-----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, CWbyUkvVk2COEtEt1WxHmbTJ2cOXJh4gBJ3f/i0WwEepjS2Xhx732gBA7xsoNwzu qrjxPayF+8lwKS9zOHZ8sg== 0000950152-07-006664.txt : 20070809 0000950152-07-006664.hdr.sgml : 20070809 20070809162352 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-07-006664 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070807 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20070809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070809 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: 071040730 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 HIGH ST CITY: HAMILTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45011 BUSINESS PHONE: 5138674951 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 HIGH ST CITY: HAMILTON STATE: OH ZIP: 45011 8-K 1 l27493ae8vk.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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2007
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) 979-5782
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   First Financial Bancorp.
Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust I (“Statutory Trust I”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant, First Financial Bancorp. (the “Company”), will redeem all of its floating rate trust preferred securities. The Company notified the trustee, US Bank National Association of the redemption on August 7, 2007. The Company currently expects to fund the redemption from its general corporate reserves.
Statutory Trust I will redeem all $10.3 million of its Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2032 (the “Securities”) on September 26, 2007 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price will be 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid interest as of the Redemption Date. Interest on the securities will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date. US Bank National Association, as Institutional Trustee of Statutory Trust I, will notify holders of the Securities of the redemption on or about August 24, 2007.

 

 

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/ J. Franklin Hall    
    J. Franklin Hall   
    Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 
Date: August 9, 2007

 

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