FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 11, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2015-03-10

Reporting Person: LEFFERSON C DOUGLAS (President - Community Banking)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-10	Common Stock	A	11478	—	Acquired	25486	Indirect
2015-03-10	Common Stock	A	3826	—	Acquired	7587	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	39835	Direct
Common Stock	16858.2799	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
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 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-04-14	Common Stock (38409)	38409	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Vests 1/3 per year for three years and dividends are accrued and paid at vesting.

F2: Performance-based restricted stock award that cliff vests after three years. Dividends are accrued and paid in accordance with performance-based restricted shares earned at the end of the performance period.