William Eric Howard - 01 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (FSFG)

Role: EVP and CLO of subsidiary
Signature: /s/ Victor L. Cangelosi, pursuant to power of attorney
Issuer symbol: FSFG
Transactions as of: 01 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Feb 2026, 15:49:19 UTC
Previous filing: 30 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Howard William Eric	EVP and CLO of subsidiary	702 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 300, JEFFERSONVILLE	/s/ Victor L. Cangelosi, pursuant to power of attorney	09 Feb 2026	0001652010

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FSFG	Common Stock	Disposed to Issuer		-21,873	-100%		0	01 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	FSFG	Common Stock	Disposed to Issuer		-3,632	-100%		0	01 Feb 2026	By IRA	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FSFG	Stock Options	Disposed to Issuer		-7,137	-100%		0	01 Feb 2026	Common Stock	7,137	$26.72	Direct	F2
transaction	FSFG	Stock Options	Disposed to Issuer		-960	-100%		0	01 Feb 2026	Common Stock	960	$29.00	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

William Eric Howard is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 24, 2025, between the Issuer and First Merchants Corporation, each issued and outstanding share of Issuer common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.85 shares of First Merchants Corporation common stock (subject to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares).
F2	This option was canceled in the merger in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of shares for which such option is exercisable and (ii) the excess of the per share cash equivalent consideration of $32.5876 over the per share exercise price of such option, less any applicable tax withholdings.