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      First Financial Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results


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      First Financial Bancorp.

      Jul 20, 2023, 16:15 ET

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      • Earnings per diluted share of $0.69; $0.72 on an adjusted(1) basis, 29% increase YoY
      • Return on average assets of 1.55%; 1.62% on an adjusted(1) basis
      • Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 4.48%; 7 bp decrease from linked quarter
      • Loan growth of $117 million; 4.5% on an annualized basis
      • Strong adjusted(1) fee income of $53.5 million driven by foreign exchange and wealth management
      • ACL to total loans of 1.41%; Classified assets declined 13% from linked quarter
      • All capital ratios increased from the linked quarter; Regulatory ratios well in excess of targets

      CINCINNATI, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. 

      For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company reported net income of $65.7 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share.  These results compare to net income of $70.4 million, or $0.74 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2023.  For the six months ended June 30, 2023, First Financial had earnings per diluted share of $1.43 compared to $0.98 for the same period in 2022.

      Return on average assets for the second quarter of 2023 was 1.55% while return on average tangible common equity was 25.27%(1).  These compare to return on average assets of 1.69% and return on average tangible common equity of 29.02%(1) in the first quarter of 2023. 

      Second quarter 2023 highlights include:

      • Net interest margin of 4.43%, or 4.48% on a fully tax-equivalent basis(1)
        • 7 bp decrease to 4.48% from 4.55% in the first quarter due to increasing deposit costs
        • Higher asset yields significantly offset 40 bp increase in cost of deposits
        • Average deposit balances decreased $98.3 million with growth in brokered and retail CDs offsetting declines in noninterest bearing checking and savings accounts
      • Noninterest income of $53.3 million, or $53.5 million as adjusted(1)
        • Foreign exchange income of $15.0 million reflected continued strong activity
        • Record  wealth management fees of $6.7 million; 6.0% increase from first quarter
        • Leasing business income of $10.3 million; 24.9% decline from first quarter due to change in mix
        • Adjusted(1) $0.2 million for losses on investment securities and gain related to the LIBOR cessation
      • Noninterest expenses of $120.6 million, or $116.9 million as adjusted(1)
        • $3.9 million increase from first quarter driven primarily by higher employee costs and online banking conversion
        • Second quarter adjustments(1) include $1.0 million tax credit investment writedown, $1.7 million of costs related to our online banking conversion and $1.0 million of other costs not expected to recur such as acquisition, severance and branch consolidation costs
        • Efficiency ratio of 56.8%; 54.9% as adjusted(1)

      ________________________________________________________________________________________

      (1) Non-GAAP measure.  For details on the calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the GAAP financial measure, see the sections titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this release and "Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying slide presentation.

      (2) The consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, include assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Summit Financial transaction.  The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information relative to closing date fair values becomes available.  These fair value measurements were considered final as of December 31, 2022.

      • Moderate loan growth during the quarter
        • Loan balances increased $116.8 million compared to the first quarter
        • Growth of 4.5% on an annualized basis
        • Residential mortgage and equipment leases drove quarterly growth
      • Total Allowance for Credit Losses of $166.9 million; Total quarterly provision expense of $10.7 million
        • Loans and leases - ACL of $148.6 million; increased 5 bps to 1.41% of total loans
        • Unfunded Commitments - ACL of $18.2 million
        • Provision expense driven by slower prepayment speeds, net charge-offs and loan growth
        • Classified assets declined 12.6% to $138.9 million; Net charge-offs 22 bps of total loans
      • Capital ratios remain solid
        • Total capital ratio increased 28 bps to 13.94%
        • Tier 1 common equity increased 30 bps to 11.30%
        • Tangible common equity increased 9 bps to 6.56%(1); 8.76%(1) excluding impact from AOCI
        • Tangible book value per share of $11.02(1)

      Archie Brown, President and CEO, commented on the quarter, "I continue to be pleased with our performance this year.  Earnings in the second quarter were once again very strong as an expected increase in deposit costs was mostly offset by higher asset yields.  Adjusted(1) earnings per share were $0.72, which was a 29% increase compared to the same quarter in 2022, while the adjusted(1) returns on assets and tangible common equity were 1.62% and 26.46%, respectively.  Net interest margin exceeded expectations during the period as our asset sensitive balance sheet has enabled the company to successfully navigate the higher interest rate environment.  We were encouraged by the stabilization of deposit balances in the last half of the quarter.  Personal, business and public fund deposits were stable to increasing from May to June while the mix continued to shift to interest bearing products."

      Mr. Brown continued, "Our fee income largely exceeded our expectations this quarter, with strong performance from mortgage banking, client swaps and wealth management.  Summit Funding Group had another nice quarter in originations although the mix has shifted to a higher level of finance leases and loans.  This shift has bolstered our net interest income but resulted in less fee income during the period."  

      Mr. Brown commented on loan growth and quality, "Loan growth was in line with expectations for the period.  While loan activity slowed early in the quarter and we experienced higher commercial line pay downs, loan pipelines strengthened in recent weeks. We expect moderate loan growth in the second half of the year.  We were pleased that asset quality remained strong during the quarter.  Net charge-offs were 22 bps on an annualized basis after being zero last quarter and a net recovery in the fourth quarter of 2022 while classified assets declined 13% from the linked quarter."

      Mr. Brown concluded, "We are extremely pleased with our results this quarter.  The position of our balance sheet, strong net interest margin, consistent loan growth, robust fee income and stable asset quality is expected to sustain our performance in the back half of the year.  Additionally, our earnings power, strong and increasing capital levels and high reserve levels provide additional support in the event of a downturn in the economy."

      Full detail of the Company's second quarter 2023 performance is provided in the accompanying financial statements and slide presentation.

      Teleconference / Webcast Information
      First Financial's executive management will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operating results on Friday, July 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial (888) 550-5723 (U.S. toll free) or (646) 960-0471 (U.S. local), access code 5048068.  The number should be dialed five to ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call.  A replay of the conference call will be available beginning one hour after the completion of the live call at (800) 770-2030 (U.S. toll free), (647) 362-9199 (U.S. local), access code 5048068.  The recording will be available until August 5, 2023.  The conference call will also be accessible as an audio webcast via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at  www.bankatfirst.com.  The webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website for 12 months.

      Press Release and Additional Information on Website
      This press release as well as supplemental information are available to the public through the Investor Relations section of First Financial's website at www.bankatfirst.com.

      Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
      This earnings release contains GAAP financial measures and Non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding the Company's results of operations or financial position.  Where Non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measures, as well as a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in the section titled "Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying slide presentation.

      Forward-Looking Statements

      Certain statements contained in this report which are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Words such as ''believes,'' ''anticipates,'' "likely," "expected," "estimated," ''intends'' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about (i) our future operating or financial performance, including revenues, income or loss and earnings or loss per share, (ii) future common stock dividends, (iii) our capital structure, including future capital levels, (iv) our plans, objectives and strategies, and (v) the assumptions that underlie our forward-looking statements.

