First Financial Bancorp to Pay Cash Dividend

CINCINNATI, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share.  The dividend will be payable on October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 3, 2010.

About First Financial Bancorp

First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of June 30, 2010, the company had $6.6 billion in assets, $4.4 billion in loans, $5.2 billion in deposits and $707 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.  The Wealth Resource Group provides financial planning, investment management, trust and estate, brokerage, insurance and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.2 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2010.  The company's strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan where it operates 113 banking centers across 75 communities.  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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