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First Financial Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Full Year Net Income Increases 15.5%

-- Net Income of $19.8 million (4Q) and $75.1 million (Full Year)

-- Earnings per Share of $0.32 (4Q) and $1.21 (Full Year)

-- Return on Average Assets of 0.99% (4Q) and 1.00% (Full Year)

-- Return on Average Tangible Common Equity of 12.98% (4Q) and 12.66% (Full Year)

-- Net Interest Margin of 3.69% (4Q) and 3.66% (Full Year)


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CINCINNATI, Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015.  For the three months ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported net income of $19.8 million, or $0.32 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $18.7 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share, in the third quarter of 2015 and $18.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2014.  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported net income of $75.1 million, or $1.21 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $65.0 million, or $1.09 per diluted common share, in 2014.

Fourth quarter results included approximately $1.0 million of pre-tax, non-operating expenses which were primarily related to severance benefits accrued during the period.  Excluding these items, net income was $20.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, return on average assets was 1.02% and return on average tangible common equity was 13.40%.

Full year results included approximately $5.0 million of pre-tax, non-operating expenses, which were primarily related to the severance expense noted above, expenses related to the Oak Street acquisition and adjustments to reserves for litigation related items.  Excluding these items, net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 was $78.3 million, or $1.27 per diluted common share, return on average assets was 1.04% and return on average tangible common equity was 13.20%.

Claude Davis, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "2015 was an exciting year for First Financial.  During the year, we celebrated the first anniversary of our expansion into the Columbus, Ohio market, announced and closed the acquisition of Oak Street, executed a $120 million subordinated debt offering and marked our 100th consecutive quarter of profitability.   In addition, we recently unveiled a fresh and exciting new website that enhances product and service delivery to our clients through a more modern online experience.   I am very pleased with our progress toward building a company that can consistently produce top-quartile results."

"Although net interest margin has been constrained by the prolonged low interest rate environment, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of rising rates and continue to be excited about the growth opportunities throughout our footprint.  Organic loan growth was strong again during the fourth quarter, Oak Street is performing as expected and our ability to successfully grow low-cost core deposits continues to provide competitive advantage as we compete for new business."

"As we look forward to another successful year in 2016, our focus remains centered on effectively and efficiently serving the financial needs of our commercial, small business, consumer and wealth management clients."

NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN

Net interest income for the fourth quarter was $66.1 million as compared to $63.2 million for the third quarter 2015 and $61.1 million for the fourth quarter 2014.  Compared to the linked quarter, total interest income increased $4.6 million, or 6.6%, while total interest expense increased $1.6 million, or 29.6%.  Net interest margin was 3.69%, on a fully tax equivalent basis, for the fourth quarter compared to 3.67% for the third quarter 2015 and 3.72% for the fourth quarter 2014.

Interest income earned on loans increased $3.8 million compared to the prior quarter, as average loan balances increased $212.3 million during the period.  The effective yield earned on the loan portfolio increased by 10 bps, to 4.62%, compared to the third quarter.  This increase was primarily related to the full-quarter impact of the Oak Street acquisition which closed during the third quarter.

Interest income earned on investment securities increased $0.7 million compared to the prior quarter with average balances increasing $86.1 million.  The effective yield earned on the investment portfolio increased 5 bps to 2.44% as the Company continued to reinvest cash flows into predominately fixed-rate instruments during the quarter.

Interest expense increased by $1.6 million, compared to the prior quarter, due primarily to a full quarter's impact of the $120 million subordinated debt issued during the third quarter as well as a $16.7 million increase in average borrowed funds and a $229.2 million increase in average interest-bearing deposits.  Additionally, and as previously reported, accelerated amortization of the fair-value mark on acquired, long-term FHLB debt, which was prepaid during the third quarter, reduced interest expense by $0.5 million during that period.

The effective cost of borrowed funds increased by 68 bps to 103 bps, primarily related to the full-quarter impact of the subordinated debt, while the cost of interest-bearing deposits was unchanged at 42 bps when compared to the third quarter.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

The Company's non-interest income was $15.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to $20.4 million for the third quarter of 2015 and $16.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.  The $4.5 million decrease versus the linked quarter was primarily related to a $3.0 million decrease in accelerated discount on covered / formerly covered loans, a $0.7 million decrease in fee income related to the Company's client derivative program, a $0.5 million decrease in income distributions from limited partnerships, a $0.4 million decrease in gain on sale of mortgage loans, and a $0.4 million decrease in gain on sale of investment securities, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in FDIC indemnification income.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

The Company's non-interest expense was $51.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to $53.0 million for the third quarter of 2015 and $49.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.  The $1.7 million decrease over the linked quarter was primarily related to $4.0 million of previously disclosed third quarter expenses not expected to recur, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in severance, a $0.6 million increase in health care related costs, a $0.5 million increase in losses on OREO and a $0.4 million increase in performance incentives.

BALANCE SHEET & CAPITAL

Total assets were $8.1 billion, total loans were $5.4 billion and investment securities were $2.0 billion as of December 31, 2015.  Total assets increased by $266.9 million, or 13.4% annualized, from the prior quarter and by $929.6 million, or 12.9%, over the prior year.   Total loans increased by $172.7 million, or 13.1% annualized, from the prior quarter and by $611.5 million, or 12.8%, over the prior year.  Investment securities increased by $91.5 million, or 19.3% annualized, from the prior quarter and increased by $209.5 million, or 11.9%, over the prior year.

Total deposits were $6.2 billion as of December 31, 2015, an increase of $98.2 million, or 6.4% annualized, compared to the prior quarter and $523.9 million, or 9.3%, higher than a year ago.  Borrowed funds were $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2015, compared to $883.0 million as of September 30, 2015 and $709.6 million as of December 31, 2014.

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 91,032 of its shares at a weighted average price of $18.85 and has now repurchased 1,490,867 of the 5,000,000 shares authorized in 2012.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company had total shareholders' equity of $809.4 million, a decrease of $3.6 million, or 1.8% annualized, over the prior quarter and an increase of $25.3 million, or 3.2%, over the prior year.  The linked quarter decline in total shareholders' equity was primarily related to the impact to Other Comprehensive Income from the year-end valuation of the Company's pension plan.

The Company's regulatory capital ratios remain strong and, as of December 31, 2015, were as follows:  leverage ratio of 8.33%, total capital ratio of 13.04%, tier 1 capital ratio of 10.29% and tangible common equity ratio of 7.53%.  The Company's tangible book value per share was $9.69 as of December 31, 2015.

