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      First Financial Bancorp Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results


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      • Earnings per diluted share of $0.59; $0.61 on an adjusted(1) basis
      • Return on average assets of 1.35%; 1.40% on an adjusted(1) basis
      • Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 3.98%; 53 bp increase from linked quarter
      • Loan growth of $377.0 million; 15.9% on an annualized basis
      • Strong credit quality with declines in net charge-offs, classified and nonperforming assets from the linked quarter
         

      CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.  

      For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company reported net income of $55.7 million, or $0.59 per diluted common share.  These results compare to net income of $51.5 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, First Financial had earnings per diluted share of $1.57 compared to $1.64 for the same period in 2021.

      Return on average assets for the third quarter of 2022 was 1.35% while return on average tangible common equity was 22.29%(1).  These compare to return on average assets of 1.28% and return on average tangible common equity of 20.68%(1) in the second quarter of 2022. 

      Third quarter 2022 highlights include:

      • Strong loan growth when compared to linked quarter(2)
        • Loan balances increased $377.0 million compared to the second quarter
        • Growth of 15.9% on an annualized basis
        • Broad based portfolio growth
      • Net interest margin of 3.93%, or 3.98% on a fully tax-equivalent basis(1), exceeded expectations
        • 53 bp increase to 3.98% from 3.45% in the second quarter due to higher asset yields resulting from higher interest rates
        • 89 bp increase in loan yields offset 11 basis point increase in cost of deposits
      • Noninterest income of $42.5 million, or $43.4 million as adjusted(1)
        • Foreign exchange income of $11.8 million exceeded expectations; 12.8% decline from record second quarter
        • Leasing business income of $7.1 million; consistent with second quarter
        • Wealth management fees remained strong at $5.5 million
        • Mortgage banking revenue decreased $1.5 million; 28.8% decrease from the linked quarter
        • Other noninterest income decreased $1.4 million in current quarter due to elevated income from investments in limited partnerships in second quarter
        • Adjusted(1) for $0.9 million loss on investment securities

      (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 September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 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.  

      • Noninterest expenses of $125.1 million, or $106.1 million as adjusted(1)
        • Adjustments(1) include $17.2 million tax credit investment writedown and $1.4 million of severance costs
        • Increase driven by elevated incentive costs tied to Company performance and higher leasing business expenses during the period
        • Efficiency ratio of 69.3%; 58.5% as adjusted(1) 
      • Total Allowance for Credit Losses of $141.1 million; Total quarterly provision expense of $8.3 million
        • Loans and leases - ACL of $124.1 million, 1.27% of total loans
        • Unfunded Commitments - ACL of $17.0 million
        • Provision expense driven by loan growth and slower prepayment speeds
        • Net charge-offs declined slightly to 7 bps of average loans and leases
      • Regulatory capital ratios remain in excess of internal targets
        • Total capital ratio of 13.73%
        • Tier 1 common equity decreased 9 bps to 10.82%
        • Tangible common equity of 5.79%(1); 8.07%(1) excluding impact from AOCI
        • Tangible book value per share of $9.48(1)

      Archie Brown, President and CEO, commented on the quarter, "We are very excited about our third quarter performance.  Adjusted earnings per share increased approximately 9% from the second quarter due to record revenue, which was driven by an 18% increase in net interest income.  Recent rate increases continued to positively impact our asset sensitive balance sheet as our net interest margin accelerated by 53 basis points."  

      Mr. Brown continued, "Credit trends remained stable across the portfolio with slight reductions in non-performing loan and net charge off ratios.  Even with these improvements, our loan loss reserve grew modestly to account for loan growth and the intermediate economic outlook." 

      Mr. Brown commented on loan growth, "We were very pleased with loan growth in the third quarter.  Loan balances increased by $377 million or 15.9% on an annualized basis, which was driven by increases in C&I, Consumer and Residential Mortgage.  Given our expectations for the economy in the near-term and moderating loan pipelines, we expect loan growth to ease in the coming months."

      Mr. Brown continued, "Non-interest income was once again negatively impacted by rising rates and changes made to our overdraft program.  We also experienced an expected decline in foreign exchange income from a record second quarter and mortgage activity suffered from softening demand.  While we expect headwinds in the fourth quarter, we anticipate that fee income will increase modestly to close the year."

      Mr. Brown concluded, "Our third quarter performance was strong and we are optimistic we can sustain this momentum over the remainder of 2022 and into the new year.  Our balance sheet is well positioned for rising rates.  In addition, with a loan to deposit ratio under 80%, strong liquidity and positive credit trends, we believe we are well situated to manage a potential economic downturn."

      Full detail of the Company's third quarter 2022 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, October 21, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial (844) 200-6205 (U.S. toll free), (646) 904-5544 (U.S. local) or +1 (929) 526-1599 (International), access code 202818.  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 (866) 813-9403 (U.S. toll free), (929) 458-6194 (U.S. local) and +44 204 525-0658 (all other locations), access code 986167.  The recording will be available until November 4, 2022.  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, 2021, 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 September 30, 2022, the Company had $16.6 billion in assets, $9.8 billion in loans, $12.3 billion in deposits and $2.0 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 $3.0 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2022.  The Company operated 134 full service banking centers as of September 30, 2022, primarily 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,


      Nine months ended,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2021


      2022


      2021

      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS














      Net income

      $      55,705


      $      51,520


      $      41,301


      $      46,945


      $      60,012


      $    148,526


      $    158,215

      Net earnings per share - basic

      $          0.60


      $          0.55


      $          0.44


      $          0.51


      $          0.64


      $          1.59


      $          1.65

      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $          0.59


      $          0.55


      $          0.44


      $          0.50


      $          0.63


      $          1.57


      $          1.64

      Dividends declared per share

      $          0.23


      $          0.23


      $          0.23


      $          0.23


      $          0.23


      $          0.69


      $          0.69















      KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS














      Return on average assets

      1.35 %


      1.28 %


      1.03 %


      1.16 %


      1.49 %


      1.22 %


      1.32 %

      Return on average shareholders' equity

      10.58 %


      9.84 %


      7.53 %


      8.31 %


      10.53 %


      9.29 %


      9.34 %

      Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (1)

      22.29 %


      20.68 %


      14.93 %


      15.11 %


      19.03 %


      19.14 %


      16.87 %















      Net interest margin

      3.93 %


      3.41 %


      3.11 %


      3.19 %


      3.28 %


      3.49 %


      3.30 %

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

      3.98 %


      3.45 %


      3.16 %


      3.23 %


      3.32 %


      3.53 %


      3.34 %















      Ending shareholders' equity as a percent of ending assets

      12.00 %


      12.74 %


      13.35 %


      13.83 %


      14.01 %


      12.00 %


      14.01 %

      Ending tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of:














      Ending tangible assets (1)

      5.79 %


      6.40 %


      6.95 %


      7.58 %


      8.21 %


      5.79 %


      8.21 %

      Risk-weighted assets (1)