      As with any forecast or projection, forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead express only management's beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of management's control. It is possible that actual results and outcomes may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or outcomes indicated in these forward-looking statements.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include the following, without limitation:

      • economic, market, liquidity, credit, interest rate, operational and technological risks associated with the Company's business;
      • future credit quality and performance, including our expectations regarding future loan losses and our allowance for credit losses
      • the effect of and changes in policies and laws or regulatory agencies, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other legislation and regulation relating to the banking industry;
      • Management's ability to effectively execute its business plans;
      • mergers and acquisitions, including costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquired companies;
      • the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the Company's acquisitions will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period;
      • the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices;
      • changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving and changes in unemployment;
      • changes in customers' performance and creditworthiness;
      • the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation;  
      • current and future economic and market conditions, including the effects of changes in housing prices, fluctuations in unemployment rates, U.S. fiscal debt, budget and tax matters, geopolitical matters, and any slowdown in global economic growth;
      • the adverse impact on the U.S. economy, including the markets in which we operate, of the novel coronavirus, which causes the Coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19"), global pandemic, and the impact  on the performance of our loan and lease portfolio, the market value of our investment securities, the availability of sources of funding and the demand for our products;
      • our capital and liquidity requirements (including under regulatory capital standards, such as the Basel III capital standards) and our ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms;
      • financial services reform and other current, pending or future legislation or regulation that could have a negative effect on our revenue and businesses, including the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation and regulation relating to bank products and services;
      • the effect of the current interest rate environment or changes in interest rates or in the level or composition of our assets or liabilities on our net interest income, net interest margin and our mortgage originations, mortgage servicing rights and mortgage loans held for sale;
      • the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our brokerage, asset and wealth management businesses;
      • a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber attacks;
      • the effect of changes in the level of checking or savings account deposits on our funding costs and net interest margin; and
      • our ability to develop and execute effective business plans and strategies.

      Additional factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements can be found in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as our other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. 

      All forward-looking statements included in this filing are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available at the time of the filing.  Except as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

      About First Financial Bancorp.
      First Financial Bancorp. is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $17.1 billion in assets, $10.6 billion in loans, $12.8 billion in deposits and $2.1 billion in shareholders' equity.  The Company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its six lines of business: Commercial, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate, Mortgage Banking, Commercial Finance and Wealth Management.  These business units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients.  Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $3.3 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2023.  The Company operated 130 full service banking centers as of June 30, 2023, located in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, while the Commercial Finance business lends into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide basis.  Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations, is available at www.bankatfirst.com

      .

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)
















      Three Months Ended,


      Six months ended,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      2023


      2023


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2023


      2022

      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS














      Net income

      $     65,667


      $     70,403


      $     69,086


      $     55,705


      $     51,520


      $    136,070


      $      92,821

      Net earnings per share - basic

      $         0.70


      $         0.75


      $         0.74


      $         0.60


      $         0.55


      $         1.45


      $         0.99

      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $         0.69


      $         0.74


      $         0.73


      $         0.59


      $         0.55


      $         1.43


      $         0.98

      Dividends declared per share

      $         0.23


      $         0.23


      $         0.23


      $         0.23


      $         0.23


      $         0.46


      $         0.46















      KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS














      Return on average assets

      1.55 %


      1.69 %


      1.63 %


      1.35 %


      1.28 %


      1.62 %


      1.16 %

      Return on average shareholders' equity

      12.32 %


      13.71 %


      13.64 %


      10.58 %


      9.84 %


      13.00 %


      8.66 %

      Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (1)

      25.27 %


      29.02 %


      29.93 %


      22.29 %


      20.68 %


      27.08 %


      17.65 %















      Net interest margin

      4.43 %


      4.51 %


      4.43 %


      3.93 %


      3.41 %


      4.47 %


      3.26 %

      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)(2)

      4.48 %


      4.55 %


      4.47 %


      3.98 %


      3.45 %


      4.51 %


      3.31 %















      Ending shareholders' equity as a percent of ending assets

      12.54 %


      12.53 %


      12.01 %


      12.00 %


      12.74 %


      12.54 %


      12.74 %

      Ending tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of:














      Ending tangible assets (1)

      6.56 %


      6.47 %


      5.95 %


      5.79 %


      6.40 %


      6.56 %


      6.40 %

      Risk-weighted assets (1)

      8.00 %


      7.87 %


      7.32 %


      7.21 %


      8.09 %


      8.00 %


      8.09 %















      Average shareholders' equity as a percent of average assets

      12.60 %


      12.29 %


      11.98 %


      12.75 %


      12.97 %


      12.45 %


      13.36 %

      Average tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of














          average tangible assets (1)

      6.57 %


      6.21 %


      5.84 %


      6.49 %


      6.62 %


      6.39 %


      7.03 %















      Book value per share

      $        22.52


      $        22.29


      $        21.51


      $        21.03


      $        21.90


      $        22.52


      $        21.90

      Tangible book value per share (1)

      $        11.02


      $        10.76


      $          9.97


      $          9.48


      $        10.27


      $        11.02


      $        10.27















      Common equity tier 1 ratio (3)

      11.30 %


      11.00 %


      10.83 %


      10.82 %


      10.91 %


      11.30 %


      10.91 %

      Tier 1 ratio (3)

      11.64 %


      11.34 %


      11.17 %


      11.17 %


      11.28 %


      11.64 %


      11.28 %

      Total capital ratio (3)

      13.94 %


      13.66 %


      13.64 %


      13.73 %


      13.94 %


      13.94 %


      13.94 %

      Leverage ratio (3)

      9.33 %


      9.03 %


      8.89 %


      8.88 %


      8.76 %


      9.33 %


      8.76 %















      AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ITEMS














      Loans (4)

      $  10,513,505


      $  10,373,302


      $  10,059,119


      $  9,597,197


      $  9,367,820


      $  10,443,791


      $  9,317,576

      Investment securities

      3,560,453


      3,635,317


      3,705,304


      4,003,472


      4,118,287


      3,597,678


      4,212,649

      Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      329,584


      318,026


      372,054


      317,146


      294,136


      323,837


      284,006

        Total earning assets

      $  14,403,542


      $  14,326,645


      $  14,136,477


      $  13,917,815


      $  13,780,243


      $  14,365,306


      $  13,814,231

      Total assets

      $  16,968,055


      $  16,942,999


      $  16,767,598


      $  16,385,989


      $  16,185,978


      $  16,955,596


      $  16,185,451

      Noninterest-bearing deposits

      $    3,663,419


      $    3,954,915


      $    4,225,192


      $    4,176,242


      $  4,224,842


      $    3,808,362


      $    4,192,687

      Interest-bearing deposits

      9,050,464


      8,857,226


      8,407,114


      8,194,781


      8,312,876


      8,954,379


      8,467,479

        Total deposits

      $  12,713,883


      $  12,812,141


      $  12,632,306


      $  12,371,023


      $  12,537,718


      $  12,762,741


      $  12,660,166

      Borrowings

      $    1,523,699


      $    1,434,338


      $    1,489,088


      $    1,406,718


      $  1,079,596


      $    1,479,265


      $       901,634

      Shareholders' equity

      $    2,137,765


      $    2,082,210


      $    2,009,564


      $    2,089,179


      $  2,099,670


      $    2,110,141


      $    2,162,235















      CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS













      Allowance to ending loans

      1.41 %


      1.36 %


      1.29 %


      1.27 %


      1.25 %


      1.41 %


      1.25 %

      Allowance to nonaccrual loans

      276.70 %


      409.46 %


      464.58 %


      341.61 %


      302.87 %


      276.70 %


      302.87 %

      Allowance to nonperforming loans

      276.70 %


      409.46 %


      335.94 %


      262.09 %


      235.08 %


      276.70 %


      235.08 %

      Nonperforming loans to total loans

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.38 %


      0.48 %


      0.53 %


      0.51 %


      0.53 %

      Nonaccrual loans to total loans

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.28 %


      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.51 %


      0.41 %

      Nonperforming assets to ending loans, plus OREO

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.39 %


      0.48 %


      0.53 %


      0.51 %


      0.53 %

      Nonperforming assets to total assets

      0.32 %


      0.21 %


      0.23 %


      0.28 %


      0.31 %


      0.32 %


      0.31 %

      Classified assets to total assets

      0.81 %


      0.94 %


      0.75 %


      0.69 %


      0.74 %


      0.81 %


      0.74 %

      Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)

      0.22 %


      0.00 %


      (0.01) %


      0.07 %


      0.08 %


      0.11 %


      0.09 %



      (1) Non-GAAP measure.  For details on the calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the GAAP financial measure, see the sections titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this release and "Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying slide presentation.

