FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 23, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2010-12-22

Reporting Person: CISLE DONALD M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-22	Common Stock	S	5000	$19.30	Disposed	186332	Direct
2010-12-23	Common Stock	S	7500	$19.15	Disposed	178832	Direct
2010-12-23	Common Stock	S	7962	$19.03	Disposed	170870	Direct
2010-12-23	Common Stock	G	350	—	Disposed	170520	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	539	Indirect
Common Stock	3800	Indirect
Common Stock	180153	Indirect
Common Stock	165	Indirect
FFBC (Directors Fee Stock Plan)	9603	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2001 (NQ) Stock Option	$15.60	2011-04-24	Common Stock (8663)	8663	Direct
2004 (NQ) Stock Option	$17.63	2014-04-27	Common Stock (8663)	8663	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Held in Trust Account with full investment authority.

F2: Permissable under established 10b5-1 Plan.