<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-20-060509.txt : 20200513
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-060509
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200513
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000708955
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				311042001
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34762
		FILM NUMBER:		20871302

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		255 EAST FIFTH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8773229530

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		255 EAST FIFTH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
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<TYPE>DEFA14A
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>  </font></b><b><font size="4" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">First Financial   Bancorp.</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the   appropriate box):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per   Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value   of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the   amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was   determined):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is   offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing   for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous   filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date   of its filing.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL TO OUR PROXY STATEMENT</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR OUR ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON </font>MAY</font></b><b>&nbsp;26, 2020</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Th</font>e following letter, dated May&nbsp;13, 2020,</font> supplements the definitive Proxy Statement of First Financial Bancorp. (the &#147;Company&#148;), dated April&nbsp;16, 2020 (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;).</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has filed the Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Proxy Statement, this Supplement and the Company&#146;s 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders</font> on Form&nbsp;10-K</font> are available at www.bankatfirst.com/investor. Shareholders may also obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, this Supplement and other documents that the Company files with the SEC at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; First Financial Bancorp. 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (May&nbsp;26, 2020)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear First Financial Bancorp. Shareholder:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) and Compensation Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of First Financial Bancorp. (the &#147;Company&#148;), we are writing to request your support at our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) by voting according to the Board&#146;s recommendations on all proposals. <b>&#160;In particular, we request your support on Proposal 4, Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Officer Compensation (the &#147;Say-on-Pay Proposal&#148;).</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are sending you this letter to provide additional information about the contract-based, post-employment payment to Claude Davis, the Chair of our Board and our former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.&#160; In particular, we believe shareholders would benefit from additional clarity regarding the basis on which the Committee approved such payment. We are also providing additional information on several key components of our executive compensation program.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Davis served as First Financial Bank&#146;s Chief Executive Officer   from October&nbsp;2004 to April&nbsp;2018.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Davis led the executive team   that was principally responsible for the transformational First   Financial/MainSource merger in 2018.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>As part of the merger, the Company   contractually agreed to pay Mr.&nbsp;Davis an incentive for successfully   completing the CEO transition and merger integration.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>In June, 2019, based upon the success of   the integration, the Company amended Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; agreement to allow   Mr.&nbsp;Davis to retire as Executive Chairman at the end of 2019. This   amendment accelerated the post-employment payment to Mr.&nbsp;Davis, but it   also resulted in approximately $1.5 million of overall cost-savings to the   Company as discussed below.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>The agreement ensures the continuation   of restrictive covenants and a non-compete arrangement relative to   Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; future employment opportunities, which the board determined   to be in the best interests of shareholders.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Target opportunities for our NEOs under   our incentive programs place a higher weighting on long-term incentives than   short-term incentives.</p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Our program includes strong governance   features, including clawbacks, negative adjustments for excessive risk,   double triggers and prohibitions against tax gross-ups.</p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Post-Employment Compensation Arrangements for Mr.&nbsp;Davis. </font></b>We disclosed in our 2020 Proxy Statement a payment of $3,150,000 to Mr.&nbsp;Davis on December&nbsp;31, 2019, the last day of his service as our Executive Chairman.&#160; As discussed on pages&nbsp;57-58 of the 2020 Proxy Statement, Mr.&nbsp;Davis received this payment pursuant to the terms of an Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated July&nbsp;25, 2017 (the &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;), as amended by a Letter Agreement, dated June&nbsp;3, 2019 (the &#147;Letter Agreement&#148;).</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board and the Committee concluded that the Letter Agreement was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, based on a number of factors including the following:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The new agreement secured Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; continued services to the Company as an advisor on critical business and operational matters as described below past the length of the term of his prior agreement;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The payment honored the legal commitment made in connection with our merger with MainSource to provide Mr.&nbsp;Davis with a reward for his performance in ensuring a successful CEO transition and his role in the integration of the merger;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Davis served as CEO of the Company from 2004 through 2018.&#160; Under his leadership, the Company more than quadrupled in size, moved its headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio, expanded to new markets including Dayton, Columbus,&nbsp;Indianapolis and Louisville, and established a commercial finance business with a nationwide footprint.