      (2) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 21% tax rate.  Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest margin and net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis.  Therefore, management believes these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons.  Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.

      (3) June 30, 2023 regulatory capital ratios are preliminary.

      (4) Includes loans held for sale.



      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)






      Three months ended,


      Six months ended,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      2023


      2022


      % Change


      2023


      2022


      % Change

      Interest income












        Loans and leases, including fees

      $     184,387


      $       97,091


      89.9 %


      $     354,093


      $     184,273


      92.2 %

        Investment securities












           Taxable

      32,062


      23,639


      35.6 %


      63,929


      45,735


      39.8 %

           Tax-exempt

      3,513


      4,916


      (28.5) %


      6,977


      9,347


      (25.4) %

              Total investment securities interest

      35,575


      28,555


      24.6 %


      70,906


      55,082


      28.7 %

        Other earning assets

      3,933


      505


      678.8 %


      7,477


      625


      1,096.3 %

             Total interest income

      223,895


      126,151


      77.5 %


      432,476


      239,980


      80.2 %













      Interest expense












        Deposits

      44,292


      2,963


      1,394.8 %


      75,748


      5,586


      1,256.0 %

        Short-term borrowings

      15,536


      1,566


      892.1 %


      28,486


      1,883


      1,412.8 %

        Long-term borrowings

      4,835


      4,612


      4.8 %


      9,692


      9,156


      5.9 %

            Total interest expense

      64,663


      9,141


      607.4 %


      113,926


      16,625


      585.3 %

            Net interest income

      159,232


      117,010


      36.1 %


      318,550


      223,355


      42.6 %

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      12,719


      (4,267)


      (398.1) %


      21,363


      (9,856)


      (316.8) %

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      (1,994)


      3,481


      (157.3) %


      (159)


      3,255


      (104.9) %

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      148,507


      117,796


      26.1 %


      297,346


      229,956


      29.3 %













      Noninterest income












        Service charges on deposit accounts

      6,972


      7,648


      (8.8) %


      13,486


      15,377


      (12.3) %

        Wealth management fees

      6,713


      6,311


      6.4 %


      13,047


      12,371


      5.5 %

        Bankcard income

      3,692


      3,823


      (3.4) %


      7,284


      7,160


      1.7 %

        Client derivative fees

      1,827


      1,369


      33.5 %


      2,832


      2,172


      30.4 %

        Foreign exchange income

      15,039


      13,470


      11.6 %


      31,937


      23,621


      35.2 %

        Leasing business income

      10,265


      7,247


      41.6 %


      23,929


      13,323


      79.6 %

        Net gains from sales of loans

      3,839


      5,241


      (26.8) %


      6,174


      9,113


      (32.3) %

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (384)


      0


      N/M


      (903)


      3


      N/M

        Net gain (loss) on equity  securities

      (82)


      (1,054)


      (92.2) %


      558


      (1,253)


      (144.5) %

        Other

      5,377


      5,723


      (6.0) %


      10,457


      9,185


      13.8 %

            Total noninterest income

      53,258


      49,778


      7.0 %


      108,801


      91,072


      19.5 %













      Noninterest expenses












        Salaries and employee benefits

      74,199


      64,992


      14.2 %


      146,453


      128,939


      13.6 %

        Net occupancy

      5,606


      5,359


      4.6 %


      11,291


      11,105


      1.7 %

        Furniture and equipment

      3,362


      3,201


      5.0 %


      6,679


      6,768


      (1.3) %

        Data processing

      9,871


      8,334


      18.4 %


      18,891


      16,598


      13.8 %

        Marketing

      2,802


      2,323


      20.6 %


      4,962


      4,023


      23.3 %

        Communication

      644


      670


      (3.9) %


      1,278


      1,336


      (4.3) %

        Professional services

      2,308


      2,214


      4.2 %


      4,254


      4,373


      (2.7) %

        State intangible tax

      964


      1,090


      (11.6) %


      1,949


      2,221


      (12.2) %

        FDIC assessments

      2,806


      1,677


      67.3 %


      5,632


      3,136


      79.6 %

        Intangible amortization

      2,601


      2,915


      (10.8) %


      5,201


      5,829


      (10.8) %

        Leasing business expense

      6,730


      4,687


      43.6 %


      14,668


      8,556


      71.4 %

        Other

      8,722


      5,572


      56.5 %


      16,050


      12,955


      23.9 %

            Total noninterest expenses

      120,615


      103,034


      17.1 %


      237,308


      205,839


      15.3 %

      Income before income taxes

      81,150


      64,540


      25.7 %


      168,839


      115,189


      46.6 %

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      15,483


      13,020


      18.9 %


      32,769


      22,368


      46.5 %

            Net income

      $       65,667


      $       51,520


      27.5 %


      $     136,070


      $       92,821


      46.6 %













      ADDITIONAL DATA












      Net earnings per share - basic

      $          0.70


      $          0.55




      $          1.45


      $          0.99



      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $          0.69


      $          0.55




      $          1.43


      $          0.98



      Dividends declared per share

      $          0.23


      $          0.23




      $          0.46


      $          0.46















      Return on average assets

      1.55 %


      1.28 %




      1.62 %


      1.16 %



      Return on average shareholders' equity

      12.32 %


      9.84 %




      13.00 %


      8.66 %















      Interest income

      $     223,895


      $     126,151


      77.5 %


      $     432,476


      $     239,980


      80.2 %

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,601


      1,625


      (1.5) %


      3,025


      3,092


      (2.2) %

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      225,496


      127,776


      76.5 %


      435,501


      243,072


      79.2 %

      Interest expense

      64,663


      9,141


      607.4 %


      113,926


      16,625


      585.3 %

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $     160,833


      $     118,635


      35.6 %


      $     321,575


      $     226,447


      42.0 %













      Net interest margin

      4.43 %


      3.41 %




      4.47 %


      3.26 %



      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      4.48 %


      3.45 %




      4.51 %


      3.31 %















      Full-time equivalent employees

      2,193


      2,096






















      (1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 21% tax rate.  Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis.  Therefore, management believes these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons.  Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)










      2023


      Second


      First


      Year to


      % Change


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Date


      Linked Qtr.