      7.21 %


      8.09 %


      8.85 %


      9.91 %


      10.76 %


      7.21 %


      10.76 %















      Average shareholders' equity as a percent of average assets

      12.75 %


      12.97 %


      13.75 %


      13.98 %


      14.14 %


      13.15 %


      14.09 %

      Average tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of














          average tangible assets (1)

      6.49 %


      6.62 %


      7.44 %


      8.20 %


      8.35 %


      6.85 %


      8.32 %















      Book value per share

      $          21.03


      $          21.90


      $          22.63


      $         23.99


      $          23.85


      $          21.03


      $          23.85

      Tangible book value per share (1)

      $            9.48


      $          10.27


      $          10.97


      $         12.26


      $          13.09


      $            9.48


      $          13.09















      Common equity tier 1 ratio (3)

      10.82 %


      10.91 %


      10.87 %


      10.85 %


      11.55 %


      10.82 %


      11.55 %

      Tier 1 ratio (3)

      11.17 %


      11.28 %


      11.24 %


      11.22 %


      11.92 %


      11.17 %


      11.92 %

      Total capital ratio (3)

      13.73 %


      13.94 %


      13.97 %


      14.11 %


      14.97 %


      13.73 %


      14.97 %

      Leverage ratio (3)

      8.88 %


      8.76 %


      8.64 %


      8.70 %


      9.05 %


      8.88 %


      9.05 %















      AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ITEMS














      Loans (4)

      $   9,597,197


      $    9,367,820


      $    9,266,774


      $    9,283,227


      $    9,502,750


      $    9,411,807


      $    9,760,545

      Investment securities

      4,003,472


      4,118,287


      4,308,059


      4,343,513


      4,189,253


      4,142,157


      4,035,639

      Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      317,146


      294,136


      273,763


      166,904


      32,400


      295,174


      41,582

        Total earning assets

      $  13,917,815


      $  13,780,243


      $  13,848,596


      $  13,793,644


      $  13,724,403


      $  13,849,138


      $  13,837,766

      Total assets

      $  16,385,989


      $  16,185,978


      $  16,184,919


      $  16,036,417


      $  15,995,808


      $  16,253,031


      $  16,084,472

      Noninterest-bearing deposits

      $    4,176,242


      $    4,224,842


      $    4,160,175


      $    4,191,457


      $    3,981,404


      $    4,187,145


      $    3,942,210

      Interest-bearing deposits

      8,194,781


      8,312,876


      8,623,800


      8,693,792


      8,685,949


      8,375,581


      8,642,339

        Total deposits

      $  12,371,023


      $  12,537,718


      $  12,783,975


      $  12,885,249


      $  12,667,353


      $  12,562,726


      $  12,584,549

      Borrowings

      $    1,406,718


      $    1,079,596


      $       721,695


      $       396,743


      $       562,964


      $    1,071,845


      $       731,634

      Shareholders' equity

      $    2,089,179


      $    2,099,670


      $    2,225,495


      $    2,241,820


      $    2,261,293


      $    2,137,615


      $    2,265,868















      CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS













      Allowance to ending loans

      1.27 %


      1.25 %


      1.34 %


      1.42 %


      1.59 %


      1.27 %


      1.59 %

      Allowance to nonaccrual loans

      339.95 %


      302.87 %


      273.09 %


      272.76 %


      225.73 %


      339.95 %


      225.73 %

      Allowance to nonperforming loans

      261.11 %


      235.08 %


      231.98 %


      219.96 %


      192.35 %


      261.11 %


      192.35 %

      Nonperforming loans to total loans

      0.49 %


      0.53 %


      0.58 %


      0.65 %


      0.83 %


      0.49 %


      0.83 %

      Nonaccrual loans to total loans

      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.49 %


      0.52 %


      0.70 %


      0.37 %


      0.70 %

      Nonperforming assets to ending loans, plus OREO

      0.49 %


      0.53 %


      0.58 %


      0.65 %


      0.83 %


      0.49 %


      0.83 %

      Nonperforming assets to total assets

      0.29 %


      0.31 %


      0.33 %


      0.37 %


      0.49 %


      0.29 %


      0.49 %

      Classified assets to total assets

      0.69 %


      0.74 %


      0.67 %


      0.64 %


      1.04 %


      0.69 %


      1.04 %

      Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)

      0.07 %


      0.08 %


      0.10 %


      0.32 %


      0.10 %


      0.08 %


      0.24 %



      (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) September 30, 2022 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,


      Nine months ended,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      2022


      2021


      % Change


      2022


      2021


      % Change

      Interest income












        Loans and leases, including fees

      $     122,170


      $       96,428


      26.7 %


      $     306,443


      $     292,853


      4.6 %

        Investment securities












           Taxable

      26,331


      20,088


      31.1 %


      72,066


      58,219


      23.8 %

           Tax-exempt

      5,014


      4,282


      17.1 %


      14,361


      14,196


      1.2 %

              Total investment securities interest

      31,345


      24,370


      28.6 %


      86,427


      72,415


      19.3 %

        Other earning assets

      1,597


      23


      N/M


      2,222


      76


      N/M

             Total interest income

      155,112


      120,821


      28.4 %


      395,092


      365,344


      8.1 %













      Interest expense












        Deposits

      6,386


      3,320


      92.3 %


      11,972


      11,346


      5.5 %

        Short-term borrowings

      6,158


      68


      N/M


      8,041


      188


      N/M

        Long-term borrowings

      4,676


      4,023


      16.2 %


      13,832


      12,498


      10.7 %

            Total interest expense

      17,220


      7,411


      132.4 %


      33,845


      24,032


      40.8 %

            Net interest income

      137,892


      113,410


      21.6 %


      361,247


      341,312


      5.8 %

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      7,898


      (8,193)


      (196.4) %


      (1,958)


      (9,499)


      (79.4) %

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      386


      (1,951)


      (119.8) %


      3,641


      (896)


      (506.4) %

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      129,608


      123,554


      4.9 %


      359,564


      351,707


      2.2 %













      Noninterest income












        Service charges on deposit accounts

      6,279


      8,548


      (26.5) %


      21,656


      23,231


      (6.8) %

        Trust and wealth management fees

      5,487


      5,896


      (6.9) %


      17,858


      17,742


      0.7 %

        Bankcard income

      3,484


      3,838


      (9.2) %


      10,644


      10,698


      (0.5) %

        Client derivative fees

      1,447


      2,273


      (36.3) %


      3,619


      5,624


      (35.7) %

        Foreign exchange income

      11,752


      9,191


      27.9 %


      35,373


      31,985


      10.6 %

        Leasing business income

      7,127


      0


      100.0 %


      20,450


      0


      100.0 %

        Net gains from sales of loans

      3,729


      8,586


      (56.6) %


      12,842


      26,529


      (51.6) %

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (179)


      (314)


      (43.0) %


      (176)


      (745)