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Davis led the executive team that was principally responsible for the transformational First Financial/MainSource merger in 2018.&#160; In connection with the merger, Mr.&nbsp;Davis agreed to transition out of his role as CEO, but to continue to provide leadership and support the integration of the merged companies as Executive Chairman for a term of three years. This was the largest and most complex merger in which either entity had participated, and Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; experience as our CEO for more than thirteen years made his continued assistance crucial to both complete the integration and position the Company for ongoing success.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Employment Agreement provided for Mr.&nbsp;Davis to receive a base salary of $776,900, as well as a target annual incentive opportunity of 60% of salary for each year of the three-year term. Additionally, the agreement provided for a long-term incentive award of 110% of salary for the first two years of the term, with Board discretion to award an additional long-term incentive award during the third year of the term.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Employment Agreement also provided for Mr.&nbsp;Davis to be eligible to receive additional compensation at the end of the three-year term as an incentive for successfully completing the CEO transition and merger integration. The agreement specified that if the Board determined the transition and integration had been successful, and Mr.&nbsp;Davis agreed to abide by restrictive covenants for a two-year period after the end of the term, he would receive additional payments equal to 2.0 times his base salary plus the lesser of (i)&nbsp;two times his average annual incentive awards during the prior three years or (ii)&nbsp;2.5 times his target incentive amount under the short-term incentive plan.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Background of the June&nbsp;3, 2019 Letter Agreement</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; efforts as Executive Chairman helped achieve a CEO transition and integration that exceeded timing and performance expectations, as evidenced by the Company&#146;s top-quartile financial success and the completion of major integration milestones. Accordingly, in April&nbsp;2019, Mr.&nbsp;Davis requested that the Board consider allowing him to retire as Executive Chairman on December&nbsp;31, 2019, as the Company would no longer need his full-time services as Executive Chairman during the remainder of the term. Mr.&nbsp;Davis indicated his willingness to continue serving as Executive Chairman through the remainder of the term if the Board so preferred.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>After extensive deliberation and discussion, the Board agreed with Mr.&nbsp;Davis&#146; assessment of the CEO transition and the success of the integration and approved his request to retire under the terms of the Letter Agreement. Mr.&nbsp;Davis agreed to serve as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board beginning on January&nbsp;1, 2020 and to provide specific services greater than those of a traditional Non-Executive Chair through 2021, including serving as an advisor to management and the Board on strategic planning, risk management, capital deployment initiatives and investor relations strategies. In exchange, the Company agreed to pay him an annual retainer of $450,000 which would be paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted stock.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on the Board&#146;s determination of the success of the CEO transition and merger integration, the Committee approved, under the terms of the Letter Agreement, the payment to Mr.&nbsp;Davis of $3,150,000 on December&nbsp;31, 2109, similar to the amount of the payment he would have been eligible to receive at the end of the original term of the Employment Agreement.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Overview of our Executive Compensation Program</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">The Committee designed our executive compensation program to drive growth in long-term shareholder value in line with our guiding principles as outlined on page&nbsp;49 of the proxy statement.</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">The Committee established incentive programs which emphasize sustainable long-term performance and alignment with shareholders.</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 26.65pt;text-indent:-12.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As outlined in our CD&amp;A, in 2019 our NEOs had the following target opportunities, with each NEO having a higher long-term incentive target opportunity:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 26.65pt;text-indent:-12.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our company achieved top quartile performance in both ROA and classified assets, the metrics in our 2019 short-term incentive plan, which resulted in aggregate short-term incentive payouts equal to 157.1% of target.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .2in;text-indent:-.2in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our long-term incentive grants include performance-based restricted stock awards based on 3-year relative ROA and Total Shareholder Return, and <b>our performance must be above median &#151; at the 60</b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;percentile of the KBW Regional Bank Index &#151; in order for executives to receive the target number of shares.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">The Committee uses a balanced mix of performance criteria in our short-term and long-term incentive plans.</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">The Committee maintains strong governance over our executive compensation program.</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As outlined in our CD&amp;A, the Committee follows many compensation and corporate governance best practices when establishing executive compensation including:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We Recommend That You Vote &#147;FOR&#148; Our Say-on-Pay Proposal (Proposal No.&nbsp;4)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As explained above and in our 2020 Proxy Statement, the Board and the Committee are committed to aligning our executive compensation program with the interests of our shareholders and the performance of the Company. The design of our incentive programs as well as our policies and processes demonstrate our commitment to aligning pay with performance and strong governance.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, more than 98% of the votes cast on the Say-on-Pay Proposal were voted in favor of our executive compensation program and practices. The Committee has maintained or improved upon our compensation practices since that time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We respectfully request that you consider the information set forth in this letter and in our 2020 Proxy Statement, and vote &#147;FOR&#148; our Say-on-Pay Proposal (Proposal No.&nbsp;4).&#160; Even if voting instructions for your proxy have already been given, you may change your vote at any time before our Annual Meeting of Shareholders in accordance with the procedures set forth at page&nbsp;6 of the 2020 Proxy Statement.</font></p>
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