      Interest income








        Loans and leases, including fees

      $ 184,387


      $ 169,706


      $ 354,093


      8.7 %

        Investment securities








           Taxable

      32,062


      31,867


      63,929


      0.6 %

           Tax-exempt

      3,513


      3,464


      6,977


      1.4 %

              Total investment securities interest

      35,575


      35,331


      70,906


      0.7 %

        Other earning assets

      3,933


      3,544


      7,477


      11.0 %

             Total interest income

      223,895


      208,581


      432,476


      7.3 %









      Interest expense








        Deposits

      44,292


      31,456


      75,748


      40.8 %

        Short-term borrowings

      15,536


      12,950


      28,486


      20.0 %

        Long-term borrowings

      4,835


      4,857


      9,692


      (0.5) %

            Total interest expense

      64,663


      49,263


      113,926


      31.3 %

            Net interest income

      159,232


      159,318


      318,550


      (0.1) %

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      12,719


      8,644


      21,363


      47.1 %

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      (1,994)


      1,835


      (159)


      (208.7) %

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      148,507


      148,839


      297,346


      (0.2) %









      Noninterest income








        Service charges on deposit accounts

      6,972


      6,514


      13,486


      7.0 %

        Wealth management fees

      6,713


      6,334


      13,047


      6.0 %

        Bankcard income

      3,692


      3,592


      7,284


      2.8 %

        Client derivative fees

      1,827


      1,005


      2,832


      81.8 %

        Foreign exchange income

      15,039


      16,898


      31,937


      (11.0) %

        Leasing business income

      10,265


      13,664


      23,929


      (24.9) %

        Net gains from sales of loans

      3,839


      2,335


      6,174


      64.4 %

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (384)


      (519)


      (903)


      (26.0) %

        Net gain (loss) on equity securities

      (82)


      640


      558


      112.8 %

        Other

      5,377


      5,080


      10,457


      5.8 %

            Total noninterest income

      53,258


      55,543


      108,801


      (4.1) %









      Noninterest expenses








        Salaries and employee benefits

      74,199


      72,254


      146,453


      2.7 %

        Net occupancy

      5,606


      5,685


      11,291


      (1.4) %

        Furniture and equipment

      3,362


      3,317


      6,679


      1.4 %

        Data processing

      9,871


      9,020


      18,891


      9.4 %

        Marketing

      2,802


      2,160


      4,962


      29.7 %

        Communication

      644


      634


      1,278


      1.6 %

        Professional services

      2,308


      1,946


      4,254


      18.6 %

        State intangible tax

      964


      985


      1,949


      (2.1) %

        FDIC assessments

      2,806


      2,826


      5,632


      (0.7) %

        Intangible amortization

      2,601


      2,600


      5,201


      0.0 %

        Leasing business expense

      6,730


      7,938


      14,668


      (15.2) %

        Other

      8,722


      7,328


      16,050


      19.0 %

            Total noninterest expenses

      120,615


      116,693


      237,308


      3.4 %

      Income before income taxes

      81,150


      87,689


      168,839


      (7.5) %

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      15,483


      17,286


      32,769


      (10.4) %

            Net income

      $   65,667


      $   70,403


      $ 136,070


      (6.7) %









      ADDITIONAL DATA








      Net earnings per share - basic

      $      0.70


      $      0.75


      $      1.45



      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $      0.69


      $      0.74


      $      1.43



      Dividends declared per share

      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.46











      Return on average assets

      1.55 %


      1.69 %


      1.62 %



      Return on average shareholders' equity

      12.32 %


      13.71 %


      13.00 %











      Interest income

      $ 223,895


      $ 208,581


      $ 432,476


      7.3 %

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,601


      1,424


      3,025


      12.4 %

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      225,496


      210,005


      435,501


      7.4 %

      Interest expense

      64,663


      49,263


      113,926


      31.3 %

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $ 160,833


      $ 160,742


      $ 321,575


      0.1 %









      Net interest margin

      4.43 %


      4.51 %


      4.47 %



      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      4.48 %


      4.55 %


      4.51 %











      Full-time equivalent employees

      2,193


      2,066














      (1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 21% tax rate.  Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis.  Therefore, management believes these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons.  Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)












      2022


      Fourth


      Third


      Second


      First


      Full


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Year

      Interest income










        Loans and leases, including fees

      $ 152,299


      $  122,170


      $   97,091


      $   87,182


      $  458,742

        Investment securities










           Taxable

      30,248


      26,331


      23,639


      22,096


      102,314

           Tax-exempt

      4,105


      5,014


      4,916


      4,431


      18,466

              Total investment securities interest

      34,353


      31,345


      28,555


      26,527


      120,780

        Other earning assets

      3,262


      1,597


      505


      120


      5,484

             Total interest income

      189,914


      155,112


      126,151


      113,829


      585,006











      Interest expense










        Deposits

      16,168


      6,386


      2,963


      2,623


      28,140

        Short-term borrowings

      11,091


      6,158


      1,566


      317


      19,132

        Long-term borrowings

      4,759


      4,676


      4,612


      4,544


      18,591

            Total interest expense

      32,018


      17,220


      9,141


      7,484


      65,863

            Net interest income

      157,896


      137,892


      117,010


      106,345


      519,143

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      8,689


      7,898


      (4,267)


      (5,589)


      6,731

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      1,341


      386


      3,481


      (226)


      4,982

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      147,866


      129,608


      117,796


      112,160


      507,430











      Noninterest income










        Service charges on deposit accounts

      6,406


      6,279


      7,648


      7,729


      28,062

        Wealth management fees

      5,648


      5,487


      6,311


      6,060


      23,506

        Bankcard income

      3,736


      3,484


      3,823


      3,337


      14,380

        Client derivative fees

      1,822


      1,447


      1,369


      803


      5,441

        Foreign exchange income

      19,592


      11,752


      13,470


      10,151


      54,965

        Leasing business income

      11,124


      7,127


      7,247


      6,076


      31,574

        Net gains from sales of loans

      2,206


      3,729


      5,241


      3,872


      15,048

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (393)


      (179)


      0


      3


      (569)

        Net  gain (loss) on equity securities

      1,315


      (701)


      (1,054)


      (199)


      (639)

        Other

      4,579


      4,109


      5,723


      3,462


      17,873

            Total noninterest income

      56,035


      42,534


      49,778


      41,294


      189,641











      Noninterest expenses










        Salaries and employee benefits

      73,621


      66,808


      64,992


      63,947


      269,368

        Net occupancy

      5,434


      5,669


      5,359


      5,746


      22,208

        Furniture and equipment

      3,234


      3,222


      3,201


      3,567


      13,224

        Data processing

      8,567


      8,497


      8,334


      8,264


      33,662

        Marketing

      2,198


      2,523


      2,323


      1,700


      8,744

        Communication

      690


      657


      670


      666


      2,683

        Professional services

      3,015


      2,346


      2,214


      2,159


      9,734

        State intangible tax

      974


      1,090


      1,090


      1,131


      4,285

        FDIC assessments

      2,173


      1,885


      1,677


      1,459


      7,194

        Intangible amortization

      2,573


      2,783


      2,915


      2,914


      11,185

        Leasing business expense

      6,061


      5,746


      4,687


      3,869


      20,363

        Other

      15,902


      23,842


      5,572


      7,383


      52,699

            Total noninterest expenses

      124,442


      125,068


      103,034


      102,805


      455,349

      Income before income taxes

      79,459


      47,074


      64,540


      50,649


      241,722

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      10,373


      (8,631)


      13,020


      9,348


      24,110

            Net income

      $   69,086


      $   55,705


      $   51,520


      $   41,301


      $  217,612











      ADDITIONAL DATA










      Net earnings per share - basic

      $      0.74


      $      0.60


      $      0.55


      $      0.44


      $       2.33

      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $      0.73


      $      0.59


      $      0.55


      $      0.44


      $       2.30

      Dividends declared per share

      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $       0.92











      Return on average assets

      1.63 %


      1.35 %


      1.28 %


      1.03 %


      1.33 %

      Return on average shareholders' equity

      13.64 %


      10.58 %


      9.84 %


      7.53 %


      10.34 %











      Interest income

      $ 189,914


      $  155,112


      $  126,151


      $  113,829


      $  585,006

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,553


      1,712


      1,625


      1,467


      6,357

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      191,467


      156,824


      127,776


      115,296


      591,363

      Interest expense

      32,018


      17,220


      9,141


      7,484


      65,863

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $ 159,449


      $  139,604


      $  118,635


      $  107,812


      $  525,500











      Net interest margin

      4.43 %


      3.93 %


      3.41 %


      3.11 %


      3.73 %

      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      4.47 %


      3.98 %


      3.45 %


      3.16 %


      3.77 %











      Full-time equivalent employees

      2,070


      2,072


      2,096


      2,050














      (1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 21% tax rate.  Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis.  Therefore, management believes these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons.  Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)
















      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      % Change


      % Change


      2023


      2023


      2022


      2022


      2022


      Linked Qtr.


