
Expected return on assets		(2,675)		(2,550)

Net actuarial loss		525		625
Net periodic benefit cost (income)		$	2,200	$	2,275