First Financial Bancorp 8-K

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C7LB4A/MQQyR2umKC5UIcR+UhHhWl3LkhZv3QVi6fU9ZH8Q0SDUGHHZO/dbkdCAr 3d8SEbAvvumLUvjIL/eJsg== 0000950152-02-008300.txt : 20021112 0000950152-02-008300.hdr.sgml : 20021111 20021112143056 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-02-008300 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021112 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20021112 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 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12379 FILM NUMBER: 02816718 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 HIGH ST CITY: HAMILTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45011 BUSINESS PHONE: 5138674700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 HIGH ST CITY: HAMILTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45011 8-K 1 l97160ae8vk.htm FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP 8-K First Financial Bancorp 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: November 12, 2002

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	0-12379 (Commission File Number)	31-1042001 (IRS Employer Identification No.)









300 High Street Hamilton, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)		45011 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 867-4700

Form 8-K

First Financial Bancorp.

Item 7. Exhibits.


(a)	Exhibits:

		99.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Report By Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.









		99.2	Certification of Periodic Financial Report By Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 12, 2002, Stanley N. Pontius, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bancorp., and C. Douglas Lefferson, Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bancorp., each signed the Certification of Periodic Financial Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with the First Financial Bancorp. Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002. The Certifications were submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2002. A copy of each of these Certifications is attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto.

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/ C. Douglas Lefferson C. Douglas Lefferson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 12, 2002

Form 8-K

First Financial Bancorp.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Nos.		Description

99.1		Certification of Periodic Financial Report By Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.









99.2		Certification of Periodic Financial Report By Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

EX-99.1 3 l97160aexv99w1.htm EX-99.1 CERTIFICATION EX-99.1 Certification

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 of First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2002 (the “Report”), I, Stanley N. Pontius, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/ Stanley N. Pontius Stanley N. Pontius President and Chief Executive Officer

November 12, 2002

EX-99.2 4 l97160aexv99w2.htm EX-99.2 CERTIFICATION EX-99.2 Certification

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 of First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2002 (the “Report”), I, C. Douglas Lefferson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:



/s/ C. Douglas Lefferson C. Douglas Lefferson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 12, 2002

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(1)		The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.