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| EX-99.2 - FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ | v205361_ex99-2.htm |
| EX-99.1 - FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ | v205361_ex99-1.htm |
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2010
FIRST
FINANCIAL BANCORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio
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31-1042001
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
employer
identification
number)
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Commission
file number: 000-12379
201
East Fourth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (513) 979-5837
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Form
8-K
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First
Financial Bancorp.
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On
December 9, 2010, the board of directors of First Financial Bancorp., pursuant
to Article FIFTH of the Regulations of the company, expanded the board to 12
members and elected Cynthia O. Booth director of the company. Her
term shall expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders of the
company. At this time it has not been determined on what committees
of the board she will serve.
A copy of
the press release announcing her appointment is included as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
December 8, 2010, First Financial Bancorp announced its intent to exit the four
locations comprising its Michigan geographic market and its single location in
Louisville, Kentucky. All five locations were acquired during 2009 as
part of First Financial’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-assisted
transactions under which the company assumed the banking operations of Irwin
Union Bank and Trust Company and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. In
addition, the company announced that it would be consolidating seven banking
centers in Ohio and Indiana. The decisions to exit these markets and to
consolidate other markets were made following an internal strategic review and,
subject to appropriate regulatory approval/non-objection, are expected to be
completed by March 31, 2011.
A copy of
the press release is included as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 9.01
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Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits:
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The
following exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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99.1
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First
Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated December 9, 2010 (election of
director).
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99.2
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First
Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated December 8, 2010 (exit of
markets/consolidation of certain
branches).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
| FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. | |||
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By:
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/s/ J. Franklin Hall | |
| Executive Vice President and | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: December
14, 2010
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Form
8-K
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First
Financial Bancorp.
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Exhibit
Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1
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First
Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated December 9,
2010
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99.2
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First
Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated December 8,
2010
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