ASSET QUALITY

Fourth quarter provision expense was $1.9 million and the total allowance for loan and lease losses as of December 31, 2015 was $53.4 million.  The allowance as a percentage of period-end loans was 0.99% at the end of the fourth quarter which represents a 3 bps decline from 1.02% at the end of the third quarter.  The balance of the Company's total allowance and loan marks, net of the indemnification asset, was 1.11% of total loans and leases as of December 31, 2015 which represents a 6 bps decline from 1.17% as of September 30, 2015.  This change is largely attributable to the strong organic loan growth during the fourth quarter as well as the decline in nonaccrual loans and other asset quality improvements during the period.

For the fourth quarter, net charge-offs totaled $1.8 million, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 17.9% compared to the linked quarter, and were 0.14% of average loans on an annualized basis.  For the full year 2015, net charge-offs were $9.1 million or 0.18% of average loans.  Nonaccrual loans decreased $7.7 million, or 21.6%, to $28.0 million as of December 31, 2015.  Total classified assets increased $3.7 million, or 2.9% to $132.4 million as of December 31, 2015, as payoffs and other resolution activities during the period were offset by the downgrade of a single performing commercial relationship during the fourth quarter on which First Financial expects to receive all contractual principal and interest.

Teleconference / Webcast Information

First Financial's executive management will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operating results on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial (877) 506-6873 (U.S. toll free), (855) 669-9657 (Canada toll free) or +1 (412) 380-2003 (International) (no passcode required).  The number should be dialed five to ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call.  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.  A replay of the conference call will be available beginning one hour after the completion of the live call at (877) 344-7529 (U.S. toll free), (855) 669-9658 (Canada toll free) and +1 (412) 317-0088 (International); conference number 10079287.  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 and any non-GAAP reconciliations related to this release is available to the public through the Investor Relations section of First Financial's website at www.bankatfirst.com.

About First Financial Bancorp

First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $8.1 billion in assets, $5.4 billion in loans, $6.2 billion in deposits and $809.4 million in shareholders' equity.  The Company's subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its four lines of business: commercial, consumer, wealth management and mortgage.  The commercial, consumer and mortgage units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients.  First Financial Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2015.  The Company's strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 106 banking centers.  Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Certain statements contained in this release which are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or non-payment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items, statements of plans and objectives of First Financial or its management or board of directors and statements of future economic performances and statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as ''believes,'' ''anticipates,'' "likely," "expected," ''intends,'' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  Management's analysis contains forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance.  However, such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially.  These factors include, but are not limited to: economic, market, liquidity, credit, interest rate, operational and technological risks associated with the Company's business; the effect of and changes in policies and laws or regulatory agencies (notably the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act); management's ability to effectively execute its business plan; mergers and acquisitions, including costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquired companies; the Company's ability to comply with the terms of loss sharing agreements with the FDIC; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices; and the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation.  Please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as well as its other filings with the SEC, for a more detailed discussion of these risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements are meaningful only on the date when such statements are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such a statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)
















Three Months Ended,


Twelve months ended,


Dec. 31,


Sep. 30,


Jun. 30,


Mar. 31,


Dec. 31,


Dec. 31,


2015


2015


2015


2015


2014


2015


2014

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS














Net income

$

19,820



$

18,673



$

18,949



$

17,621



$

18,599



$

75,063



$

65,000


Net earnings per share - basic

$

0.33



$

0.31



$

0.31



$

0.29



$

0.31



$

1.23



$

1.11


Net earnings per share - diluted

$

0.32



$

0.30



$

0.31



$

0.29



$

0.30



$

1.21



$

1.09


Dividends declared per share

$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.64



$

0.61
















KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS














Return on average assets

0.99

%


0.97

%


1.05

%


0.99

%


1.02

%


1.00

%


0.96

%

Return on average shareholders' equity

9.62

%


9.12

%


9.49

%


9.06

%


9.46

%


9.33

%


8.94

%

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity

12.98

%


12.33

%


11.60

%


11.12

%


11.63

%


12.66

%


11.18

%















Net interest margin

3.63

%


3.61

%


3.56

%


3.61

%


3.67

%


3.60

%


3.71

%

Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

3.69

%


3.67

%


3.62

%


3.67

%


3.72

%


3.66

%


3.76

%















Ending shareholders' equity as a percent of ending assets

9.93

%


10.32

%


10.87

%


10.98

%


10.86

%


9.93

%


10.86

%

Ending tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of:














Ending tangible assets

7.53

%


7.84

%


9.08

%


9.16

%


9.02

%


7.53

%


9.02

%

Risk-weighted assets

9.47

%


9.90

%


11.63

%


11.64

%


12.02

%


9.47

%


12.02

%















Average shareholders' equity as a percent of average assets

10.29

%


10.67

%


11.05

%


10.95

%


10.77

%


10.73

%


10.75

%

Average tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of














    average tangible assets

7.83

%


8.12

%


9.23

%


9.11

%


8.94

%


8.13

%


8.79

%















Book value per share

$

13.13



$

13.17



$

13.00



$

12.90



$

12.76



$

13.13



$

12.76


Tangible book value per share

$

9.69



$

9.74



$

10.65



$

10.54



$

10.38



$

9.69



$

10.38
















Common equity tier 1 ratio (2)

10.28

%


10.51

%


12.34

%


12.29

%


12.69

%


10.28

%


12.69

%

Tier 1 ratio (2)

10.29

%


10.52

%


12.35

%


12.29

%


12.69

%


10.29

%


12.69

%

Total capital ratio (2)

13.04

%


13.37

%


13.31

%


13.27

%


13.71

%


13.04

%


13.71

%

Leverage ratio (2)

8.33

%


8.58

%


9.77

%


9.67

%


9.44

%


8.33

%


9.44

%















AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ITEMS














Loans (3)

