FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2013

Dec 19, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2013-12-18

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-12-18	Common Stock	X	1758	$11.64	Acquired	176411	Direct
2013-12-18	Common Stock	X	50944	$11.64	Acquired	227355	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-12-18	2008 (ISO) Stock Option	$11.64	F	6833	Disposed	2018-02-14	Common Stock (6833)	Direct
2013-12-18	2008 (ISO) Stock Option	$11.64	X	1758	Disposed	2018-02-14	Common Stock (1758)	Direct
2013-12-18	2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	F	254065	Disposed	2018-02-14	Common Stock (254065)	Direct
2013-12-18	2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	X	50944	Disposed	2018-02-14	Common Stock (50944)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	541.5366	Indirect
Common Stock	74772	Indirect
Common Stock	24281	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

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan effective May 30, 2013.