First Financial Bancorp to Announce Third Quarter 2013 Financial Results on Thursday, October 24, 2013

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) announced today that it expects to release third quarter 2013 financial results after the market close on October 24, 2013.  A teleconference and webcast to discuss these results will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

About First Financial Bancorp
First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of June 30, 2013, the Company had $6.3 billion in assets, $4.0 billion in loans, $4.8 billion in deposits and $695 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 $2.5 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2013.  The Company's strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 110 banking centers.  Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

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