$

5,248,465



$

5,032,708



$

4,793,471



$

4,770,671



$

4,758,374



$

4,962,834



$

4,290,953


FDIC indemnification asset

18,437



19,848



20,744



22,112



24,172



20,274



32,436


Investment securities

1,934,173



1,848,083



1,782,785



1,762,622



1,811,941



1,832,430



1,824,107


Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

18,920



37,468



19,960



21,255



22,617



24,430



16,507


  Total earning assets

$

7,219,995



$

6,938,107



$

6,616,960



$

6,576,660



$

6,617,104



$

6,839,968



$

6,164,003


Total assets

$

7,950,278



$

7,611,389



$

7,243,886



$

7,201,313



$

7,241,869



$

7,504,069



$

6,760,959


Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

1,402,283



$

1,344,049



$

1,325,485



$

1,286,067



$

1,290,754



$

1,339,802



$

1,169,851


Interest-bearing deposits

4,845,056



4,615,886



4,446,248



4,361,525



4,372,529



4,568,637



3,987,323


  Total deposits

$

6,247,339



$

5,959,935



$

5,771,733



$

5,647,592



$

5,663,283



$

5,908,439



$

5,157,174


Borrowings

$

763,408



$

746,706



$

587,225



$

691,012



$

733,726



$

697,422



$

804,584


Shareholders' equity

$

817,756



$

812,396



$

800,598



$

788,511



$

780,131



$

804,916



$

727,015
















CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS













Allowance to ending loans

0.99

%


1.02

%


1.09

%


1.11

%


1.11

%


0.99

%


1.11

%

Allowance to nonaccrual loans

190.73

%


149.33

%


133.28

%


107.98

%


109.06

%


190.73

%


109.06

%

Allowance to nonperforming loans

93.89

%


95.34

%


88.49

%


82.18

%


82.08

%


93.89

%


82.08

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

1.06

%


1.07

%


1.23

%


1.36

%


1.35

%


1.06

%


1.35

%

Nonperforming assets to ending loans, plus OREO

1.30

%


1.36

%


1.56

%


1.79

%


1.81

%


1.30

%


1.81

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.86

%


0.90

%


1.03

%


1.18

%


1.21

%


0.86

%


1.21

%

Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)

0.14

%


0.17

%


0.27

%


0.16

%


0.27

%


0.18

%


0.28

%

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% 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.

(2) December 31, 2015 regulatory capital ratios are preliminary.

(3)  Includes loans held for sale.

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)






Three months ended,


Twelve months ended,


Dec. 31,


Dec. 31,


2015


2014


% Change


2015


2014


% Change

Interest income












  Loans, including fees

$

62,502



$

57,087



9.5

%


$

230,246



$

208,836



10.3

%

  Investment securities












     Taxable

10,702



9,905



8.0

%


39,577



40,924



(3.3)

%

     Tax-exempt

1,192



1,060



12.5

%


4,611



3,560



29.5

%

        Total investment securities interest

11,894



10,965



8.5

%


44,188



44,484



(0.7)

%

  Other earning assets

(1,164)



(1,299)



10.4

%


(4,675)



(5,461)



14.4

%

       Total interest income

73,232



66,753



9.7

%


269,759



247,859



8.8

%













Interest expense












  Deposits

5,172



5,013



3.2

%


19,474



16,153



20.6

%

  Short-term borrowings

434



293



48.1

%


1,364



1,268



7.6

%

  Long-term borrowings

1,543



308



401.0

%


2,419



1,813



33.4

%

      Total interest expense

7,149



5,614



27.3

%


23,257



19,234



20.9

%

      Net interest income

66,083



61,139



8.1

%


246,502



228,625



7.8

%

  Provision for loan and lease losses

1,864



2,052



(9.2)

%


9,641



1,528



531.0

%

      Net interest income after provision for

       loan and lease losses

64,219



59,087



8.7

%


236,861



227,097



4.3

%













Noninterest income












  Service charges on deposit accounts

4,755



5,102



(6.8)

%


19,015



20,274



(6.2)

%

  Trust and wealth management fees

3,086



3,376



(8.6)

%


13,128



13,634



(3.7)

%

  Bankcard income

3,077



2,639



16.6

%


11,578



10,740



7.8

%

  Net gains from sales of loans

1,325



1,571



(15.7)

%


6,471



4,364



48.3

%

  Net gain on sale of investment securities

2



20



100.0

%


1,505



70



2,050.0

%

  FDIC loss sharing income

(164)



(43)



(281.4)

%


(2,487)



365



(781.4)

%

  Accelerated discount on covered / formerly covered loans

785



1,759



(55.4)

%


10,791



4,184



157.9

%

  Other

2,953



2,518



17.3

%


15,201



10,334



47.1

%

      Total noninterest income

15,819



16,942



(6.6)

%


75,202



63,965



17.6

%













Noninterest expenses












  Salaries and employee benefits

29,632



28,140



5.3

%


111,792



107,702



3.8

%

  Net occupancy

4,337



4,806



(9.8)

%


18,232



19,187



(5.0)

%

  Furniture and equipment

2,185



2,229



(2.0)

%


8,722



8,554



2.0

%

  Data processing

2,843



2,942



(3.4)

%


10,863



12,963



(16.2)

%

  Marketing

1,052



1,048



0.4

%


3,723



3,603



3.3

%

  Communication

502



551



(8.9)

%


2,161



2,277



(5.1)

%

  Professional services

1,833



1,429



28.3

%


9,622



6,170



55.9

%

  State intangible tax

598



175



241.7

%


2,331



2,111



10.4

%

  FDIC assessments

1,139



1,128



1.0

%


4,446



4,462



(0.4)

%

  Loss (gain) - other real estate owned

772



289



167.1

%


1,861



862



115.9

%

  Loss sharing expense

414



650



(36.3)

%


1,865



4,686



(60.2)

%

  Other

5,977



6,275



(4.7)

%


25,512



23,457



8.8

%

      Total noninterest expenses

51,284



49,662



3.3

%


201,130



196,034



2.6

%

Income before income taxes

28,754



26,367



9.1

%


110,933



95,028



16.7

%

Income tax expense

8,934



7,768



15.0

%


35,870



30,028



19.5

%

      Net income

$

19,820



$

18,599



6.6

%


$

75,063



$

65,000



15.5

%













ADDITIONAL DATA












Net earnings per share - basic

$

0.33



$

0.31





$

1.23



$

1.11




Net earnings per share - diluted

$

0.32



$

0.30





$

1.21



$

1.09




Dividends declared per share

$

0.16



$

0.16





$

0.64



$

0.61
















Return on average assets

0.99

%


1.02

%




1.00

%


0.96

%



Return on average shareholders' equity

9.62

%


9.46

%




9.33

%


8.94

%















Interest income

$

73,232



$

66,753



9.7

%


$

269,759



$

247,859



8.8

%

Tax equivalent adjustment

1,046



946



10.6

%


4,017



3,224



24.6

%

   Interest income - tax equivalent

74,278



67,699



9.7

%


273,776



251,083



9.0

%

Interest expense

7,149



5,614



27.3

%


23,257



19,234



20.9

%

   Net interest income - tax equivalent

$

67,129



$

62,085



8.1

%


$

250,519



$

231,849



8.1

%













Net interest margin

3.63

%


3.67

%




3.60

%


3.71

%



Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

3.69

%


3.72

%




3.66

%


3.76

%















Full-time equivalent employees

1,400



1,369






















(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% 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.










N/M  = Not meaningful.









FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)














2015




Fourth


Third


Second


First


Full


% Change


Quarter


Quarter


Quarter


Quarter


Year


Linked Qtr.

