FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2012-01-10

Reporting Person: LEFFERSON C DOUGLAS (EVP & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-10	Common Stock	X	97	$17.20	Acquired	30829	Direct
2012-01-10	Common Stock	X	147	$17.20	Acquired	30976	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-10	2002 (NQ) Stock Option	$17.20	F	4090	Disposed	2012-01-17	Common Stock (4090)	Direct
2012-01-10	2002 (NQ) Stock Option	$17.20	X	97	Disposed	2012-01-17	Common Stock (97)	Direct
2012-01-10	2002 (ISO) Stock Option	$17.20	F	5666	Disposed	2012-01-17	Common Stock (5666)	Direct
2012-01-10	2002 (ISO) Stock Option	$17.20	X	147	Disposed	2012-01-17	Common Stock (147)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14138.952	Indirect
Common Stock	29963	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2003 (ISO) Stock Option	$16.58	2013-01-22	Common Stock (6031)	6031	Direct
2003 (NQ) Stock Option	$16.58	2013-01-22	Common Stock (3969)	3969	Direct
2004 (ISO) Stock Option	$17.09	2014-01-21	Common Stock (2500)	2500	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 (19289)	19289	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 (19258)	19258	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 (21489)	21489	Direct
2008 (ISO) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-02-14	Common Stock (8591)	8591	Direct
2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-04-14	Common Stock (63409)	63409	Direct