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: December 26, 2006
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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0-12379
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31-1042001 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer
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300 High Street
Hamilton, Ohio
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45011 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 979-5782
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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o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
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First Financial Bancorp. |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Anthony M. Stollings, age 52, joined First Financial Bancorp as Senior Vice President, Chief
Accounting Officer and Controller effective December 20, 2006. Prior to joining First Financial,
Mr. Stollings was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Midwest Financial Holdings, Inc. He
previously spent 13 years at Provident Financial Group, Inc., a commercial banking and financial
services company in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was most recently the Chief Accounting Officer and
Controller from 2002 to 2004 and Senior Vice President and Controller from 1998 to 2002. Mr.
Stollings is a CPA and has more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry.
No transactions have occurred in the last two years to which First Financial was a party in which
Mr. Stollings had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.