Interest income












  Loans, including fees

$

62,502



$

58,694



$

54,586



$

54,464



$

230,246



6.5

%

  Investment securities












     Taxable

10,702



9,986



9,281



9,608



39,577



7.2

%

     Tax-exempt

1,192



1,163



1,139



1,117



4,611



2.5

%

        Total investment securities interest

11,894



11,149



10,420



10,725



44,188



6.7

%

  Other earning assets

(1,164)



(1,168)



(1,162)



(1,181)



(4,675)



0.3

%

       Total interest income

73,232



68,675



63,844



64,008



269,759



6.6

%













Interest expense












  Deposits

5,172



4,861



4,621



4,820



19,474



6.4

%

  Short-term borrowings

434



374



253



303



1,364



16.0

%

  Long-term borrowings

1,543



281



296



299



2,419



449.1

%

      Total interest expense

7,149



5,516



5,170



5,422



23,257



29.6

%

      Net interest income

66,083



63,159



58,674



58,586



246,502



4.6

%

  Provision for loan and lease losses

1,864



2,647



3,070



2,060



9,641



(29.6)

%

      Net interest income after provision for

        loan and lease losses

64,219



60,512



55,604



56,526



236,861



6.1

%













Noninterest income












  Service charges on deposit accounts

4,755



4,934



4,803



4,523



19,015



(3.6)

%

  Trust and wealth management fees

3,086



3,134



3,274



3,634



13,128



(1.5)

%

  Bankcard income

3,077



2,909



2,972



2,620



11,578



5.8

%

  Net gains from sales of loans

1,325



1,758



1,924



1,464



6,471



(24.6)

%

  Net gain on sale of investment securities

2



409



1,094



0



1,505



100.0

%

  FDIC loss sharing income

(164)



(973)



(304)



(1,046)



(2,487)



(83.1)

%

  Accelerated discount on

    covered / formerly covered loans

785



3,820



4,094



2,092



10,791



(79.5)

%

  Other

2,953



4,364



3,558



4,326



15,201



(32.3)

%

      Total noninterest income

15,819



20,355



21,415



17,613



75,202



(22.3)

%













Noninterest expenses












  Salaries and employee benefits

29,632



27,768



27,451



26,941



111,792



6.7

%

  Net occupancy

4,337



4,510



4,380



5,005



18,232



(3.8)

%

  Furniture and equipment

2,185



2,165



2,219



2,153



8,722



0.9

%

  Data processing

2,843



2,591



2,657



2,772



10,863



9.7

%

  Marketing

1,052



810



973



888



3,723



29.9

%

  Communication

502



531



558



570



2,161



(5.5)

%

  Professional services

1,833



4,092



1,727



1,970



9,622



(55.2)

%

  State intangible tax

598



579



577



577



2,331



3.3

%

  FDIC assessments

1,139



1,103



1,114



1,090



4,446



3.3

%

  Loss (gain) - other real estate owned

772



196



419



474



1,861



293.9

%

  Loss sharing expense

414



574



576



301



1,865



(27.9)

%

  Other

5,977



8,073



6,135



5,327



25,512



(26.0)

%

      Total noninterest expenses

51,284



52,992



48,786



48,068



201,130



(3.2)

%

Income before income taxes

28,754



27,875



28,233



26,071



110,933



3.2

%

Income tax expense

8,934



9,202



9,284



8,450



35,870



(2.9)

%

      Net income

$

19,820



$

18,673



$

18,949



$

17,621



$

75,063



6.1

%













ADDITIONAL DATA












Net earnings per share - basic

$

0.33



$

0.31



$

0.31



$

0.29



$

1.23




Net earnings per share - diluted

$

0.32



$

0.30



$

0.31



$

0.29



$

1.21




Dividends declared per share

$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.16



$

0.64
















Return on average assets

0.99

%


0.97

%


1.05

%


0.99

%


1.00

%



Return on average shareholders' equity

9.62

%


9.12

%


9.49

%


9.06

%


9.33

%















Interest income

$

73,232



$

68,675



$

63,844



$

64,008



$

269,759



6.6

%

Tax equivalent adjustment

1,046



1,000



988



983



4,017



4.6

%

   Interest income - tax equivalent

74,278



69,675



64,832



64,991



273,776



6.6

%

Interest expense

7,149



5,516



5,170



5,422



23,257



29.6

%

   Net interest income - tax equivalent

$

67,129



$

64,159



$

59,662



$

59,569



$

250,519



4.6

%













Net interest margin

3.63

%


3.61

%


3.56

%


3.61

%


3.60

%



Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

3.69

%


3.67

%


3.62

%


3.67

%


3.66

%















Full-time equivalent employees

1,400



1,394



1,366



1,353


















(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% 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.











N/M = Not meaningful.











 

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)












2014


Fourth


Third


Second


First


Full


Quarter


Quarter


Quarter


Quarter


Year

Interest income










  Loans, including fees

$

57,087



$

53,725



$

48,877



$

49,147



$

208,836


  Investment securities










     Taxable

9,905



10,227



10,355



10,437



40,924


     Tax-exempt

1,060



894



796



810



3,560


        Total investment securities interest

10,965



11,121



11,151



11,247



44,484


  Other earning assets

(1,299)



(1,455)



(1,301)



(1,406)



(5,461)


       Total interest income

66,753



63,391



58,727



58,988



247,859












Interest expense










  Deposits

5,013



4,218



3,606



3,316



16,153


  Short-term borrowings

293



354



292



329



1,268


  Long-term borrowings

308



456



525



524



1,813


      Total interest expense

5,614



5,028



4,423



4,169



19,234


      Net interest income

61,139



58,363



54,304



54,819



228,625


  Provision for loan and lease losses

2,052



893



(384)



(1,033)



1,528


      Net interest income after provision for

       loan and lease losses

59,087



57,470



54,688



55,852



227,097












Noninterest income










  Service charges on deposit accounts

5,102



5,263



5,137



4,772



20,274


  Trust and wealth management fees

3,376



3,207



3,305



3,746



13,634


  Bankcard income

2,639



2,859



2,809



2,433



10,740


  Net gains from sales of loans

1,571



1,660



737



396



4,364


  Net gain on sale of investment securities

20



0



0



50



70


  FDIC loss sharing income

(43)



(192)



1,108



(508)