      (76.4) %

        Net gain (loss) on equity  securities

      (701)


      108


      N/M


      (1,954)


      381


      N/M

        Other

      4,109


      4,411


      (6.8) %


      13,294


      10,401


      27.8 %

            Total noninterest income

      42,534


      42,537


      0.0 %


      133,606


      125,846


      6.2 %













      Noninterest expenses












        Salaries and employee benefits

      66,808


      61,717


      8.2 %


      195,747


      183,754


      6.5 %

        Net occupancy

      5,669


      5,571


      1.8 %


      16,774


      16,810


      (0.2) %

        Furniture and equipment

      3,222


      3,318


      (2.9) %


      9,990


      10,658


      (6.3) %

        Data processing

      8,497


      7,951


      6.9 %


      25,095


      23,102


      8.6 %

        Marketing

      2,523


      2,435


      3.6 %


      6,546


      5,831


      12.3 %

        Communication

      657


      669


      (1.8) %


      1,993


      2,253


      (11.5) %

        Professional services

      2,346


      2,199


      6.7 %


      6,719


      5,678


      18.3 %

        State intangible tax

      1,090


      1,202


      (9.3) %


      3,311


      3,605


      (8.2) %

        FDIC assessments

      1,885


      1,466


      28.6 %


      5,021


      4,177


      20.2 %

        Intangible amortization

      2,783


      2,479


      12.3 %


      8,612


      7,438


      15.8 %

        Leasing business expense

      5,746


      0


      100.0 %


      14,302


      0


      100.0 %

        Other

      23,842


      10,051


      137.2 %


      36,797


      27,901


      31.9 %

            Total noninterest expenses

      125,068


      99,058


      26.3 %


      330,907


      291,207


      13.6 %

      Income before income taxes

      47,074


      67,033


      (29.8) %


      162,263


      186,346


      (12.9) %

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      (8,631)


      7,021


      (222.9) %


      13,737


      28,131


      (51.2) %

            Net income

      $       55,705


      $       60,012


      (7.2) %


      $     148,526


      $     158,215


      (6.1) %













      ADDITIONAL DATA












      Net earnings per share - basic

      $          0.60


      $          0.64




      $          1.59


      $          1.65



      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $          0.59


      $          0.63




      $          1.57


      $          1.64



      Dividends declared per share

      $          0.23


      $          0.23




      $          0.69


      $          0.69















      Return on average assets

      1.35 %


      1.49 %




      1.22 %


      1.32 %



      Return on average shareholders' equity

      10.58 %


      10.53 %




      9.29 %


      9.34 %















      Interest income

      $     155,112


      $     120,821


      28.4 %


      $     395,092


      $     365,344


      8.1 %

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,712


      1,434


      19.4 %


      4,804


      4,705


      2.1 %

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      156,824


      122,255


      28.3 %


      399,896


      370,049


      8.1 %

      Interest expense

      17,220


      7,411


      132.4 %


      33,845


      24,032


      40.8 %

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $     139,604


      $     114,844


      21.6 %


      $     366,051


      $     346,017


      5.8 %













      Net interest margin

      3.93 %


      3.28 %




      3.49 %


      3.30 %



      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      3.98 %


      3.32 %




      3.53 %


      3.34 %















      Full-time equivalent employees

      2,072


      2,026










      (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


      Third


      Second


      First


      Year to


      % Change


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Date


      Linked Qtr.

      Interest income










        Loans and leases, including fees

      $ 122,170


      $   97,091


      $   87,182


      $ 306,443


      25.8 %

        Investment securities










           Taxable

      26,331


      23,639


      22,096


      72,066


      11.4 %

           Tax-exempt

      5,014


      4,916


      4,431


      14,361


      2.0 %

              Total investment securities interest

      31,345


      28,555


      26,527


      86,427


      9.8 %

        Other earning assets

      1,597


      505


      120


      2,222


      216.2 %

             Total interest income

      155,112


      126,151


      113,829


      395,092


      23.0 %











      Interest expense










        Deposits

      6,386


      2,963


      2,623


      11,972


      115.5 %

        Short-term borrowings

      6,158


      1,566


      317


      8,041


      293.2 %

        Long-term borrowings

      4,676


      4,612


      4,544


      13,832


      1.4 %

            Total interest expense

      17,220


      9,141


      7,484


      33,845


      88.4 %

            Net interest income

      137,892


      117,010


      106,345


      361,247


      17.8 %

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      7,898


      (4,267)


      (5,589)


      (1,958)


      (285.1) %

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      386


      3,481


      (226)


      3,641


      (88.9) %

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      129,608


      117,796


      112,160


      359,564


      10.0 %











      Noninterest income










        Service charges on deposit accounts

      6,279


      7,648


      7,729


      21,656


      (17.9) %

        Trust and wealth management fees

      5,487


      6,311


      6,060


      17,858


      (13.1) %

        Bankcard income

      3,484


      3,823


      3,337


      10,644


      (8.9) %

        Client derivative fees

      1,447


      1,369


      803


      3,619


      5.7 %

        Foreign exchange income

      11,752


      13,470


      10,151


      35,373


      (12.8) %

        Leasing business income

      7,127


      7,247


      6,076


      20,450


      (1.7) %

        Net gains from sales of loans

      3,729


      5,241


      3,872


      12,842


      (28.8) %

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (179)


      0


      3


      (176)


      (100.0) %

        Net  gain (loss) on equity  securities

      (701)


      (1,054)


      (199)


      (1,954)


      (33.5) %

        Other

      4,109


      5,723


      3,462


      13,294


      (28.2) %

            Total noninterest income

      42,534


      49,778


      41,294


      133,606


      (14.6) %











      Noninterest expenses










        Salaries and employee benefits

      66,808


      64,992


      63,947


      195,747


      2.8 %

        Net occupancy

      5,669


      5,359


      5,746


      16,774


      5.8 %

        Furniture and equipment

      3,222


      3,201


      3,567


      9,990


      0.7 %

        Data processing

      8,497


      8,334


      8,264


      25,095


      2.0 %

        Marketing

      2,523


      2,323


      1,700


      6,546


      8.6 %

        Communication

      657


      670


      666


      1,993


      (1.9) %

        Professional services

      2,346


      2,214


      2,159


      6,719


      6.0 %

        State intangible tax

      1,090


      1,090


      1,131


      3,311


      0.0 %

        FDIC assessments

      1,885


      1,677


      1,459


      5,021


      12.4 %

        Intangible amortization

      2,783


      2,915


      2,914


      8,612


      (4.5) %

        Leasing business expense

      5,746


      4,687


      3,869


      14,302


      22.6 %

        Other

      23,842


      5,572


      7,383


      36,797


      327.9 %

            Total noninterest expenses

      125,068


      103,034


      102,805


      330,907


      21.4 %

      Income before income taxes

      47,074


      64,540


      50,649


      162,263


      (27.1) %

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      (8,631)


