First Financial Bancorp 8-K
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: November 22, 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
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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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First Financial Bancorp. |
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 22, 2005 the Board of Directors of First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”) approved
certain changes to the Company’s compensation program for non-employee members of the Board of
Directors. The changes will be effective January 1, 2006, while certain changes in stock awards
will be subject to shareholder approval at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. A
summary describing the elements of such compensation is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
10.1 Summary of Compensation Payable to Non-Employee Directors
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
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/s/ J. Franklin Hall
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J. Franklin Hall |
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Date:
November 29, 2005