365


  Accelerated discount on

    covered / formerly covered loans

1,759



789



621



1,015



4,184


  Other

2,518



2,925



2,620



2,271



10,334


      Total noninterest income

16,942



16,511



16,337



14,175



63,965












Noninterest expenses










  Salaries and employee benefits

28,140



28,686



25,615



25,261



107,702


  Net occupancy

4,806



4,577



4,505



5,299



19,187


  Furniture and equipment

2,229



2,265



1,983



2,077



8,554


  Data processing

2,942



4,393



2,770



2,858



12,963


  Marketing

1,048



939



830



786



3,603


  Communication

551



541



562



623



2,277


  Professional services

1,429



1,568



1,449



1,724



6,170


  State intangible tax

175



648



644



644



2,111


  FDIC assessments

1,128



1,126



1,074



1,134



4,462


  Loss (gain) - other real estate owned

289



(589)



711



451



862


  Loss sharing expense

650



1,002



1,465



1,569



4,686


  Other

6,275



6,263



5,503



5,416



23,457


      Total noninterest expenses

49,662



51,419



47,111



47,842



196,034


Income before income taxes

26,367



22,562



23,914



22,185



95,028


Income tax expense

7,768



7,218



7,961



7,081



30,028


      Net income

$

18,599



$

15,344



$

15,953



$

15,104



$

65,000












ADDITIONAL DATA










Net earnings per share - basic

$

0.31



$

0.26



$

0.28



$

0.26



$

1.11


Net earnings per share - diluted

$

0.30



$

0.26



$

0.28



$

0.26



$

1.09


Dividends declared per share

$

0.16



$

0.15



$

0.15



$

0.15



$

0.61












Return on average assets

1.02

%


0.88

%


0.99

%


0.96

%


0.96

%

Return on average shareholders' equity

9.46

%


8.16

%


9.19

%


8.95

%


8.94

%











Interest income

$

66,753



$

63,391



$

58,727



$

58,988



$

247,859


Tax equivalent adjustment

946



818



758



702



3,224


   Interest income - tax equivalent

67,699



64,209



59,485



59,690



251,083


Interest expense

5,614



5,028



4,423



4,169



19,234


   Net interest income - tax equivalent

$

62,085



$

59,181



$

55,062



$

55,521



$

231,849












Net interest margin

3.67

%


3.66

%


3.70

%


3.82

%


3.71

%

Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) (1)

3.72

%


3.71

%


3.76

%


3.87

%


3.76

%











Full-time equivalent employees

1,369



1,395



1,296



1,286














(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% 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)
















Dec. 31,


Sep. 30,


Jun. 30,


Mar. 31,


Dec. 31,


% Change


% Change


2015


2015


2015


2015


2014


Linked Qtr.


Comparable Qtr.

ASSETS














     Cash and due from banks

$

114,841



$

112,298



$

116,318



$

111,011



$

110,122



2.3

%


4.3

%

     Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

33,734



24,191



41,027



25,350



22,630



39.4

%


49.1

%

     Investment securities available-for-sale

1,190,642



1,069,667



955,764



892,169



840,468



11.3

%


41.7

%

     Investment securities held-to-maturity

726,259



756,035



791,839



839,666



867,996



(3.9)

%


(16.3)

%

     Other investments

53,725



53,431



53,585



53,393



52,626



0.6

%


2.1

%

     Loans held for sale

20,957



26,287



21,151



14,937



11,005



(20.3)

%


90.4

%

     Loans














       Commercial

1,663,102



1,637,467



1,315,087



1,298,874



1,315,114



1.6

%


26.5

%

       Real estate - construction

311,712



276,240



229,256



227,969



197,571



12.8

%


57.8

%

       Real estate - commercial

2,258,297



2,169,662



2,171,806



2,120,084



2,140,667



4.1

%


5.5

%

       Real estate - residential

512,311



506,653



506,391



496,852



501,894



1.1

%


2.1

%

       Installment

41,506



39,974



43,073



43,798



47,320



3.8

%


(12.3)

%

       Home equity

466,629



463,629



463,222



456,278



458,627



0.6

%


1.7

%

       Credit card

41,217



39,759



39,216



37,886



38,475



3.7

%


7.1

%

       Lease financing

93,986



82,679



84,723



81,796



77,567



13.7

%


21.2

%

          Total loans

5,388,760



5,216,063



4,852,774



4,763,537



4,777,235



3.3

%


12.8

%

       Less














          Allowance for loan and lease losses

53,398



53,332



52,876



53,076



52,858



0.1

%


1.0

%

                Net loans

5,335,362



5,162,731



4,799,898



4,710,461



4,724,377



3.3

%


12.9

%

     Premises and equipment

136,603



139,020



139,170



140,477



141,381



(1.7)

%


(3.4)

%

     Goodwill and other intangibles

211,865



211,732



145,465



145,586



145,853



0.1

%


45.3

%

     FDIC indemnification asset

17,630



18,931



20,338



20,397



22,666



(6.9)

%


(22.2)

%

     Accrued interest and other assets

305,793



306,210



298,817



292,349



278,697



(0.1)%



9.7

%

       Total Assets

$

8,147,411



$

7,880,533



$

7,383,372



$

7,245,796



$

7,217,821



3.4

%


12.9

%















LIABILITIES














     Deposits














       Interest-bearing demand

$

1,414,291



$

1,330,673



$

1,175,219



$

1,214,882



$

1,225,378



6.3

%


15.4

%

       Savings

1,945,805



1,979,627



1,947,566



1,922,815



1,889,473



(1.7)

%


3.0

%

       Time

1,406,124



1,440,223



1,262,881



1,277,291



1,255,364



(2.4)

%


12.0

%

          Total interest-bearing deposits

4,766,220



4,750,523



4,385,666



4,414,988



4,370,215



0.3

%


9.1

%

       Noninterest-bearing

1,413,404



1,330,905



1,330,149



1,299,602



1,285,527



6.2

%


9.9

%

          Total deposits

6,179,624



6,081,428



5,715,815



5,714,590



5,655,742



1.6

%


9.3

%

     Federal funds purchased and securities sold














         under agreements to repurchase

89,325



62,317



68,349



68,142



103,192



43.3

%


(13.4)

%

     FHLB short-term borrowings

849,100



701,200



641,700



523,500



558,200



21.1

%


52.1

%

          Total short-term borrowings

938,425



763,517



710,049



591,642



661,392



22.9

%


41.9

%

     Long-term debt

119,540



119,515



47,084



47,598



48,241



0.0

%


147.8

%

          Total borrowed funds

1,057,965



883,032



757,133



639,240



709,633



19.8

%


49.1

%

     Accrued interest and other liabilities

100,446



103,061



108,041



96,224



68,369



(2.5)

%


46.9

%

       Total Liabilities

7,338,035



7,067,521



6,580,989



6,450,054



6,433,744



3.8

%


14.1

%















SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














     Common stock

571,155



570,025



571,501



570,623



574,643



0.2

%


(0.6)

%

     Retained earnings

388,240



378,258



369,462



360,390



352,893



2.6

%


10.0

%

     Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(30,580)