      Comp Qtr.

      ASSETS














           Cash and due from banks

      $      217,385


      $      199,835


      $      207,501


      $      195,553


      $      217,481


      8.8 %


      0.0 %

           Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      485,241


      305,465


      388,182


      338,978


      270,042


      58.9 %


      79.7 %

           Investment securities available-for-sale

      3,249,404


      3,384,949


      3,409,648


      3,531,353


      3,843,580


      (4.0) %


      (15.5) %

           Investment securities held-to-maturity

      82,372


      83,070


      84,021


      85,823


      88,057


      (0.8) %


      (6.5) %

           Other investments

      141,892


      143,606


      143,160


      138,767


      132,151


      (1.2) %


      7.4 %

           Loans held for sale

      15,267


      9,280


      7,918


      10,684


      22,044


      64.5 %


      (30.7) %

           Loans and leases














             Commercial and industrial

      3,433,162


      3,449,289


      3,410,272


      3,139,219


      2,927,175


      (0.5) %


      17.3 %

             Lease financing

      360,801


      273,898


      236,124


      176,072


      146,639


      31.7 %


      146.0 %

             Construction real estate

      536,464


      525,906


      512,050


      489,446


      449,734


      2.0 %


      19.3 %

             Commercial real estate

      4,048,460


      4,056,627


      4,052,759


      3,976,345


      4,007,037


      (0.2) %


      1.0 %

             Residential real estate

      1,221,484


      1,145,069


      1,092,265


      1,024,596


      965,387


      6.7 %


      26.5 %

             Home equity

      728,711


      724,672


      733,791


      737,318


      725,700


      0.6 %


      0.4 %

             Installment

      165,216


      204,372


      209,895


      202,267


      146,680


      (19.2) %


      12.6 %

             Credit card

      55,911


      53,552


      51,815


      52,173


      52,065


      4.4 %


      7.4 %

                Total loans

      10,550,209


      10,433,385


      10,298,971


      9,797,436


      9,420,417


      1.1 %


      12.0 %

             Less:














                Allowance for credit losses

      (148,646)


      (141,591)


      (132,977)


      (124,096)


      (117,885)


      5.0 %


      26.1 %

                      Net loans

      10,401,563


      10,291,794


      10,165,994


      9,673,340


      9,302,532


      1.1 %


      11.8 %

           Premises and equipment

      192,077


      188,959


      189,080


      189,067


      191,099


      1.7 %


      0.5 %

           Operating leases

      132,272


      153,986


      91,738


      84,851


      82,659


      (14.1) %


      60.0 %

           Goodwill

      1,005,828


      1,005,738


      1,001,507


      998,422


      999,959


      0.0 %


      0.6 %

           Other intangibles

      88,662


      91,169


      93,919


      96,528


      99,019


      (2.7) %


      (10.5) %

           Accrued interest and other assets

      1,078,186


      1,076,033


      1,220,648


      1,280,427


      995,091


      0.2 %


      8.4 %

             Total Assets

      $  17,090,149


      $ 16,933,884


      $  17,003,316


      $ 16,623,793


      $  16,243,714


      0.9 %


      5.2 %















      LIABILITIES














           Deposits














             Interest-bearing demand

      $   2,919,472


      $   2,761,811


      $   3,037,153


      $   2,980,465


      $   3,096,365


      5.7 %


      (5.7) %

             Savings

      3,785,445


      3,746,403


      3,828,139


      3,980,020


      4,029,717


      1.0 %


      (6.1) %

             Time

      2,484,780


      2,336,368


      1,700,705


      1,242,412


      1,026,918


      6.4 %


      142.0 %

                Total interest-bearing deposits

      9,189,697


      8,844,582


      8,565,997


      8,202,897


      8,153,000


      3.9 %


      12.7 %

             Noninterest-bearing

      3,605,181


      3,830,102


      4,135,180


      4,137,038


      4,124,111


      (5.9) %


      (12.6) %

                Total deposits

      12,794,878


      12,674,684


      12,701,177


      12,339,935


      12,277,111


      0.9 %


      4.2 %

           Federal funds purchased and securities sold














               under agreements to repurchase

      0


      0


      0


      3,535


      0


      0.0 %


      0.0 %

           FHLB short-term borrowings

      1,050,300


      1,089,400


      1,130,000


      972,600


      896,000


      (3.6) %


      17.2 %

           Other

      165,983


      128,160


      157,156


      184,912


      152,226


      29.5 %


      9.0 %

                Total short-term borrowings

      1,216,283


      1,217,560


      1,287,156


      1,161,047


      1,048,226


      (0.1) %


      16.0 %

           Long-term debt

      339,963


      342,647


      346,672


      355,116


      358,578


      (0.8) %


      (5.2) %

                Total borrowed funds

      1,556,246


      1,560,207


      1,633,828


      1,516,163


      1,406,804


      (0.3) %


      10.6 %

           Accrued interest and other liabilities

      595,606


      577,497


      626,938


      773,563


      491,129


      3.1 %


      21.3 %

             Total Liabilities

      14,946,730


      14,812,388


      14,961,943


      14,629,661


      14,175,044


      0.9 %


      5.4 %















      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














           Common stock

      1,632,659


      1,629,428


      1,634,605


      1,631,696


      1,637,237


      0.2 %


      (0.3) %

           Retained earnings

      1,060,715


      1,016,893


      968,237


      920,943


      887,006


      4.3 %


      19.6 %

           Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

      (353,010)


      (328,059)


      (358,663)


      (354,570)


      (243,328)


      7.6 %


      45.1 %

           Treasury stock, at cost

      (196,945)


      (196,766)


      (202,806)


      (203,937)


      (212,245)


      0.1 %


      (7.2) %

             Total Shareholders' Equity

      2,143,419


      2,121,496


      2,041,373


      1,994,132


      2,068,670


      1.0 %


      3.6 %

             Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $  17,090,149


      $ 16,933,884


      $  17,003,316


      $ 16,623,793


      $  16,243,714


      0.9 %


      5.2 %


      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)