      13,020


      9,348


      13,737


      (166.3) %

            Net income

      $   55,705


      $   51,520


      $   41,301


      $ 148,526


      8.1 %











      ADDITIONAL DATA










      Net earnings per share - basic

      $      0.60


      $      0.55


      $      0.44


      $      1.59



      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $      0.59


      $      0.55


      $      0.44


      $      1.57



      Dividends declared per share

      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.69













      Return on average assets

      1.35 %


      1.28 %


      1.03 %


      1.22 %



      Return on average shareholders' equity

      10.58 %


      9.84 %


      7.53 %


      9.29 %













      Interest income

      $ 155,112


      $ 126,151


      $ 113,829


      $ 395,092


      23.0 %

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,712


      1,625


      1,467


      4,804


      5.4 %

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      156,824


      127,776


      115,296


      399,896


      22.7 %

      Interest expense

      17,220


      9,141


      7,484


      33,845


      88.4 %

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $ 139,604


      $ 118,635


      $ 107,812


      $ 366,051


      17.7 %











      Net interest margin

      3.93 %


      3.41 %


      3.11 %


      3.49 %



      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      3.98 %


      3.45 %


      3.16 %


      3.53 %













      Full-time equivalent employees

      2,072


      2,096


      2,050 (2)















      (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.

      (2) Includes 65 FTE from Summit acquisition.










      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)












      2021


      Fourth


      Third


      Second


      First


      Full


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Quarter


      Year

      Interest income










        Loans and leases, including fees

      $  92,682


      $  96,428


      $  97,494


      $  98,931


      $ 385,535

        Investment securities










           Taxable

      20,993


      20,088


      19,524


      18,607


      79,212

           Tax-exempt

      4,127


      4,282


      4,871


      5,043


      18,323

              Total investment securities interest

      25,120


      24,370


      24,395


      23,650


      97,535

        Other earning assets

      71


      23


      25


      28


      147

             Total interest income

      117,873


      120,821


      121,914


      122,609


      483,217











      Interest expense










        Deposits

      3,089


      3,320


      3,693


      4,333


      14,435

        Short-term borrowings

      10


      68


      53


      67


      198

        Long-term borrowings

      3,968


      4,023


      4,142


      4,333


      16,466

            Total interest expense

      7,067


      7,411


      7,888


      8,733


      31,099

            Net interest income

      110,806


      113,410


      114,026


      113,876


      452,118

        Provision for credit losses-loans and leases

      (9,525)


      (8,193)


      (4,756)


      3,450


      (19,024)

        Provision for credit losses-unfunded commitments

      1,799


      (1,951)


      517


      538


      903

            Net interest income after provision for credit losses

      118,532


      123,554


      118,265


      109,888


      470,239











      Noninterest income










        Service charges on deposit accounts

      8,645


      8,548


      7,537


      7,146


      31,876

        Trust and wealth management fees

      6,038


      5,896


      6,216


      5,630


      23,780

        Bankcard income

      3,602


      3,838


      3,732


      3,128


      14,300

        Client derivative fees

      2,303


      2,273


      1,795


      1,556


      7,927

        Foreign exchange income

      12,808


      9,191


      12,037


      10,757


      44,793

        Leasing business income

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

        Net gains from sales of loans

      6,492


      8,586


      8,489


      9,454


      33,021

        Net gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      (14)


      (314)


      (265)


      (166)


      (759)

        Net  gain (loss) on equity  securities

      321


      108


      161


      112


      702

        Other

      5,465


      4,411


      3,285


      2,705


      15,866

            Total noninterest income

      45,660


      42,537


      42,987


      40,322


      171,506











      Noninterest expenses










        Salaries and employee benefits

      62,170


      61,717


      60,784


      61,253


      245,924

        Net occupancy

      5,332


      5,571


      5,535


      5,704


      22,142

        Furniture and equipment

      3,161


      3,318


      3,371


      3,969


      13,819

        Data processing

      8,261


      7,951


      7,864


      7,287


      31,363

        Marketing

      2,152


      2,435


      2,035


      1,361


      7,983

        Communication

      677


      669


      746


      838


      2,930

        Professional services

      5,998


      2,199


      2,029


      1,450


      11,676

        State intangible tax

      651


      1,202


      1,201


      1,202


      4,256

        FDIC assessments

      1,453


      1,466


      1,362


      1,349


      5,630

        Intangible amortization

      2,401


      2,479


      2,480


      2,479


      9,839

        Leasing business expense

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

        Other

      17,349


      10,051


      12,236


      5,614


      45,250

            Total noninterest expenses

      109,605


      99,058


      99,643


      92,506


      400,812

      Income before income taxes

      54,587


      67,033


      61,609


      57,704


      240,933

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      7,642


      7,021


      10,721


      10,389


      35,773

            Net income

      $  46,945


      $  60,012


      $  50,888


      $  47,315


      $ 205,160











      ADDITIONAL DATA










      Net earnings per share - basic

      $     0.51


      $      0.64


      $      0.53


      $      0.49


      $      2.16

      Net earnings per share - diluted

      $     0.50


      $      0.63


      $      0.52


      $      0.48


      $      2.14

      Dividends declared per share

      $     0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.23


      $      0.92











      Return on average assets

      1.16 %


      1.49 %


      1.26 %


      1.20 %


      1.28 %

      Return on average shareholders' equity

      8.31 %


      10.53 %


      9.02 %


      8.44 %


      9.08 %











      Interest income

      $  117,873


      $ 120,821


      $ 121,914


      $ 122,609


      $ 483,217

      Tax equivalent adjustment

      1,386


      1,434


      1,619


      1,652


      6,091

         Interest income - tax equivalent

      119,259


      122,255


      123,533


      124,261


      489,308

      Interest expense

      7,067


      7,411


      7,888


      8,733


      31,099

         Net interest income - tax equivalent

      $  112,192


      $ 114,844


      $ 115,645


      $ 115,528


      $ 458,209











      Net interest margin

      3.19 %


      3.28 %


      3.27 %


      3.35 %


      3.27 %

      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

      3.23 %


      3.32 %


      3.31 %


      3.40 %


      3.31 %











      Full-time equivalent employees

      1,994


      2,026


      2,053


      2,063













      (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)
















      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      % Change


      % Change


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2021


      Linked Qtr.


      Comp Qtr.

