First Financial Corporation and CedarStone Financial, Inc. Sign Merger Agreement

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. and LEBANON, Tenn., Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) (“First Financial”) and CedarStone Financial, Inc. (“CedarStone”) jointly announced today the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Financial will acquire CedarStone. First Financial will pay $19.12 per share in cash for each share of CedarStone’s common stock outstanding. The aggregate value of the transaction is $25.0 million. Upon completion of the merger, CedarStone Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CedarStone will merge into First Financial Bank, N.A. (“First Financial Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Financial.