8-K

0000708955-15-000066.txt : 20150827 0000708955-15-000066.hdr.sgml : 20150827 20150827060754 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000708955-15-000066 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150825 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150827 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150827 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000708955 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 311042001 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34762 FILM NUMBER: 151077082 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 255 EAST FIFTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 8773229530 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 255 EAST FIFTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 8-K/A 1 a8-kaauditorannouncement.htm 8-K/A 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 25, 2015

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Ohio		31-1042001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

Commission file number: 001-34762

255 East Fifth Street, Suite 700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 322-9530

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Form 8-K/A First Financial Bancorp.

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this “Form 8-K/A”) is an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K of First Financial Bancorp. filed on August 26, 2015 (the “Original Form 8-K”). This Form 8-K/A is being filed to include a revised copy of Exhibit 16.1 excluding inadvertent additional text that was not part of the actual Exhibit 16.1 supplied by Ernst & Young LLP. The other disclosures made in the Original Form 8-K remain unchanged.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished with this report pursuant to Item 4.01.



	(d)	Exhibits:

	16.1	Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from Ernst & Young LLP dated August 26, 2015

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.




		By: /s/ John M. Gavigan
		John M. Gavigan
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:	August 26, 2015

Form 8-K/A First Financial Bancorp.

Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.	Description

16.1	Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from Ernst & Young LLP dated August 26, 2015

EX-16.1 2 exhibit161predecessoraudit.htm EXHIBIT 16.1 Exhibit

EXHIBIT 16.1

August 26, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read Item 4.01 of Form 8-K dated August 25, 2015, of First Financial Bancorp. and are in agreement with the statements contained in the first two paragraphs on page 2 therein. We have no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP