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

Aug 1, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)
CIK: 0000708955
Period of Report: 2017-07-28

Reporting Person: LEFFERSON C DOUGLAS (Chief Credit Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-07-28	Common Stock	X	14241	$11.64	Acquired	74170	Direct
2017-07-31	Common Stock	S	35602	$25.6728	Disposed	38568	Direct
2017-08-01	Common Stock	S	4398	$25.8221	Disposed	34170	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-07-28	2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	F	24168	Disposed	2018-04-14	Common Stock (24168)	Direct
2017-07-28	2008 (NQ) Stock Option	$11.64	X	14241	Disposed	2018-04-14	Common Stock (14241)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16858.2799	Indirect
Common Stock	18477	Indirect
Common Stock	9940	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $25.55 to $25.80 per share.

F2: The price reported is an average price. The prices ranged from $25.65 to $26.00 per share.