(17,219)



(20,715)



(17,054)



(21,409)



77.6

%


42.8

%

     Treasury stock, at cost

(119,439)



(118,052)



(117,865)



(118,217)



(122,050)



1.2

%


(2.1)

%

       Total Shareholders' Equity

809,376



813,012



802,383



795,742



784,077



(0.4)

%


3.2

%

       Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

8,147,411



$

7,880,533



$

7,383,372



$

7,245,796



$

7,217,821



3.4

%


12.9

%















FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)








Quarterly Averages


Year-to-Date Averages


Dec. 31,


Sep. 30,


Jun. 30,


Mar. 31,


Dec. 31,


December 31,


2015


2015


2015


2015


2014


2015


2014

ASSETS














     Cash and due from banks

$

119,881



$

114,279



$

114,024



$

112,841



$

124,216



$

115,273



$

123,077


     Federal funds sold

0



0



0



0



0



0



2,217


     Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

18,920



37,468



19,960



21,255



22,617



24,430



14,290


     Investment securities

1,934,173



1,848,083



1,782,785



1,762,622



1,811,941



1,832,430



1,824,107


     Loans held for sale

18,677



15,185



9,292



8,606



11,774



12,974



10,163


     Loans














       Commercial

1,612,485



1,464,508



1,318,408



1,300,869



1,282,752



1,425,032



1,188,882


       Real estate - construction

295,574



259,972



226,314



215,380



192,626



249,559



135,765


       Real estate - commercial

2,180,015



2,164,917



2,117,450



2,129,434



2,158,336



2,148,139



1,891,998


       Real estate - residential

505,208



500,544



497,350



496,451



493,895



499,914



461,547


       Installment

41,148



42,008



43,393



45,376



49,356



42,967



49,721


       Home equity

465,131



462,283



459,414



458,083



456,494



461,250



437,072


       Credit card

41,027



39,991



39,272



38,409



38,966



39,683



38,022


       Lease financing

89,200



83,300



82,578



78,063



74,175



83,316



77,783


          Total loans

5,229,788



5,017,523



4,784,179



4,762,065



4,746,600



4,949,860



4,280,790


       Less














          Allowance for loan and lease losses

53,731



54,398



54,662



53,648



54,656



54,111



56,828


                Net loans

5,176,057



4,963,125



4,729,517



4,708,417



4,691,944



4,895,749



4,223,962


     Premises and equipment

138,689



139,457



140,117



141,153



141,871



139,846



137,506


     Goodwill and other intangibles

211,722



179,333



145,500



145,689



145,872



170,766



118,403


     FDIC indemnification asset

18,437



19,848



20,744



22,112



24,172



20,274



32,436


     Accrued interest and other assets

313,722



294,611



281,947



278,618



267,462



292,327



274,798


       Total Assets

$

7,950,278



$

7,611,389



$

7,243,886



$

7,201,313



$

7,241,869



$

7,504,069



$

6,760,959
















LIABILITIES














     Deposits














       Interest-bearing demand

$

1,423,915



$

1,230,621



$

1,220,391



$

1,176,263



$

1,217,852



$

1,263,388



$

1,157,783


       Savings

2,005,100



2,015,373



1,950,127



1,914,723



1,904,568



1,971,699



1,756,682


       Time

1,416,041



1,369,892



1,275,730



1,270,539



1,250,109



1,333,550



1,072,858


          Total interest-bearing deposits

4,845,056



4,615,886



4,446,248



4,361,525



4,372,529



4,568,637



3,987,323


       Noninterest-bearing

1,402,283



1,344,049



1,325,485



1,286,067



1,290,754



1,339,802



1,169,851


          Total deposits

6,247,339



5,959,935



5,771,733



5,647,592



5,663,283



5,908,439



5,157,174


     Federal funds purchased an securities sold














          under agreements to repurchase

79,354



68,505



67,664



77,269



119,712



73,191



119,795


     FHLB short-term borrowings

564,522



606,618



472,295



565,918



564,062



552,483



627,181


          Total short-term borrowings

643,876



675,123



539,959



643,187



683,774



625,674



746,976


     Long-term debt

119,532



71,583



47,266



47,825



49,952



71,748



57,608


       Total borrowed funds

763,408



746,706



587,225



691,012



733,726



697,422



804,584


     Accrued interest and other liabilities

121,775



92,352



84,330



74,198



64,729



93,292



72,186


       Total Liabilities

7,132,522



6,798,993



6,443,288



6,412,802



6,461,738



6,699,153



6,033,944
















SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY














     Common stock

570,510



570,723



571,078



573,932



574,588



571,549



574,576


     Retained earnings

385,295



378,160



365,847



355,848



347,435



371,387



336,557


     Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(18,962)



(19,725)



(18,242)



(20,163)



(18,841)



(19,271)



(23,527)


     Treasury stock, at cost

(119,087)



(116,762)



(118,085)



(121,106)



(123,051)



(118,749)



(160,591)


       Total Shareholders' Equity

817,756



812,396



800,598



788,511



780,131



804,916



727,015


       Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

7,950,278



$

7,611,389



$

7,243,886



$

7,201,313



$

7,241,869



$

7,504,069



$

6,760,959
















FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS (1)

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)








 Quarterly Averages


Year-to-Date Averages



December 31, 2015


September 30, 2015


December 31, 2014


December 31, 2015


December 31, 2014



Balance


Yield


Balance


Yield


Balance


Yield


Balance


Yield


Balance


Yield

Earning assets




















    Investments:




















      Investment securities

$

1,934,173



2.44

%


$

1,848,083



2.39

%


$

1,811,941



2.40

%


$

1,832,430



2.41

%


$

1,824,107



2.44

%

      Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

18,920



0.29

%


37,468



0.25

%


22,617



0.30

%


24,430



0.27

%


16,507



0.42

%

    Gross loans (2)

5,266,902



4.62

%


5,052,556



4.52

%


4,782,546



4.63

%


4,983,108



4.53

%


4,323,389



4.70

%

       Total earning assets

7,219,995



4.02

%


6,938,107



3.93

%


6,617,104



4.00

%


6,839,968



3.94

%


6,164,003



4.02

%






















Nonearning assets




















    Allowance for loan and lease losses

(53,731)





(54,398)





(54,656)





(54,111)





(56,828)




    Cash and due from banks

119,881





114,279





124,216





115,273





123,077




    Accrued interest and other assets

664,133





613,401





555,205





602,939





530,707




       Total assets

$

7,950,278





$

7,611,389





$

7,241,869





$

7,504,069





$

6,760,959

























Interest-bearing liabilities




















    Deposits:




















