# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001435508
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-123243
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 5886
**Document Hash:** 9e99e5eb460e29c01b6630c9883acf5b
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-123243.hdr.sgml**: 20251219

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-123243

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251219

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251219

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251219

**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:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34155
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251588246

**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

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**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2025

<u>**FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.**</u>

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

<u><u>Indiana</u></u> <u><u>001-34155</u></u> <u><u>37-1567871</u></u> <br> (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

<u><u>702 North Shore Drive</u><u>, Suite 300</u><u>, Jeffersonville</u><u>, Indiana</u></u> <u><u>47130</u></u> <br> (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: <u>(812</u><u>) 283-0724</u>

<u>Not Applicable</u>

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | FSFG | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;◻ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;◻ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;◻ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;◻ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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| **Item 5.07** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** |

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On December 19, 2025, First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting"). The final vote result on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders is as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 24, 2025, by and between First Merchants Corporation and the Company (the
 "Merger Agreement"), was approved by the following vote:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;For | &nbsp;&nbsp;Against | &nbsp;&nbsp;Abstain | &nbsp;&nbsp;Broker Non-Votes |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4,893,590 | &nbsp;&nbsp;81,480 | &nbsp;&nbsp;42,637 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The compensation payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the proposed merger
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, was approved by the following advisory (non-binding) vote:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;For | &nbsp;&nbsp;Against | &nbsp;&nbsp;Abstain | &nbsp;&nbsp;Broker Non-Votes |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;3,050,095 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1,919,499 | &nbsp;&nbsp;48,113 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. The adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Merger Agreement,
was approved by the following vote:

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;For | &nbsp;&nbsp;Against | &nbsp;&nbsp;Abstain | &nbsp;&nbsp;Broker Non-Votes |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4,825,227 | &nbsp;&nbsp;117,801 | &nbsp;&nbsp;14,679 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0 |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.** | **FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.** |
| Date: December 19, 2025 | By: | /s/ Tony A. Schoen |
|  |  | Tony A. Schoen |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |

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