FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 22, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2017-02-17

Reporting Person: LEFFERSON C DOUGLAS (Chief Credit Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-02-17	Common Stock	A	1291	$28.40	Acquired	23778	Indirect
2017-02-17	Common Stock	D	1291	$28.40	Disposed	22487	Indirect
2017-02-17	Common Stock	A	867	$28.40	Acquired	49765	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16858.2799	Indirect
Common Stock	11278	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	2018-04-14	Common Stock (38409)	38409	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Award of stock pursuant to FFBC incentive plan.

F2: Vesting of Restricted Stock Award

F3: Vesting of Restricted Stock Award less shares used for taxes. Shares were awarded and immediately vested pursuant to the Company's short-term incentive plan.