First Financial Bancorp to Announce First Quarter 2014 Financial Results on Tuesday, April 29, 2014

CINCINNATI, April 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release first quarter 2014 financial results after the market close on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.  A teleconference and webcast to discuss these results will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

About First Financial Bancorp
First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $6.4 billion in assets, $4.0 billion in loans, $4.8 billion in deposits and $682 million in shareholders' equity.  The Company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its four lines of business: commercial, consumer, wealth management and mortgage.  The commercial, consumer and mortgage units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients.  First Financial Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013.  The Company's strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 106 banking centers.  Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

SOURCE First Financial Bancorp