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

Apr 19, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2010-04-16

Reporting Person: olszewski richard e (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-16	FFBC (Directors Fee Stock Plan)	P	204	$18.9928	Acquired	5014	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10709	Direct
Common Stock	4000	Indirect
Common Stock	1348	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2005 (NQ) Sock Option	$18.63	2015-06-28	Common Stock (8663)	8663	Direct