      Interest-bearing demand

$

1,423,915



0.13

%


$

1,230,621



0.09

%


$

1,217,852



0.10

%


$

1,263,388



0.10

%


$

1,157,783



0.11

%

      Savings


2,005,100



0.20

%


2,015,373



0.19

%


1,904,568



0.31

%


1,971,699



0.21

%


1,756,682



0.25

%

      Time


1,416,041



1.03

%


1,369,892



1.05

%


1,250,109



1.02

%


1,333,550



1.06

%


1,072,858



0.98

%

    Total interest-bearing deposits

4,845,056



0.42

%


4,615,886



0.42

%


4,372,529



0.45

%


4,568,637



0.43

%


3,987,323



0.41

%

    Borrowed funds




















      Short-term borrowings

643,876



0.27

%


675,123



0.22

%


683,774



0.17

%


625,674



0.22

%


746,976



0.17

%

      Long-term debt

119,532



5.12

%


71,583



1.56

%


49,952



2.45

%


71,748



3.37

%


57,608



3.15

%

        Total borrowed funds

763,408



1.03

%


746,706



0.35

%


733,726



0.32

%


697,422



0.54

%


804,584



0.38

%

       Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,608,464



0.51

%


5,362,592



0.41

%


5,106,255



0.44

%


5,266,059



0.44

%


4,791,907



0.40

%






















Noninterest-bearing liabilities




















    Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

1,402,283





1,344,049





1,290,754





1,339,802





1,169,851




    Other liabilities

121,775





92,352





64,729





93,292





72,186




    Shareholders' equity

817,756





812,396





780,131





804,916





727,015




       Total liabilities & shareholders' equity

$

7,950,278





$

7,611,389





$

7,241,869





$

7,504,069





$

6,760,959

























Net interest income (1)

$

66,083





$

63,159





$

61,139





$

246,502





$

228,625




Net interest spread (1)



3.51

%




3.52

%




3.56

%




3.50

%




3.62

%

Net interest margin (1)



3.63

%




3.61

%




3.67

%




3.60

%




3.71

%











































(1) Not tax equivalent.


















(2) Loans held for sale, nonaccrual loans, covered loans, and indemnification asset 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

$

216



$

529



$

745



$

177



$

752



$

929



$

(497)



$

201



$

(296)


    Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

4



(14)



(10)



0



(3)



(3)



(26)



21



(5)


    Gross loans (2)

1,326



2,496



3,822



(86)



5,639



5,553



(7,654)



29,855



22,201


       Total earning assets

1,546



3,011



4,557



91



6,388



6,479



(8,177)



30,077



21,900





















Interest-bearing liabilities


















    Total interest-bearing deposits

$

66



$

245



$

311



$

(345)



$

504



$

159



$

843



$

2,478



$

3,321


    Borrowed funds


















    Short-term borrowings

81



(21)



60



168



(27)



141



360



(264)



96


    Long-term debt

643



619



1,262



337



898



1,235



129



477



606


       Total borrowed funds

724



598



1,322



505



871



1,376



489



213



702


       Total interest-bearing liabilities

790



843



1,633



160



1,375



1,535



1,332



2,691



4,023


          Net interest income (1)

$

756



$

2,168



$

2,924



$

(69)



$

5,013



$

4,944



$

(9,509)



$

27,386



$

17,877








































(1) Not tax equivalent.















(2) Loans held for sale, nonaccrual loans, covered loans, and indemnification asset are included in gross loans.





FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CREDIT QUALITY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)






























Dec. 31,


Sep. 30,


Jun. 30,


Mar. 31,


Dec. 31,


Full Year


Full Year


2015


2015


2015


2015


2014


2015


2014

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSS ACTIVITY











Balance at beginning of period

$

53,332



$

52,876



$

53,076



$

52,858



$

53,989



$

52,858



$

62,730


  Provision for loan and lease losses

1,864



2,647



3,070



2,060



2,052



9,641



1,528


  Gross charge-offs














    Commercial

622



536



510



1,481



130



3,149



1,440


    Real estate - construction

0



85



0



0



0



85



0


    Real estate - commercial

1,137



941



2,515



208



385



4,801



2,329


    Real estate - residential

31



101



250



314



221



696



922


    Installment

128



124



12



131



78



395



283


    Home equity

300



322



163



700



349



1,485



1,745


    Other

242



276



237



294



287



1,049



1,158


    Covered / formerly covered loans

3,818



1,577



1,585



1,916



4,318



8,896



18,096


      Total gross charge-offs

6,278



3,962



5,272



5,044



5,768



20,556



25,973


  Recoveries














    Commercial

386



357



185



44



75



972



1,260


    Real estate - construction

91



0



10



29



0



130



0


    Real estate - commercial

597



444



179



354



423



1,574



1,194


    Real estate - residential

192



87



23



64



29



366



190


    Installment

36



59



44



60



45



199



218


    Home equity

102



195



129



154



45



580



231


    Other

74



52



71



45



111



242



406


    Covered / formerly covered loans

3,002



577



1,361



2,452



1,857



7,392



11,074


      Total recoveries

4,480



1,771



2,002



3,202



2,585



11,455



14,573


  Total net charge-offs

1,798



2,191



3,270



1,842



3,183



9,101



11,400


Ending allowance for loan and lease losses

$

53,398



$

53,332



$

52,876



$

53,076



$

52,858



$

53,398



$

52,858
















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











  Commercial

0.06

%


0.05

%


0.10

%


0.45

%


0.02

%


0.15

%


0.02

%

  Real estate - construction

(0.12)

%


0.13

%


(0.02)

%


(0.05)

%


0.00

%


(0.02)

%


0.00

%

  Real estate - commercial

0.10

%


0.10

%


0.48

%


(0.03)

%


(0.01)

%


0.16

%


0.07

%

  Real estate - residential

(0.14)

%


0.01

%


0.21

%


0.24

%


0.18

%


0.08

%


0.19

%

  Installment

0.94

%


0.65

%


(0.32)

%


0.68

%


0.28

%


0.49

%


0.14

%

  Home equity

0.18

%


0.12

%


0.03

%


0.53

%


0.29

%


0.21

%


0.39

%

  Other

0.52

%


0.74

%


0.55

%


0.88

%


0.63

%


0.67

%


0.66

%

  Covered / formerly covered loans

1.40

%


1.60

%


0.33

%


(0.74)

%


3.06

%


0.58

%


1.88

%

     Total net charge-offs

0.14

%


0.17

%


0.27

%


0.16

%


0.27

%


0.18

%


0.28

%















COMPONENTS OF NONPERFORMING LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, AND UNDERPERFORMING ASSETS



  Nonaccrual loans (1)














