Archie M. Brown - 10 Jan 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ (FFBC)

Role: President & CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Maria Hinkel, POA
Issuer symbol: FFBC
Transactions as of: 10 Jan 2022
Net transactions value: +$165,424
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Feb 2022, 08:50:47 UTC
Next filing: 08 Feb 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FFBC	Common Stock	Gift	$0	-12,000	-7.3%	$0.000000	151,961	10 Jan 2022	Direct
transaction	FFBC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$165,424	+14,273	+9.4%	$11.59	166,234	23 Feb 2022	Direct
holding	FFBC	Common Stock						45,569	10 Jan 2022	By 401k	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FFBC	Employee Stock Option (ISO) Right To Buy	Options Exercise	$0	-14,273	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	23 Feb 2022	Common Stock	14,273	$11.59	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes 1,301 shares acquired through cash dividend reinvestment in 2021.