First Financial Bancorp to Pay Cash Dividend

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Tue May 24, 2011 5:03pm EDT

First Financial Bancorp to Pay Cash Dividend

PR Newswire

CINCINNATI, May 24, 2011

CINCINNATI, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share.  The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2011.

About First Financial Bancorp

First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company had $6.3 billion in assets, $4.1 billion in loans, $5.2 billion in deposits and $708 million in shareholders' equity.  The Company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its three lines of business: commercial, retail and wealth management.  The commercial and retail units provide traditional banking services to business and consumer clients.  First Financial Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.4 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2011.  The Company's strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 102 banking centers.  Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

SOURCE First Financial Bancorp
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