      Quarterly Averages


      Year-to-Date Averages


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      2023


      2023


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2023


      2022

      ASSETS














           Cash and due from banks

      $      221,527


      $      218,724


      $      218,216


      $      228,068


      $      248,463


      $      220,133


      $      244,887

           Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      329,584


      318,026


      372,054


      317,146


      294,136


      323,837


      284,006

           Investment securities

      3,560,453


      3,635,317


      3,705,304


      4,003,472


      4,118,287


      3,597,678


      4,212,649

           Loans held for sale

      11,856


      5,531


      8,639


      12,283


      15,446


      8,711


      15,517

           Loans and leases














             Commercial and industrial

      3,469,683


      3,456,681


      3,249,252


      3,040,547


      2,884,373


      3,463,218


      2,810,901

             Lease financing

      323,819


      252,219


      203,790


      158,667


      134,334


      288,217


      125,070

             Construction real estate

      518,190


      536,294


      501,787


      469,489


      460,609


      527,192


      467,406

             Commercial real estate

      4,050,946


      4,017,021


      4,028,944


      3,969,935


      4,025,493


      4,034,077


      4,081,969

             Residential real estate

      1,181,053


      1,115,889


      1,066,859


      998,476


      936,165


      1,148,651


      919,956

             Home equity

      726,333


      728,185


      735,039


      728,791


      716,219


      727,254


      710,001

             Installment

      172,147


      205,934


      208,484


      164,063


      140,145


      188,947


      132,902

             Credit card

      59,478


      55,548


      56,325


      54,946


      55,036


      57,524


      53,854

                Total loans

      10,501,649


      10,367,771


      10,050,480


      9,584,914


      9,352,374


      10,435,080


      9,302,059

             Less:














                Allowance for credit losses

      (145,578)


      (136,419)


      (127,541)


      (119,000)


      (123,950)


      (141,024)


      (126,760)

                      Net loans

      10,356,071


      10,231,352


      9,922,939


      9,465,914


      9,228,424


      10,294,056


      9,175,299

           Premises and equipment

      190,583


      190,346


      189,342


      190,738


      191,895


      190,465


      192,361

           Operating leases

      138,725


      107,092


      88,365


      83,970


      73,862


      122,996


      67,614

           Goodwill

      1,005,791


      1,005,713


      998,575


      999,690


      999,958


      1,005,752


      1,000,097

           Other intangibles

      89,878


      92,587


      95,256


      97,781


      100,354


      91,225


      101,686

           Accrued interest and other assets

      1,063,587


      1,138,311


      1,168,908


      986,927


      915,153


      1,100,743


      891,335

             Total Assets

      $  16,968,055


      $ 16,942,999


      $  16,767,598


      $  16,385,989


      $  16,185,978


      $  16,955,596


      $  16,185,451















      LIABILITIES














           Deposits














             Interest-bearing demand

      $   2,906,855


      $   2,906,712


      $   3,103,091


      $   3,105,547


      $   3,180,846


      $   2,906,784


      $   3,213,700

             Savings

      3,749,902


      3,818,807


      3,943,342


      4,036,565


      4,076,380


      3,784,164


      4,110,806

             Time

      2,393,707


      2,131,707


      1,360,681


      1,052,669


      1,055,650


      2,263,431


      1,142,973

                Total interest-bearing deposits

      9,050,464


      8,857,226


      8,407,114


      8,194,781


      8,312,876


      8,954,379


      8,467,479

             Noninterest-bearing

      3,663,419


      3,954,915


      4,225,192


      4,176,242


      4,224,842


      3,808,362


      4,192,687

                Total deposits

      12,713,883


      12,812,141


      12,632,306


      12,371,023


      12,537,718


      12,762,741


      12,660,166

           Federal funds purchased and securities sold














                under agreements to repurchase

      21,881


      26,380


      16,167


      32,637


      24,229


      24,118


      34,735

           FHLB short-term borrowings

      1,028,207


      925,144


      944,320


      892,786


      586,846


      976,960


      423,232

           Other

      132,088


      139,195


      184,439


      131,237


      109,353


      135,622


      71,535

                Total short-term borrowings

      1,182,176


      1,090,719


      1,144,926


      1,056,660


      720,428


      1,136,700


      529,502

           Long-term debt

      341,523


      343,619


      344,162


      350,058


      359,168


      342,565


      372,132

             Total borrowed funds

      1,523,699


      1,434,338


      1,489,088


      1,406,718


      1,079,596


      1,479,265


      901,634

           Accrued interest and other liabilities

      592,708


      614,310


      636,640


      519,069


      468,994


      603,449


      461,416

             Total Liabilities

      14,830,290


      14,860,789


      14,758,034


      14,296,810


      14,086,308


      14,845,455


      14,023,216















      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














           Common stock

      1,631,230


      1,633,396


      1,632,941


      1,631,078


      1,635,990


      1,632,307


      1,637,149

           Retained earnings

      1,034,092


      989,777


      941,987


      899,524


      866,910


      1,012,057


      854,351

           Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (330,263)


      (339,450)


      (361,284)


      (236,566)


      (190,949)


      (334,831)


      (115,120)

           Treasury stock, at cost

      (197,294)


      (201,513)


      (204,080)


      (204,857)


      (212,281)


      (199,392)


      (214,145)

             Total Shareholders' Equity

      2,137,765


      2,082,210


      2,009,564


      2,089,179


      2,099,670


      2,110,141


      2,162,235

             Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $  16,968,055


      $ 16,942,999


      $  16,767,598


      $  16,385,989


      $  16,185,978


      $  16,955,596


      $  16,185,451
















      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)








       Quarterly Averages


      Year-to-Date Averages



      June 30, 2023


      March 31, 2023


      June 30, 2022


      June 30, 2023


      June 30, 2022



      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Yield


      Balance


      Yield

      Earning assets



























          Investments:



























            Investment securities


      $  3,560,453


      $       35,575


      4.01 %


      $  3,635,317


      $      35,331


      3.94 %


      $  4,118,287


      $      28,555


      2.78 %


      $  3,597,678


      3.97 %


      $  4,212,649


      2.64 %

            Interest-bearing deposits with other banks


      329,584


      3,933


      4.79 %


      318,026


      3,544


      4.52 %


      294,136


      505


      0.69 %


      323,837


      4.66 %


      284,006


      0.44 %

          Gross loans (1)


      10,513,505


      184,387


      7.03 %


      10,373,302


      169,706


      6.63 %


      9,367,820


      97,091


      4.16 %


      10,443,791


      6.84 %


      9,317,576


      3.99 %

             Total earning assets


      14,403,542


      223,895


      6.23 %


      14,326,645


      208,581


      5.90 %


      13,780,243


      126,151


      3.67 %


      14,365,306


      6.07 %


      13,814,231


      3.50 %




























      Nonearning assets



























          Allowance for credit losses


      (145,578)






      (136,419)






      (123,950)






      (141,024)




      (126,760)



          Cash and due from banks


      221,527






      218,724






      248,463






      220,133




      244,887



          Accrued interest and other assets


      2,488,564






      2,534,049






      2,281,222






      2,511,181




      2,253,093



             Total assets


      $ 16,968,055






      $ 16,942,999






      $ 16,185,978






      $ 16,955,596




      $ 16,185,451






























      Interest-bearing liabilities



























          Deposits:



