      ASSETS














           Cash and due from banks

      $      195,553


      $      217,481


      $      214,571


      $      220,031


      $      209,748


      (10.1) %


      (6.8) %

           Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      338,978


      270,042


      243,004


      214,811


      29,799


      25.5 %


      1,037.5 %

           Investment securities available-for-sale

      3,531,353


      3,843,580


      3,957,882


      4,207,846


      4,114,094


      (8.1) %


      (14.2) %

           Investment securities held-to-maturity

      85,823


      88,057


      92,597


      98,420


      103,886


      (2.5) %


      (17.4) %

           Other investments

      138,767


      132,151


      114,563


      102,971


      97,831


      5.0 %


      41.8 %

           Loans held for sale

      10,684


      22,044


      12,670


      29,482


      33,835


      (51.5) %


      (68.4) %

           Loans and leases














             Commercial and industrial

      3,139,219


      2,927,175


      2,800,209


      2,720,028


      2,602,848


      7.2 %


      20.6 %

             Lease financing

      176,072


      146,639


      125,867


      109,624


      67,855


      20.1 %


      159.5 %

             Construction real estate

      489,446


      449,734


      479,744


      455,894


      477,004


      8.8 %


      2.6 %

             Commercial real estate

      3,976,345


      4,007,037


      4,031,484


      4,226,614


      4,438,374


      (0.8) %


      (10.4) %

             Residential real estate

      1,024,596


      965,387


      913,838


      896,069


      922,492


      6.1 %


      11.1 %

             Home equity

      737,318


      725,700


      707,973


      708,399


      709,050


      1.6 %


      4.0 %

             Installment

      202,267


      146,680


      132,197


      119,454


      96,077


      37.9 %


      110.5 %

             Credit card

      52,173


      52,065


      50,305


      52,217


      47,231


      0.2 %


      10.5 %

                Total loans

      9,797,436


      9,420,417


      9,241,617


      9,288,299


      9,360,931


      4.0 %


      4.7 %

             Less:














                Allowance for credit losses

      (124,096)


      (117,885)


      (124,130)


      (131,992)


      (148,903)


      5.3 %


      (16.7) %

                      Net loans

      9,673,340


      9,302,532


      9,117,487


      9,156,307


      9,212,028


      4.0 %


      5.0 %

           Premises and equipment

      189,067


      191,099


      190,975


      193,040


      192,580


      (1.1) %


      (1.8) %

           Operating leases

      84,851


      82,659


      61,927


      60,811


      0


      2.7 %


      100.0 %

           Goodwill

      998,422


      999,959


      999,959


      1,000,749


      937,771


      (0.2) %


      6.5 %

           Other intangibles

      96,528


      99,019


      101,673


      104,367


      71,663


      (2.5) %


      34.7 %

           Accrued interest and other assets

      1,280,427


      995,091


      901,842


      940,306


      953,358


      28.7 %


      34.3 %

             Total Assets

      $  16,623,793


      $ 16,243,714


      $  16,009,150


      $ 16,329,141


      $  15,956,593


      2.3 %


      4.2 %















      LIABILITIES














           Deposits














             Interest-bearing demand

      $   2,980,465


      $   3,096,365


      $   3,246,646


      $   3,198,745


      $   2,916,860


      (3.7) %


      2.2 %

             Savings

      3,980,020


      4,029,717


      4,188,867


      4,157,374


      4,223,905


      (1.2) %


      (5.8) %

             Time

      1,242,412


      1,026,918


      1,121,966


      1,330,263


      1,517,419


      21.0 %


      (18.1) %

                Total interest-bearing deposits

      8,202,897


      8,153,000


      8,557,479


      8,686,382


      8,658,184


      0.6 %


      (5.3) %

             Noninterest-bearing

      4,137,038


      4,124,111


      4,261,429


      4,185,572


      4,019,197


      0.3 %


      2.9 %

                Total deposits

      12,339,935


      12,277,111


      12,818,908


      12,871,954


      12,677,381


      0.5 %


      (2.7) %

           Federal funds purchased and securities sold














               under agreements to repurchase

      3,535


      0


      0


      51,203


      81,850


      100.0 %


      (95.7) %

           FHLB short-term borrowings

      972,600


      896,000


      185,000


      225,000


      107,000


      8.5 %


      809.0 %

           Other

      184,912


      152,226


      57,247


      20,000


      0


      21.5 %


      100.0 %

                Total short-term borrowings

      1,161,047


      1,048,226


      242,247


      296,203


      188,850


      10.8 %


      514.8 %

           Long-term debt

      355,116


      358,578


      379,840


      409,832


      313,230


      (1.0) %


      13.4 %

                Total borrowed funds

      1,516,163


      1,406,804


      622,087


      706,035


      502,080


      7.8 %


      202.0 %

           Accrued interest and other liabilities

      773,563


      491,129


      430,710


      492,210


      540,962


      57.5 %


      43.0 %

             Total Liabilities

      14,629,661


      14,175,044


      13,871,705


      14,070,199


      13,720,423


      3.2 %


      6.6 %















      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














           Common stock

      1,631,696


      1,637,237


      1,634,903


      1,640,358


      1,637,065


      (0.3) %


      (0.3) %

           Retained earnings

      920,943


      887,006


      857,178


      837,473


      812,082


      3.8 %


      13.4 %

           Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

      (354,570)


      (243,328)


      (142,477)


      (433)


      14,230


      45.7 %


      N/M

           Treasury stock, at cost

      (203,937)


      (212,245)


      (212,159)


      (218,456)


      (227,207)


      (3.9) %


      (10.2) %

             Total Shareholders' Equity

      1,994,132


      2,068,670


      2,137,445


      2,258,942


      2,236,170


      (3.6) %


      (10.8) %

             Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $  16,623,793


      $ 16,243,714


      $  16,009,150


      $ 16,329,141


      $  15,956,593


      2.3 %


      4.2 %


      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)








      Quarterly Averages


      Year-to-Date Averages


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2021


      2022


      2021

      ASSETS














           Cash and due from banks

      $      228,068


      $      248,463


      $      241,271


      $      253,091


      $      245,212


      $      239,219


      $      238,531

           Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

      317,146


      294,136


      273,763


      166,904


      32,400


      295,174


      41,582

           Investment securities

      4,003,472


      4,118,287


      4,308,059


      4,343,513


      4,189,253


      4,142,157


      4,035,639

           Loans held for sale

      12,283


      15,446


      15,589


      24,491


      28,365


      14,427


      28,796

           Loans and leases














             Commercial and industrial

      3,040,547


      2,884,373


      2,736,613


      2,552,686


      2,634,306


      2,888,291


      2,870,954

             Lease financing

      158,667


      134,334


      115,703


      67,537


      67,159


      136,392


      67,918

             Construction real estate

      469,489


      460,609


      474,278


      460,588


      567,091


      468,108


      614,737

             Commercial real estate

      3,969,935


      4,025,493


      4,139,072


      4,391,328


      4,413,003


      4,044,214


      4,375,280

             Residential real estate

      998,476


      936,165


      903,567


      917,399


      937,969


      946,417


      952,939

             Home equity

      728,791


      716,219


      703,714


      709,954


      710,794


      716,333


      714,723

             Installment

      164,063


      140,145


      125,579


      106,188


      93,937


      143,403


      86,740

             Credit card

      54,946


      55,036


      52,659


      53,056


      50,126


      54,222


      48,458

                Total loans

      9,584,914


      9,352,374


      9,251,185


      9,258,736


      9,474,385


      9,397,380


      9,731,749

             Less:














                Allowance for credit losses

      (119,000)


      (123,950)


      (129,601)


      (144,756)


      (157,727)


      (124,145)


      (168,449)

                      Net loans

      9,465,914


      9,228,424


      9,121,584


      9,113,980


      9,316,658


      9,273,235


      9,563,300

           Premises and equipment

      190,738


      191,895


      192,832


      192,941


      193,775


      191,814


      200,273

           Operating leases

      83,970


      73,862


      61,297


      659


      0


      73,126


      0

           Goodwill

      999,690


      999,958


      1,000,238


      938,453


      937,771


      999,960


      937,771

           Other intangibles

      97,781


      100,354


      103,033


      71,006


      72,529


      100,370


      74,335

           Accrued interest and other assets

      986,927


      915,153


      867,253


      931,379


      979,845


      923,549


      964,245

             Total Assets

      $  16,385,989


      $ 16,185,978


      $  16,184,919


      $  16,036,417


      $  15,995,808


      $  16,253,031


      $  16,084,472















      LIABILITIES














           Deposits














             Interest-bearing demand

      $   3,105,547


      $   3,180,846


      $   3,246,919


      $   3,069,416


      $   2,960,388


      $   3,177,253


      $   2,961,043

             Savings

      4,036,565


      4,076,380


      4,145,615


      4,195,504


      4,150,610


      4,085,787


      4,021,895

             Time

      1,052,669


      1,055,650


      1,231,266


      1,428,872


      1,574,951


      1,112,541


      1,659,401

                Total interest-bearing deposits

      8,194,781


      8,312,876


      8,623,800


      8,693,792


      8,685,949


      8,375,581


      8,642,339

             Noninterest-bearing

      4,176,242


      4,224,842


      4,160,175


      4,191,457


      3,981,404


      4,187,145


      3,942,210

                Total deposits

      12,371,023


      12,537,718


      12,783,975


      12,885,249


      12,667,353


      12,562,726


      12,584,549

           Federal funds purchased and securities sold














                under agreements to repurchase

      32,637


      24,229


      45,358


      79,382


      186,401


      34,028


      188,461

           FHLB short-term borrowings

      892,786


      586,846


      257,800


      2,445


      63,463


      581,470


      57,163

           Other

      131,237


      109,353


      33,297


      654


      0


      91,654


      0

                Total short-term borrowings

      1,056,660


      720,428


      336,455


      82,481


      249,864


      707,152


      245,624

           Long-term debt

      350,058


      359,168


      385,240


      314,262


      313,100


      364,693


      486,010

             Total borrowed funds

      1,406,718


      1,079,596


      721,695


      396,743


      562,964


      1,071,845


      731,634

           Accrued interest and other liabilities

      519,069


      468,994


      453,754


      512,605


      504,198


      480,845


      502,421

             Total Liabilities

      14,296,810


      14,086,308


      13,959,424


      13,794,597


      13,734,515


      14,115,416


      13,818,604















      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














           Common stock

      1,631,078


      1,635,990


      1,638,321


      1,637,828


      1,635,833


      1,635,103


      1,635,552

           Retained earnings

      899,524


      866,910


      841,652


      822,500


      783,760


      869,574


      755,066

           Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (236,566)


      (190,949)


      (38,448)


      8,542


      36,917


      (156,047)


      34,981

           Treasury stock, at cost

      (204,857)


      (212,281)


      (216,030)


      (227,050)


      (195,217)


      (211,015)


      (159,731)

             Total Shareholders' Equity

      2,089,179


      2,099,670


      2,225,495


      2,241,820


      2,261,293


      2,137,615


      2,265,868

             Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $ 16,385,989


      $ 16,185,978


      $ 16,184,919


      $ 16,036,417


      $ 15,995,808


      $ 16,253,031


      $ 16,084,472
















      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS

      (Dollars in thousands)

      (Unaudited)








       Quarterly Averages


      Year-to-Date Averages



      September 30, 2022


      June 30, 2022


      September 30, 2021


      September 30, 2022


      September 30, 2021



      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Interest


      Yield


      Balance


      Yield


      Balance


      Yield

      Earning assets



























          Investments:



























            Investment securities


      $      4,003,472


      $       31,345


      3.11 %


      $  4,118,287


      $      28,555


      2.78 %


      $  4,189,253


      $      24,370


      2.31 %


      $  4,142,157


      2.79 %


      $  4,035,639


      2.40 %

            Interest-bearing deposits with other banks


      317,146


      1,597


      2.00 %


      294,136


      505


      0.69 %


      32,400


      23


      0.28 %


      295,174


      1.01 %


      41,582


      0.24 %

          Gross loans (1)


      9,597,197


      122,170


      5.05 %


      9,367,820


      97,091


      4.16 %


      9,502,750


      96,428


      4.03 %


      9,411,807


      4.35 %


      9,760,545


      4.01 %

             Total earning assets


      13,917,815


      155,112


      4.42 %


      13,780,243


      126,151


      3.67 %


      13,724,403


      120,821


      3.49 %


      13,849,138


      3.81 %


      13,837,766


      3.53 %




























      Nonearning assets



























          Allowance for credit losses


      (119,000)






      (123,950)






      (157,727)






      (124,145)




      (168,449)



          Cash and due from banks


      228,068






      248,463






      245,212






      239,219




      238,531



          Accrued interest and other assets


      2,359,106






      2,281,222






      2,183,920






      2,288,819




      2,176,624



             Total assets


      $    16,385,989






      $ 16,185,978






      $ 15,995,808






      $ 16,253,031




      $ 16,084,472






























      Interest-bearing liabilities



























          Deposits:



























