FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

gehlmann gregory a 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ [ FFBC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP/Corporate General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

255 EAST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2900 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/14/2012
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   3/14/2012     D    3396   D $16.99   28551   I   Restricted  
Common Stock   3/14/2012     A    2307   A $16.99   20753   D    
Common Stock                  4988   I   401k  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2005 (ISO) Stock Option   $18.63                    6/21/2006   6/21/2016   Common Stock   5367     5367   D    
2005 (NQ) Sock Option   $18.63                    6/21/2006   6/21/2016   Common Stock   6033     6033   D    
2006 (ISO) Stock Option   $16.02                    4/24/2007   4/24/2016   Common Stock   6242     6242   D    
2006 (NQ) Stock Option   $16.02                    4/24/2007   4/24/2016   Common Stock   10258     10258   D    
2007 (ISO) Stock Option   $14.9                    4/30/2008   4/30/2017   Common Stock   6711     6711   D    
2007 (NQ) Stock Option   $14.9                    4/30/2008   4/30/2017   Common Stock   12889     12889   D    
2008 (ISO) Stock Option   $11.64                    2/14/2009   2/14/2018   Common Stock   8591     8591   D    
2008 (NQ) Stock Option   $11.64                    2/14/2009   2/14/2018   Common Stock   43909     43909   D    

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
gehlmann gregory a
255 EAST FIFTH STREET
SUITE 2900
CINCINNATI, OH 45202

EVP/Corporate General Counsel

Signatures
/s/Terri J Ziepfel, POA 3/15/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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