            Interest-bearing demand


      $  2,906,855


      $        8,351


      1.15 %


      $  2,906,712


      $        6,604


      0.92 %


      $  3,180,846


      $           842


      0.11 %


      $  2,906,784


      1.04 %


      $  3,213,700


      0.08 %

            Savings


      3,749,902


      14,055


      1.50 %


      3,818,807


      7,628


      0.81 %


      4,076,380


      1,003


      0.10 %


      3,784,164


      1.16 %


      4,110,806


      0.09 %

            Time


      2,393,707


      21,886


      3.67 %


      2,131,707


      17,224


      3.28 %


      1,055,650


      1,118


      0.42 %


      2,263,431


      3.48 %


      1,142,973


      0.42 %

          Total interest-bearing deposits


      9,050,464


      44,292


      1.96 %


      8,857,226


      31,456


      1.44 %


      8,312,876


      2,963


      0.14 %


      8,954,379


      1.71 %


      8,467,479


      0.13 %

          Borrowed funds



























            Short-term borrowings


      1,182,176


      15,536


      5.27 %


      1,090,719


      12,950


      4.82 %


      720,428


      1,566


      0.87 %


      1,136,700


      5.05 %


      529,502


      0.72 %

            Long-term debt


      341,523


      4,835


      5.68 %


      343,619


      4,857


      5.73 %


      359,168


      4,612


      5.15 %


      342,565


      5.71 %


      372,132


      4.96 %

              Total borrowed funds


      1,523,699


      20,371


      5.36 %


      1,434,338


      17,807


      5.03 %


      1,079,596


      6,178


      2.30 %


      1,479,265


      5.20 %


      901,634


      2.47 %

             Total interest-bearing liabilities


      10,574,163


      64,663


      2.45 %


      10,291,564


      49,263


      1.94 %


      9,392,472


      9,141


      0.39 %


      10,433,644


      2.20 %


      9,369,113


      0.36 %




























      Noninterest-bearing liabilities



























          Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


      3,663,419






      3,954,915






      4,224,842






      3,808,362




      4,192,687



          Other liabilities


      592,708






      614,310






      468,994






      603,449




      461,416



          Shareholders' equity


      2,137,765






      2,082,210






      2,099,670






      2,110,141




      2,162,235



             Total liabilities & shareholders' equity


      $ 16,968,055






      $ 16,942,999






      $ 16,185,978






      $ 16,955,596




      $ 16,185,451






























      Net interest income


      $      159,232






      $      159,318






      $      117,010






      $      318,550




      $      223,355



      Net interest spread






      3.78 %






      3.96 %






      3.28 %




      3.87 %




      3.14 %

      Net interest margin






      4.43 %






      4.51 %






      3.41 %




      4.47 %




      3.26 %




























      Tax equivalent adjustment






      0.05 %






      0.04 %






      0.04 %




      0.04 %




      0.05 %

      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent)






      4.48 %






      4.55 %






      3.45 %




      4.51 %




      3.31 %























































      (1) Loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans are included in gross loans.



      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS  (1)

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)









































       Linked Qtr. Income Variance


       Comparable Qtr. Income Variance


      Year-to-Date Income Variance



      Rate


      Volume


      Total


      Rate


      Volume


      Total


      Rate


      Volume


      Total

      Earning assets



















          Investment securities


      $        593


      $       (349)


      $        244


      $    12,594


      $    (5,574)


      $      7,020


      $    27,944


      $  (12,120)


      $    15,824

          Interest-bearing deposits with other banks


      209


      180


      389


      3,005


      423


      3,428


      5,932


      920


      6,852

          Gross loans (2)


      10,223


      4,458


      14,681


      67,203


      20,093


      87,296


      131,636


      38,184


      169,820

             Total earning assets


      11,025


      4,289


      15,314


      82,802


      14,942


      97,744


      165,512


      26,984


      192,496




















      Interest-bearing liabilities



















          Total interest-bearing deposits


      $    11,414


      $      1,422


      $    12,836


      $    37,719


      $     3,610


      $    41,329


      $    66,043


      $     4,119


      $    70,162

          Borrowed funds



















          Short-term borrowings


      1,227


      1,359


      2,586


      7,902


      6,068


      13,970


      11,386


      15,217


      26,603

          Long-term debt


      (46)


      24


      (22)


      473


      (250)


      223


      1,373


      (837)


      536

             Total borrowed funds


      1,181


      1,383


      2,564


      8,375


      5,818


      14,193


      12,759


      14,380


      27,139

             Total interest-bearing liabilities


      12,595


      2,805


      15,400


      46,094


      9,428


      55,522


      78,802


      18,499


      97,301

                Net interest income (1)


      $    (1,570)


      $      1,484


      $        (86)


      $    36,708


      $     5,514


      $    42,222


      $    86,710


      $     8,485


      $    95,195







































      (1) Not tax equivalent.



















      (2) Loans held for sale and nonaccrual loans are included in gross loans.





      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CREDIT QUALITY

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)












      Six months ended,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      2023


      2023


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2023


      2022

      ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSS ACTIVITY











      Balance at beginning of period

      $  141,591


      $  132,977


      $  124,096


      $  117,885


      $  124,130


      $ 132,977


      $ 131,992

        Provision for credit losses

      12,719


      8,644


      8,689


      7,898


      (4,267)


      21,363


      (9,856)

        Gross charge-offs














          Commercial and industrial

      2,372


      730


      334


      1,947


      773


      3,102


      3,618

          Lease financing

      90


      13


      0


      13


      8


      103


      139

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

          Commercial real estate

      2,648


      66


      245


      3


      3,419


      2,714


      3,419

          Residential real estate

      20


      0


      79


      119


      4


      20


      26

          Home equity

      21


      91


      72


      45


      22


      112


      43

          Installment

      1,515


      1,524


      717


      294


      361


      3,039


      538

          Credit card

      274


      217


      212


      237


      212


      491


      458

            Total gross charge-offs

      6,940


      2,641


      1,659


      2,658


      4,799


      9,581


      8,241

        Recoveries














          Commercial and industrial

      631


      109


      293


      90


      177


      740


      556

          Lease financing

      1


      1


      0


      13


      3


      2


      36

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

          Commercial real estate

      153


      2,238


      1,327


      561


      2,194


      2,391


      2,416

          Residential real estate

      113


      66


      15


      35


      34


      179


      124

          Home equity

      232


      80


      88


      185


      360


      312


      625

          Installment

      90


      54


      68


      29


      47


      144


      68

          Credit card

      56


      63


      60


      58


      6


      119


      165

            Total recoveries

      1,276


      2,611


      1,851


      971


      2,821


      3,887


      3,990

        Total net charge-offs

      5,664


      30


      (192)


      1,687


      1,978


      5,694


      4,251

      Ending allowance for credit losses

      $  148,646


      $  141,591


      $  132,977


      $  124,096


      $  117,885


      $ 148,646


      $ 117,885















      NET CHARGE-OFFS TO AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES (ANNUALIZED)











        Commercial and industrial

      0.20 %


      0.07 %


      0.01 %


      0.24 %


      0.08 %


      0.14 %


      0.22 %

        Lease financing

      0.11 %


      0.02 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.01 %


      0.07 %


      0.17 %

        Construction real estate

      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %

        Commercial real estate

      0.25 %


      (0.22) %


      (0.11) %


      (0.06) %


      0.12 %


      0.02 %


      0.05 %

        Residential real estate

      (0.03) %


      (0.02) %


      0.02 %


      0.03 %


      (0.01) %


      (0.03) %


      (0.02) %

        Home equity

      (0.12) %


      0.01 %


      (0.01) %


      (0.08) %


      (0.19) %


      (0.06) %


      (0.17) %

        Installment

      3.32 %


      2.89 %


      1.24 %


      0.64 %


      0.90 %


      3.09 %


      0.71 %

        Credit card

      1.47 %


      1.12 %


      1.07 %


      1.29 %


      1.50 %


      1.30 %


      1.10 %

           Total net charge-offs

      0.22 %


      0.00 %


      (0.01) %


      0.07 %


      0.08 %


      0.11 %


      0.09 %















      COMPONENTS OF NONPERFORMING LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, AND UNDERPERFORMING ASSETS



        Nonaccrual loans (1)














