8-K Flagstar Release 12.2.11




 
UNITED STATES
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): December 2, 2011
 

 
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: 000-12379
 
201 East Fourth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 322-9530
 

 
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Form 8-K                                First Financial Bancorp.


Item 8.01    Other Events.

On December 2, 2011, First Financial Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of First Financial Bancorp., completed its acquisition of 22 Indiana branches of Flagstar Bank (“Flagstar”) pursuant to a Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated August 15, 2011 by and between the Bank and Flagstar (the “Branch Acquisition”). At closing, the Bank assumed approximately $462 million of total Indiana-based deposits, including $339 million of deposits associated with the branch locations and $123 million of public deposits. Public deposits assumed consisted entirely of transaction and savings accounts and no public fund time deposits were included as part of the Branch Acquisition.








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, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
and Chief Operating Officer
 
 
 
Date:
December 8, 2011