FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2011

May 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2011-04-29

Reporting Person: PURKRABEK KNUST SUSAN L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-29	Common Stock	D	1488	$16.48	Disposed	313.1133	Indirect
2011-04-29	Common Stock	A	1488	$16.48	Acquired	5213.9526	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1654.7105	Indirect
Common Stock (David & Susan Knust Living Trust)	2000	Direct
Common Stock (David Knust FFB Trust)	3000	Direct
Common Stock (Susan Knust Agency Trust)	525	Direct
Common Stock (Susan Knust FFB Trust)	3000	Direct
FFBC (Directors Fee Stock Plan)	4629	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2005 (NQ) Sock Option	$17.08	2016-04-26	Common Stock (8663)	8663	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares in dividend reinvestment account

F2: Vesting of Restricted Stock Award