          Commercial and industrial

      $    21,508


      $    13,971


      $     8,242


      $     8,719


      $    11,675


      $   21,508


      $   11,675

          Lease financing

      4,833


      175


      178


      199


      217


      4,833


      217

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

          Commercial real estate

      11,876


      5,362


      5,786


      13,435


      14,650


      11,876


      14,650

          Residential real estate

      11,697


      11,129


      10,691


      10,250


      8,879


      11,697


      8,879

          Home equity

      3,239


      3,399


      3,123


      3,445


      3,331


      3,239


      3,331

          Installment

      568


      544


      603


      279


      170


      568


      170

            Nonaccrual loans

      53,721


      34,580


      28,623


      36,327


      38,922


      53,721


      38,922

        Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) (2)

      N/A


      N/A


      10,960


      11,022


      11,225


      N/A


      11,225

           Total nonperforming loans (2)

      53,721


      34,580


      39,583


      47,349


      50,147


      53,721


      50,147

        Other real estate owned (OREO)

      281


      191


      191


      22


      22


      281


      22

           Total nonperforming assets (2)

      54,002


      34,771


      39,774


      47,371


      50,169


      54,002


      50,169

        Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

      873


      159


      857


      139


      142


      873


      142

           Total underperforming assets (2)

      $    54,875


      $    34,930


      $    40,631


      $    47,510


      $    50,311


      $   54,875


      $   50,311

      Total classified assets (2)

      $  138,909


      $  158,984


      $  128,137


      $  114,956


      $  119,769


      $ 138,909


      $ 119,769















      CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS











      Allowance for credit losses to














           Nonaccrual loans

      276.70 %


      409.46 %


      464.58 %


      341.61 %


      302.87 %


      276.70 %


      302.87 %

           Nonperforming loans

      276.70 %


      409.46 %


      335.94 %


      262.09 %


      235.08 %


      276.70 %


      235.08 %

           Total ending loans

      1.41 %


      1.36 %


      1.29 %


      1.27 %


      1.25 %


      1.41 %


      1.25 %

      Nonperforming loans to total loans

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.38 %


      0.48 %


      0.53 %


      0.51 %


      0.53 %

      Nonaccrual loans to total loans

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.28 %


      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.51 %


      0.41 %

      Nonperforming assets to














           Ending loans, plus OREO

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.39 %


      0.48 %


      0.53 %


      0.51 %


      0.53 %

           Total assets

      0.32 %


      0.21 %


      0.23 %


      0.28 %


      0.31 %


      0.32 %


      0.31 %

      Nonperforming assets, excluding accruing TDRs to














           Ending loans, plus OREO

      0.51 %


      0.33 %


      0.28 %


      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.51 %


      0.41 %

           Total assets

      0.32 %


      0.21 %


      0.17 %


      0.22 %


      0.24 %


      0.32 %


      0.24 %

      Classified assets to total assets

      0.81 %


      0.94 %


      0.75 %


      0.69 %


      0.74 %


      0.81 %


      0.74 %
















      (1)  Nonaccrual loans include nonaccrual TDRs of $10.0 million, $12.8 million, and $9.5 million, as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and June 30, 2022, respectively.

      (2)  Upon adoption of ASU 2022-02 as of January 1, 2023, the TDR model was eliminated.  Prospectively, disclosures will include modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty (FDM).  FDMs are excluded from nonperforming, underperforming and classified assets. 

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CAPITAL ADEQUACY

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)












      Six months ended,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      June 30,


      2023


      2023


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2023


      2022

      PER COMMON SHARE














      Market Price














        High

      $        22.27


      $        26.24


      $        26.68


      $        23.75


      $        23.03


      $      26.24


      $     26.73

        Low

      $        18.20


      $        21.30


      $        21.56


      $        19.02


      $        19.09


      $      18.20


      $     19.09

        Close

      $        20.44


      $        21.77


      $        24.23


      $        21.08


      $        19.40


      $      20.44


      $     19.40















      Average shares outstanding - basic

      93,924,068


      93,732,532


      93,590,674


      93,582,250


      93,555,131


      93,828,829


      93,470,005

      Average shares outstanding - diluted

      95,169,348


      94,960,158


      94,831,788


      94,793,766


      94,449,817


      95,065,334


      94,357,392

      Ending shares outstanding

      95,185,483


      95,190,406


      94,891,099


      94,833,964


      94,448,792


      95,185,483


      94,448,792















      Total shareholders' equity

      $  2,143,419


      $  2,121,496


      $  2,041,373


      $  1,994,132


      $  2,068,670


      $                  2,143,419


      $                  2,068,670















      REGULATORY CAPITAL

      Preliminary










      Preliminary



      Common equity tier 1 capital

      $  1,481,913


      $  1,432,332


      $  1,399,420


      $  1,348,413


      $  1,307,259


      $                  1,481,913


      $                  1,307,259

      Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

      11.30 %


      11.00 %


      10.83 %


      10.82 %


      10.91 %


      11.30 %


      10.91 %

      Tier 1 capital

      $  1,526,362


      $  1,476,734


      $  1,443,698


      $  1,392,565


      $  1,351,287


      $                  1,526,362


      $                  1,351,287

      Tier 1 ratio

      11.64 %


      11.34 %


      11.17 %


      11.17 %


      11.28 %


      11.64 %


      11.28 %

      Total capital

      $  1,828,737


      $  1,778,917


      $  1,762,971


      $  1,711,741


      $  1,670,367


      $                  1,828,737


      $                  1,670,367

      Total capital ratio

      13.94 %


      13.66 %


      13.64 %


      13.73 %


      13.94 %


      13.94 %


      13.94 %

      Total capital in excess of minimum requirement

      $    451,297


      $    411,234


      $    406,032


      $    402,662


      $    412,167


      $  451,297


      $ 412,167

      Total risk-weighted assets

      $  13,118,477


      $  13,025,552


      $  12,923,233


      $  12,467,422


      $  11,982,860


      $  13,118,477


      $  11,982,860

      Leverage ratio

      9.33 %


      9.03 %


      8.89 %


      8.88 %


      8.76 %


      9.33 %


      8.76 %















      OTHER CAPITAL RATIOS














      Ending shareholders' equity to ending assets

      12.54 %


      12.53 %


      12.01 %


      12.00 %


      12.74 %


      12.54 %


      12.74 %

      Ending tangible shareholders' equity to ending tangible assets (1)

      6.56 %


      6.47 %


      5.95 %


      5.79 %


      6.40 %


      6.56 %


      6.40 %

      Average shareholders' equity to average assets

      12.60 %


      12.29 %


      11.98 %


      12.75 %


      12.97 %


      12.45 %


      13.36 %

      Average tangible shareholders' equity to average tangible assets (1)

      6.57 %


      6.21 %


      5.84 %


      6.49 %


      6.62 %


      6.39 %


      7.03 %















      REPURCHASE PROGRAM (2)














      Shares repurchased

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

      Average share repurchase price

      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A

      Total cost of shares repurchased

      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A
















      (1) Non-GAAP measure.  For details on the calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the GAAP financial measure, see the sections titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this release and "Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation" in the accompanying slide presentation.

      (2) Represents share repurchases as part of publicly announced plans.






















      N/A = Not applicable














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