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

Dec 18, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2012-12-17

Reporting Person: CISLE DONALD M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-17	Common Stock	G	216	$13.88	Disposed	164000	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0	Indirect
Common Stock	1270	Indirect
Common Stock	0	Indirect
Common Stock	0	Indirect
FFBC (Directors Fee Stock Plan)	9762	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

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

Footnotes

F1: Six month restriction before trade or transfer

F2: Held in Trust Account with full investment authority.