            Interest-bearing demand


      $      3,105,547


      $        2,404


      0.31 %


      $  3,180,846


      $           842


      0.11 %


      $  2,960,388


      $           446


      0.06 %


      $  3,177,253


      0.16 %


      $  2,961,043


      0.07 %

            Savings


      4,036,565


      2,199


      0.22 %


      4,076,380


      1,003


      0.10 %


      4,150,610


      938


      0.09 %


      4,085,787


      0.13 %


      4,021,895


      0.11 %

            Time


      1,052,669


      1,783


      0.67 %


      1,055,650


      1,118


      0.42 %


      1,574,951


      1,936


      0.49 %


      1,112,541


      0.50 %


      1,659,401


      0.54 %

          Total interest-bearing deposits


      8,194,781


      6,386


      0.31 %


      8,312,876


      2,963


      0.14 %


      8,685,949


      3,320


      0.15 %


      8,375,581


      0.19 %


      8,642,339


      0.18 %

          Borrowed funds



























            Short-term borrowings


      1,056,660


      6,158


      2.31 %


      720,428


      1,566


      0.87 %


      249,864


      68


      0.11 %


      707,152


      1.52 %


      245,624


      0.10 %

            Long-term debt


      350,058


      4,676


      5.30 %


      359,168


      4,612


      5.15 %


      313,100


      4,023


      5.10 %


      364,693


      5.07 %


      486,010


      3.44 %

              Total borrowed funds


      1,406,718


      10,834


      3.06 %


      1,079,596


      6,178


      2.30 %


      562,964


      4,091


      2.88 %


      1,071,845


      2.73 %


      731,634


      2.32 %

             Total interest-bearing liabilities


      9,601,499


      17,220


      0.71 %


      9,392,472


      9,141


      0.39 %


      9,248,913


      7,411


      0.32 %


      9,447,426


      0.48 %


      9,373,973


      0.34 %




























      Noninterest-bearing liabilities



























          Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


      4,176,242






      4,224,842






      3,981,404






      4,187,145




      3,942,210



          Other liabilities


      519,069






      468,994






      504,198






      480,845




      502,421



          Shareholders' equity


      2,089,179






      2,099,670






      2,261,293






      2,137,615




      2,265,868



             Total liabilities & shareholders' equity


      $    16,385,989






      $ 16,185,978






      $ 15,995,808






      $ 16,253,031




      $ 16,084,472






























      Net interest income


      $        137,892






      $     117,010






      $     113,410






      $     361,247




      $     341,312



      Net interest spread






      3.71 %






      3.28 %






      3.17 %




      3.33 %




      3.19 %

      Net interest margin






      3.93 %






      3.41 %






      3.28 %




      3.49 %




      3.30 %




























      Tax equivalent adjustment






      0.05 %






      0.04 %






      0.04 %




      0.04 %




      0.04 %

      Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent)






      3.98 %






      3.45 %






      3.32 %




      3.53 %




      3.34 %























































      (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


      $     3,338


      $       (548)


      $     2,790


      $     8,430


      $    (1,455)


      $      6,975


      $    11,789


      $     2,223


      $    14,012

          Interest-bearing deposits with other banks


      960


      132


      1,092


      140


      1,434


      1,574


      237


      1,909


      2,146

          Gross loans (2)


      20,863


      4,216


      25,079


      24,540


      1,202


      25,742


      24,945


      (11,355)


      13,590

             Total earning assets


      25,161


      3,800


      28,961


      33,110


      1,181


      34,291


      36,971


      (7,223)


      29,748




















      Interest-bearing liabilities



















          Total interest-bearing deposits


      $     3,445


      $         (22)


      $     3,423


      $     3,449


      $       (383)


      $      3,066


      $     1,007


      $       (381)


      $        626

          Borrowed funds



















          Short-term borrowings


      2,587


      2,005


      4,592


      1,388


      4,702


      6,090


      2,605


      5,248


      7,853

          Long-term debt


      134


      (70)


      64


      159


      494


      653


      5,935


      (4,601)


      1,334

             Total borrowed funds


      2,721


      1,935


      4,656


      1,547


      5,196


      6,743


      8,540


      647


      9,187

             Total interest-bearing liabilities


      6,166


      1,913


      8,079


      4,996


      4,813


      9,809


      9,547


      266


      9,813

                Net interest income (1)


      $    18,995


      $      1,887


      $    20,882


      $    28,114


      $    (3,632)


      $    24,482


      $    27,424


      $    (7,489)


      $    19,935





















      (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)












      Nine months ended


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2021


      2022


      2021

      ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSS ACTIVITY











      Balance at beginning of period

      $  117,885


      $  124,130


      $  131,992


      $  148,903


      $  159,590


      $  131,992


      $  175,679

       Purchase accounting  ACL for PCD

      0


      0


      0


      17


      0


      0


      0

        Provision for credit losses

      7,898


      (4,267)


      (5,589)


      (9,525)


      (8,193)


      (1,958)


      (9,499)

        Gross charge-offs














          Commercial and industrial

      1,947


      773


      2,845


      1,364


      2,617


      5,565


      14,256

          Lease financing

      13


      8


      131


      0


      0


      152


      0

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      1,496


      0


      0


      2

          Commercial real estate

      3


      3,419


      0


      9,150


      1,030


      3,422


      4,321

          Residential real estate

      119


      4


      22


      6


      74


      145


      121

          Home equity

      45


      22


      21


      22


      200


      88


      1,051

          Installment

      294


      361


      177


      184


      37


      832


      150

          Credit card

      237


      212


      246


      149


      230


      695


      631

            Total gross charge-offs

      2,658


      4,799


      3,442


      12,371


      4,188


      10,899


      20,532

        Recoveries














          Commercial and industrial

      90


      177


      379


      201


      869


      646


      1,411

          Lease financing

      13


      3


      33


      0


      0


      49


      0

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      3

          Commercial real estate

      561


      2,194


      222


      4,292


      223


      2,977


      493

          Residential real estate

      35


      34


      90


      74


      56


      159


      154

          Home equity

      185


      360


      265


      303


      426


      810


      920

          Installment

      29


      47


      21


      27


      53


      97


      124

          Credit card

      58


      6


      159


      71


      67


      223


      150

            Total recoveries

      971


      2,821


      1,169


      4,968


      1,694


      4,961


      3,255

        Total net charge-offs

      1,687


      1,978


      2,273


      7,403


      2,494


      5,938


      17,277

      Ending allowance for credit losses

      $  124,096


      $  117,885


      $  124,130


      $  131,992


      $  148,903


      $  124,096


      $  148,903















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











        Commercial and industrial

      0.24 %


      0.08 %


      0.37 %


      0.18 %


      0.26 %


      0.23 %


      0.60 %

        Lease financing

      0.00 %


      0.01 %


      0.34 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.10 %


      0.00 %

        Construction real estate

      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      1.29 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %

        Commercial real estate

      (0.06) %


      0.12 %


      (0.02) %


      0.44 %


      0.07 %


      0.01 %


      0.12 %

        Residential real estate

      0.03 %


      (0.01) %


      (0.03) %


      (0.03) %


      0.01 %


      0.00 %


      0.00 %

        Home equity

      (0.08) %


      (0.19) %


      (0.14) %


      (0.16) %


      (0.13) %


      (0.13) %


      0.02 %

        Installment

      0.64 %


      0.90 %


      0.50 %


      0.59 %


      (0.07) %


      0.69 %


      0.04 %

        Credit card

      1.29 %


      1.50 %


      0.67 %


      0.58 %


      1.29 %


      1.16 %


      1.33 %

           Total net charge-offs

      0.07 %


      0.08 %


      0.10 %


      0.32 %


      0.10 %


      0.08 %


      0.24 %















      COMPONENTS OF NONPERFORMING LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, AND UNDERPERFORMING ASSETS



        Nonaccrual loans (1)














