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: September 16, 2005
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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0-12379
(Commission File
Number)
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31-1042001
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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300 High Street
Hamilton, Ohio
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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45011
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 867-5447
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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240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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First Financial Bancorp. |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On September 20, 2005, First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) issued a press release disclosing
the sale of its Fidelity Federal Savings Bank, based in Marion, Indiana, to Mutual Federal Savings
Bank, a subsidiary of MutualFirst Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: MFSF) based in Muncie, Indiana,
effective September 16, 2005. First Financial Bancorp. sold approximately $82 million in Fidelity
Federal Savings Bank loans, and approximately $74 million in its deposits, at approximately a 14%
premium on deposits or 200% of closing book value. The sale price of $20 million will result in an
approximate $0.14 per share gain for First Financial Bancorp. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In the September 20, 2005, First Financial Bancorp. press release referred to in Item 2.02,
disclosure was also made of the successful completion of the consolidation of its banking
subsidiaries into one banking charter. Under this charter, First Financial Bank, is operating in
different markets under the brand names of First Financial Bank, Community First Bank & Trust, and
Sand Ridge Bank.
Furthermore, First Financial Bancorp. reported that its servicing subsidiary, First Financial
Bancorp Service Corp., was merged with and into First Financial Bank.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
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Exhibit: |
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99.1 First Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated September 20, 2005. |