Norman D. Lowery compensation by year
First Financial Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $675,350 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $523,503 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $486,252 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $614,372 |
| All other | $96,248 |
| Total | $2,395,725 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: First Financial Corp DEF 14A filed March 17, 2026, accession 0000714562-26-000017, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the First Financial Corp filed document, accession 0000714562-26-000017. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 8,554 | $516,832 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in First Financial Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments First Financial discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | $495,500 | $0 | — | $495,500 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,644,542 | $576,832 | — | $2,221,374 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $3,271,628 | $516,832 | — | $3,788,460 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in First Financial Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
First Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Norman D. Lowery · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,395,725 |
| Rodger A. McHargue | Chief Financial Officer | $885,295 |
| Mark A. Franklin | Chief Lending Officer | $598,902 |
| Stephen P. Panagouleas | Chief Credit Officer | $529,372 |
Board service
First Financial board · FY2022–FY2025| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $111,500 | $0 | $0 | $41,408 | $152,908 |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — | — | — | — |
Each year as the company reported it in First Financial's director compensation table. Totals are the company's own disclosed totals.
How this board is paid
Company policy: First Financial pays directors a $40,000 cash retainer. As stated in First Financial's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Cybersecurity · Academia/Education · Executive · Financial · Investment · Mergers and Acquisitions · Operations · Risk Management · Strategic Planning/Oversight
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