    Commercial

$

8,231



$

7,191



$

6,683



$

6,926



$

5,817



$

8,231



$

5,817


    Real estate - construction

0



79



223



223



223



0



223


    Real estate - commercial

9,059



17,228



21,186



29,925



27,752



9,059



27,752


    Real estate - residential

5,027



4,940



5,257



6,100



7,241



5,027



7,241


    Installment

127



321



305



278



443



127



443


    Home equity

2,787



2,702



2,735



2,462



3,064



2,787



3,064


    Lease financing

122



0



0



0



0



122



0


   Covered / formerly covered loans

2,644



3,252



3,284



3,239



3,929



2,644



3,929


      Nonaccrual loans

27,997



35,713



39,673



49,153



48,469



27,997



48,469


  Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)

28,876



20,226



20,084



15,429



15,928



28,876



15,928


     Total nonperforming loans

56,873



55,939



59,757



64,582



64,397



56,873



64,397


  Other real estate owned (OREO)

13,254



15,187



16,401



20,906



22,674



13,254



22,674


     Total nonperforming assets

70,127



71,126



76,158



85,488



87,071



70,127



87,071


  Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

108



58



70



85



216



108



216


     Total underperforming assets

$

70,235



$

71,184



$

76,228



$

85,573



$

87,287



$

70,235



$

87,287


  Classified assets

$

106,468



$

95,597



$

106,280



$

109,090



$

109,122



$

106,468



$

109,122


  Covered / formerly covered classified assets

25,963



33,110



33,651



44,727



45,682



25,963



45,682


Total classified assets

$

132,431



$

128,707



$

139,931



$

153,817



$

154,804



$

132,431



$

154,804
















CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS











Allowance for loan and lease losses to














     Nonaccrual loans

190.73

%


149.33

%


133.28

%


107.98

%


109.06

%


190.73

%


109.06

%

     Nonperforming loans

93.89

%


95.34

%


88.49

%


82.18

%


82.08

%


93.89

%


82.08

%

     Total ending loans

0.99

%


1.02

%


1.09

%


1.11

%


1.11

%


0.99

%


1.11

%

Allowance and loan marks, net of indemnification asset, to total loans

1.11

%


1.17

%


1.27

%


1.43

%


1.51

%


1.11

%


1.51

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

1.06

%


1.07

%


1.23

%


1.36

%


1.35

%


1.06

%


1.35

%

Nonperforming assets to














     Ending loans, plus OREO

1.30

%


1.36

%


1.56

%


1.79

%


1.81

%


1.30

%


1.81

%

     Total assets

0.86

%


0.90

%


1.03

%


1.18

%


1.21

%


0.86

%


1.21

%

Nonperforming assets, excluding accruing TDRs to














     Ending loans, plus OREO

0.76

%


0.97

%


1.15

%


1.46

%


1.48

%


0.76

%


1.48

%

     Total assets

0.51

%


0.65

%


0.76

%


0.97

%


0.99

%


0.51

%


0.99

%















(1)  Nonaccrual loans include nonaccrual TDRs of $9.3 million, $13.6 million, $14.1 million, $20.3 million, and $12.3 million, as of December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30. 2015, March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.






FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

CAPITAL ADEQUACY

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)












Twelve months ended,


Dec. 31,


Sep. 30,


Jun. 30,


Mar. 31,


Dec. 31,


Dec. 31,


Dec. 31,


2015


2015


2015


2015


2014


2015


2014

PER COMMON SHARE














Market Price














  High

$

20.72



$

19.69



$

18.55



$

18.30



$

19.00



$

20.72



$

19.00


  Low

$

17.83



$

17.55



$

16.68



$

16.52



$

15.34



$

16.52



$

15.34


  Close

$

18.07



$

19.08



$

17.94



$

17.81



$

18.59



$

18.07



$

18.59
















Average shares outstanding - basic

60,985,096



61,135,749



61,115,802



61,013,489



60,905,095



61,062,657



58,662,836


Average shares outstanding - diluted

61,861,182



61,987,795



61,915,294



61,731,844



61,627,518



61,847,547



59,392,667


Ending shares outstanding

61,641,680



61,713,633



61,707,847



61,686,887



61,456,547



61,641,680



61,456,547
















Total shareholders' equity

$

809,376



$

813,012



$

802,383



$

795,742



$

784,077



$

809,376



$

784,077
















REGULATORY CAPITAL (1)

Preliminary










Preliminary



Common equity tier 1 capital

$

648,748



$

638,574



$

697,139



$

686,191



$

673,851



$

648,748



$

673,851


Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

10.28

%


10.51

%


12.34

%


12.29

%


12.69

%


10.28

%


12.69

%

Tier 1 capital

$

648,852



$

638,678



$

697,243



$

686,295



$

673,955



$

648,852



$

673,955


Tier 1 ratio

10.29

%


10.52

%


12.35

%


12.29

%


12.69

%


10.29

%


12.69

%

Total capital

$

822,431



$

812,029



$

751,818



$

740,967



$

728,284



$

822,431



$

728,284


Total capital ratio

13.04

%


13.37

%


13.31

%


13.27

%


13.71

%


13.04

%


13.71

%

Total capital in excess of minimum














  requirement

$

317,780



$

326,117



$

300,006



$

294,290



$

303,358



$

317,780



$

303,358


Total risk-weighted assets

$

6,308,139



$

6,073,899



$

5,647,658



$

5,583,461



$

5,311,573



$

6,308,139



$

5,311,573


Leverage ratio

8.33

%


8.58

%


9.77

%


9.67

%


9.44

%


8.33

%


9.44

%















OTHER CAPITAL RATIOS














Ending shareholders' equity to ending assets

9.93

%


10.32

%


10.87

%


10.98

%


10.86

%


9.93

%


10.86

%

Ending tangible shareholders' equity to ending tangible assets

7.53

%


7.84

%


9.08

%


9.16

%


9.02

%


7.53

%


9.02

%

Average shareholders' equity to average assets

10.29

%


10.67

%


11.05

%


10.95

%


10.77

%


10.73

%


10.75

%

Average tangible shareholders' equity to average tangible assets

7.83

%


8.12

%


9.23

%


9.11

%


8.94

%


8.13

%


8.79

%















REPURCHASE PROGRAM (2)














Shares repurchased

91,032



148,935



0



0



0



239,967



40,255


Average share repurchase price

$

18.85



$

18.68



N/A


N/A


N/A


$

18.75



$

17.32


Total cost of shares repurchased

$

1,716



$

2,783



N/A


N/A


N/A


$

4,499



$

697
















(1) 2015 amounts and ratios are calculated under the Basel III standardized approach






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







N/A = Not applicable











SOURCE First Financial Bancorp

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