          Commercial and industrial

      $     8,719


      $    11,675


      $    14,390


      $    17,362


      $    15,160


      $  8,719


      $ 15,160

          Lease financing

      376


      217


      249


      203


      0


      376


      0

          Construction real estate

      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0


      0

          Commercial real estate

      13,435


      14,650


      19,843


      19,512


      38,564


      13,435


      38,564

          Residential real estate

      10,250


      8,879


      7,432


      8,305


      9,416


      10,250


      9,416

          Home equity

      3,445


      3,331


      3,377


      2,922


      2,735


      3,445


      2,735

          Installment

      279


      170


      163


      88


      91


      279


      91

            Nonaccrual loans

      36,504


      38,922


      45,454


      48,392


      65,966


      36,504


      65,966

        Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)

      11,022


      11,225


      8,055


      11,616


      11,448


      11,022


      11,448

           Total nonperforming loans

      47,526


      50,147


      53,509


      60,008


      77,414


      47,526


      77,414

        Other real estate owned (OREO)

      22


      22


      72


      98


      340


      22


      340

           Total nonperforming assets

      47,548


      50,169


      53,581


      60,106


      77,754


      47,548


      77,754

        Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

      137


      142


      180


      137


      104


      137


      104

           Total underperforming assets

      $    47,685


      $    50,311


      $    53,761


      $    60,243


      $    77,858


      $ 47,685


      $ 77,858

      Total classified assets

      $  115,131


      $  119,769


      $  106,839


      $  104,815


      $  165,462


      $  115,131


      $  165,462















      CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS











      Allowance for credit losses to














           Nonaccrual loans

      339.95 %


      302.87 %


      273.09 %


      272.76 %


      225.73 %


      339.95 %


      225.73 %

           Nonperforming loans

      261.11 %


      235.08 %


      231.98 %


      219.96 %


      192.35 %


      261.11 %


      192.35 %

           Total ending loans

      1.27 %


      1.25 %


      1.34 %


      1.42 %


      1.59 %


      1.27 %


      1.59 %

      Nonperforming loans to total loans

      0.49 %


      0.53 %


      0.58 %


      0.65 %


      0.83 %


      0.49 %


      0.83 %

      Nonaccrual loans to total loans

      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.49 %


      0.52 %


      0.70 %


      0.37 %


      0.70 %

      Nonperforming assets to














           Ending loans, plus OREO

      0.49 %


      0.53 %


      0.58 %


      0.65 %


      0.83 %


      0.49 %


      0.83 %

           Total assets

      0.29 %


      0.31 %


      0.33 %


      0.37 %


      0.49 %


      0.29 %


      0.49 %

      Nonperforming assets, excluding accruing TDRs to














           Ending loans, plus OREO

      0.37 %


      0.41 %


      0.49 %


      0.52 %


      0.71 %


      0.37 %


      0.71 %

           Total assets

      0.22 %


      0.24 %


      0.28 %


      0.30 %


      0.42 %


      0.22 %


      0.42 %

      Classified assets to total assets

      0.69 %


      0.74 %


      0.67 %


      0.64 %


      1.04 %


      0.69 %


      1.04 %















      (1)  Nonaccrual loans include nonaccrual TDRs of $12.8 million, $9.5  million,  $16.2  million,  $16.0  million, and 20.3 million, as of September 30, 2022,  June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and September 30, 2021,  respectively.

      FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

      CAPITAL ADEQUACY

      (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)












      Nine months ended,


      Sep. 30,


      June 30,


      Mar. 31,


      Dec. 31,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      Sep. 30,


      2022


      2022


      2022


      2021


      2021


      2022


      2021

      PER COMMON SHARE














      Market Price














        High

      $        23.75


      $        23.03


      $        26.73


      $        25.79


      $        24.06


      $      26.73


      $     26.40

        Low

      $        19.02


      $        19.09


      $        22.92


      $        22.89


      $        21.48


      $      19.02


      $     17.62

        Close

      $        21.08


      $        19.40


      $        23.05


      $        24.38


      $        23.41


      $      21.08


      $     23.41















      Average shares outstanding - basic

      93,582,250


      93,555,131


      93,383,932


      92,903,900


      94,289,097


      93,507,831


      95,752,759

      Average shares outstanding - diluted

      94,793,766


      94,449,817


      94,263,925


      93,761,909


      95,143,930


      94,504,453


      96,617,600

      Ending shares outstanding

      94,833,964


      94,448,792


      94,451,496


      94,149,240


      93,742,797


      94,833,964


      93,742,797















      Total shareholders' equity

      $  1,994,132


      $  2,068,670


      $  2,137,445


      $  2,258,942


      $  2,236,170


      $  1,994,132


      $  2,236,170















      REGULATORY CAPITAL

      Preliminary










      Preliminary



      Common equity tier 1 capital

      $  1,348,413


      $  1,307,259


      $  1,272,115


      $  1,262,789


      $  1,316,059


      $  1,348,413


      $  1,316,059

      Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

      10.82 %


      10.91 %


      10.87 %


      10.85 %


      11.55 %


      10.82 %


      11.55 %

      Tier 1 capital

      $  1,392,565


      $  1,351,287


      $  1,316,020


      $  1,306,571


      $  1,359,297


      $  1,392,565


      $  1,359,297

      Tier 1 ratio

      11.17 %


      11.28 %


      11.24 %


      11.22 %


      11.92 %


      11.17 %


      11.92 %

      Total capital

      $  1,711,741


      $  1,670,367


      $  1,635,003


      $  1,642,549


      $  1,706,513


      $  1,711,741


      $  1,706,513

      Total capital ratio

      13.73 %


      13.94 %


      13.97 %


      14.11 %


      14.97 %


      13.73 %


      14.97 %

      Total capital in excess of minimum requirement

      $    402,662


      $    412,167


      $    405,931


      $    420,118


      $    509,579


      $  402,662


      $ 509,579

      Total risk-weighted assets

      $  12,467,422


      $  11,982,860


      $  11,705,447


      $  11,642,201


      $  11,399,375


      $  12,467,422


      $  11,399,375

      Leverage ratio

      8.88 %


      8.76 %


      8.64 %


      8.70 %


      9.05 %


      8.88 %


      9.05 %















      OTHER CAPITAL RATIOS














      Ending shareholders' equity to ending assets

      12.00 %


      12.74 %


      13.35 %


      13.83 %


      14.01 %


      12.00 %


      14.01 %

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

      5.79 %


      6.40 %


      6.95 %


      7.58 %


      8.21 %


      5.79 %


      8.21 %

      Average shareholders' equity to average assets

      12.75 %


      12.97 %


      13.75 %


      13.98 %


      14.14 %


      13.15 %


      14.09 %

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

      6.49 %


      6.62 %


      7.44 %


      8.20 %


      8.35 %


      6.85 %


      8.32 %















      REPURCHASE PROGRAM (2)














      Shares repurchased

      0


      0


      0


      0


      2,484,295


      0


      4,633,355

      Average share repurchase price

      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      $        23.04


      N/A


      $     23.33

      Total cost of shares repurchased

      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      N/A


      $      57,231


      N/A


      $ 108,077















      (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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