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: January 10, 2007
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Ohio   0-12379   31-1042001
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File
Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
300 High Street
Hamilton, Ohio 		      45011
(Address of principal
executive offices) 		      (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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Form 8-K
  First Financial Bancorp.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 10, 2007, First Financial Bancorp. issued a press release that offered full year 2007 earnings guidance to help clarify the expected operating performance of First Financial after its extensive transition that had been occurring over the previous 20 months. Throughout 2007, updates to the full year earnings per share will be provided.
A copy of the earnings press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
First Financial Bancorp does not intend for this Item 7.01 or Exhibit 99.1 to be treated as “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
The following exhibit shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     (c) Exhibit:
          99.1 First Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated January 10, 2007.

 

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.
           
    FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
 
        
 
        
 
  By:   /s/ J. Franklin Hall
 
       
 
      J. Franklin Hall
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 10, 2007

 

     
Form 8-K First
  Financial Bancorp.
Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit No.
  Description
 
    
99.1
  First Financial Bancorp. Press Release dated January 10, 2007.