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

Mar 1, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2013-02-27

Reporting Person: HALL J FRANKLIN (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-27	Common Stock	D	3929	$15.26	Disposed	25888	Indirect
2013-02-27	Common Stock	A	2651	$15.26	Acquired	34453	Direct
2013-02-27	Common Stock	J	28053	—	Disposed	6400	Direct
2013-02-27	Common Stock	J	28053	—	Acquired	28053	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1459.7186	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
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 (8589)	8589	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 (11058)	11058	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 (12489)	12489	Direct
2007 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-02-14	Common Stock (43909)	43909	Direct
2008 (ISO) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-02-14	Common Stock (8591)	8591	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Vesting of Restricted Stock Award

F2: Vesting of Restricted Stock Award less shares used to cover taxes

F3: Transfer shares to brokerage account

F4: Annual update per statement