# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001435508
**File Stem:** 0000943374-26-000034
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 9815
**Document Hash:** fdba363f01db543721249d11e33ebcb9
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000943374-26-000034.hdr.sgml**: 20260202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000943374-26-000034

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8 POS

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260202

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260202

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** First Savings Financial Group, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001435508
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 371567871
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8 POS
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-166430
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26585930

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 702 NORTH SHORE DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** JEFFERSONVILLE
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47130
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 812-283-0724

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 702 NORTH SHORE DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** JEFFERSONVILLE
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47130

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** First Savings Financial Group Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20080519

#### Registration No. 333-286162

#### Registration No. 333-260585

#### Registration No. 333-211554

#### Registration No. 333-166430

#### Registration No. 333-154417

#### As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2026
 **<br>

#### UNITED STATES

#### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

#### <br>

#### POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

#### TO

#### FORM S-8

#### <br>

#### REGISTRATION STATEMENT <br>

#### UNDER

#### THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

#### <br>

#### First Savings Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)** 

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Indiana** | **37-1567871** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **702 North Shore Drive, Suite 300, Jeffersonville, Indiana** | **47130** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Bank, F.S.B. Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust** | **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan**<br> **First Savings Bank, F.S.B. Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust** |
| (Full Title of the Plan) | (Full Title of the Plan) |

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<u>Copy to</u>:<br>

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|:---|
| Mark K. Hardwick |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| First Merchants Corporation |
| 200 East Jackson Street |
| Muncie, Indiana 47305 |
| (765) 747-1500 |
| (Name, Address and Telephone |
| Number of Agent for Service) |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"):

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ⌧ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ⌧ <br> Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

#### This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 464 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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#### EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (each, a "Registration Statement" and collectively, the "Registration Statements") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;i. [Registration Statement (File No. 333-286162)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435508/000110465925028723/tm2510674d1_s8.htm) filed with the SEC on March 27, 2025, pertaining to the registration of 138,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Registrant (the "Common Stock"), reserved for issuance under the First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ii. [Registration Statement (File No. 333-260585)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435508/000110465921131635/tm2131355d1_s8.htm) filed with the SEC on October 29, 2021, pertaining to the registration of 356,058 shares of the Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;iii. [Registration Statement (File No. 333-211554)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435508/000094337416000984/forms8_52416.htm) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2016, pertaining to the registration of 88,000 shares of the Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;iv. [Registration Statement (File No. 333-166430)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435508/000114420410023540/v182874_s8.htm) filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010, pertaining to the registration of 355,885 shares of the Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the First Savings Financial Group, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;v. [Registration Statement (File No. 333-154417)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435508/000090965408001733/firstsavingsfins8oct14-08.txt) filed with the SEC on October 17, 2008, pertaining to the registration of 250,000 shares of the Common Stock, reserved for issuance under the First Savings Bank, F.S.B. Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and registering an indeterminate number of participation interests, all for offer and sale under the First Savings Bank, F.S.B. Employees' Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

In connection with the consummation of the merger of the Registrant with and into First Merchants Corporation, with First Merchants Corporation as the surviving corporation, effective February 1, 2026, the Registrant intends to terminate and suspend all reporting obligations with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, pursuant to the undertaking contained in the Registration Statements to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statements by deregistering all shares of the Registrant's common stock, and all options therefor, that remain unissued and unsold under the Registration Statements, if any, as of the date hereof.

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, on February 2, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
|  | **FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.**<br>|
| By: <br>| <u>/s/ Larry W. Myers</u> |
|  | Larry W. Myers |
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer |
|  | (Duly Authorized Representative) |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Signatures</u>** | **<u> </u>** | **<u>Title</u>** | **<u>Date</u>** |
| /s/ Larry W. Myers |  | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Larry W. Myers |  | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Anthony A. Schoen \* |  | Chief Financial Officer | February 2, 2026 |
| Anthony A. Schoen |  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ Pamela Bennett-Martin \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Pamela Bennett-Martin |  |  |  |
| /s/ John E. Colin \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| John E. Colin |  |  |  |
| /s/ Frank N. Czeschin \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Frank N. Czeschin |  |  |  |
| /s/ L. Chris Fordyce \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| L. Chris Fordyce |  |  |  |
| /s/ Troy D. Hanke \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Troy D. Hanke |  |  |  |
| /s/ John P. Lawson, Jr. \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| John P. Lawson, Jr. |  |  |  |
| /s/ Martin A. Padgett \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Martin A. Padgett |  |  |  |
| /s/ Steven R. Stemler \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Steven R. Stemler |  |  |  |
| /s/ Douglas A. York \* |  | Director | February 2, 2026 |
| Douglas A. York |  |  |  |

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\* Pursuant to one or more Powers of Attorney dated October 17, 2008, April 30, 2010, May 24, 2016, October 27, 2021 and March 27, 2025. <br>

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