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

May 17, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2010-05-17

Reporting Person: DAVIS CLAUDE E (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-17	Common Stock	D	12066	—	Disposed	93385	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	83894	Direct
Common Stock	474.56	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2004 (ISO) Stock Option	$17.19	2014-10-01	Common Stock (5817)	5817	Direct
2004 (NQ) Stock Option	$17.19	2014-10-01	Common Stock (44183)	44183	Direct
2005 (ISO) Stock Option	$17.51	2015-04-18	Common Stock (5711)	5711	Direct
2005 (NQ) Sock Option	$17.51	2015-04-18	Common Stock (78389)	78389	Direct
2006 (ISO) Stock Option	$16.02	2016-04-24	Common Stock (6242)	6242	Direct
2006 (NQ) Stock Option	$16.02	2016-04-24	Common Stock (97658)	97658	Direct
2007 (ISO) Stock Option	$14.90	2017-04-30	Common Stock (6711)	6711	Direct
2007 (NQ) Stock Option	$14.90	2017-04-30	Common Stock (104989)	104989	Direct
2008 (ISO) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-02-14	Common Stock (8591)	8591	Direct
2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-02-14	Common Stock (305009)	305009	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares were rescinded in order to comply with the Interim Final Rules (31CRFPart30) applicable to TARP CPP recipients. Shares were previously report on Form 4 dated 04/15/09.