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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2007
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) 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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First Financial Bancorp. |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust I (“Statutory Trust I”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
registrant, First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”), will redeem all of its floating rate trust
preferred securities. The Company notified the trustee, US Bank National Association of the
redemption on August 7, 2007. The Company currently expects to fund the redemption from its
general corporate reserves.
Statutory Trust I will redeem all $10.3 million of its Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt
Securities due 2032 (the “Securities”) on September 26, 2007 (the “Redemption Date”). The
redemption price will be 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid
interest as of the Redemption Date. Interest on the securities will cease to accrue on the
Redemption Date. US Bank National Association, as Institutional Trustee of Statutory Trust I, will
notify holders of the Securities of the redemption on or about August 24, 2007.