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First Financial’s executive management will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s financial and operating results on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial (877) 506-6873 (U.S. toll free), (855) 669-9657 (Canada toll free) or +1 (412) 380-2003 (International) (no passcode required). The number should be dialed five to ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call. The conference call will also be accessible as an audio webcast via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.bankatfirst.com. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning one hour after the completion of the live call at (877) 344-7529 (U.S. toll free), (855) 669-9658 (Canada toll free) and +1 (412) 317-0088 (International); conference number 10104461. The webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website for 12 months.

First Financial Bancorp. is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $8.8 billion in assets, $6.0 billion in loans, $6.7 billion in deposits and $915.0 million in shareholders’ equity. The Company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its four lines of business: Commercial and Private Banking, Retail Banking, Investment Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Finance. These business units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients. Commercial and Private Banking includes First Financial Wealth Management, which provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.6 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s primary operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 102 banking centers, while the Commercial Finance business lends into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide basis. Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.

The documents filed by the Company and MainSource Financial with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by the Company may be obtained free of charge at the Company’s website at http://www.bankatfirst.com and the documents filed by MainSource Financial may be obtained free of charge at MainSource Financial’ s website at https://www.mainsourcebank.com under the tab “Investor Relations.” Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from the Company upon written request to First Financial Bancorp, Attention: Shannon M. Kuhl, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, 255 E. Fifth Street, Suite 2900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 or by calling (877) 322-9530 or from MainSource Financial upon written request to MainSource Financial Group, Inc., 2105 North State Road 3 Bypass, Greensburg, Indiana 47240, Attn: James M. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer, or by calling (812) 663-6734.

Certain statements contained in this report which are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections and benefits relating to the transaction between the Company and MainSource Financial, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Words such as ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ “likely,” “expected,” “estimated,” ‘‘intends’’ and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Please refer to each of the Company’s and MainSource Financial’ s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as their other filings with the SEC, for a more detailed discussion of risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead express only management’s beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the management’s control. It is possible that actual results and outcomes may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or outcomes indicated in these forward-looking statements. In addition to factors previously disclosed in reports filed by the Company and MainSource Financial with the SEC, risks and uncertainties for the Company, MainSource Financial and the combined company include, but are not limited to: the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed Merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of MainSource Financial’s operations with those of the Company will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to close the Merger in a timely manner; the inability to complete the Merger due to the failure of the Company’s or MainSource Financial’s shareholders to adopt the Merger Agreement; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the , including receipt of required regulatory and other approvals; the failure of the proposed Merger to close for any other reason; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on the Company’s, MainSource Financial’s or the combined company's respective customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the Merger may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; and general competitive, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations. All forward-looking statements included in this filing are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available at the time of the filing. Except as

The Company, MainSource Financial, their directors, executive officers and certain other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s and MainSource Financial’s shareholders in favor of the approval of the Merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and their ownership of the Company’s common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as previously filed with the SEC on April 13, 2017, and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as previously filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017. Information about the directors and executive officers of MainSource Financial and their ownership of MainSource Financial common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for MainSource Financial’ s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as previously filed with the SEC on March 24, 2017. Shareholders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants by reading the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus when they become available.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended,															Nine months ended,
	Sep. 30,			Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sep. 30,			Sep. 30,
	2017			2017			2017			2016			2016			2017			2016
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net income	$	24,826		$	22,736		$	24,414		$	23,294		$	22,850		$	71,976		$	65,232
Net earnings per share - basic	$	0.40		$	0.37		$	0.40		$	0.38		$	0.37		$	1.17		$	1.07
Net earnings per share - diluted	$	0.40		$	0.37		$	0.39		$	0.38		$	0.37		$	1.16		$	1.05
Dividends declared per share	$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.51		$	0.48

KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
Return on average assets	1.13		%	1.06		%	1.18		%	1.11		%	1.09		%	1.12		%	1.06		%
Return on average shareholders' equity	10.85		%	10.25		%	11.36		%	10.73		%	10.62		%	10.82		%	10.39		%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity	14.10		%	13.42		%	14.98		%	14.19		%	14.08		%	14.15		%	13.88		%

Net interest margin	3.50		%	3.50		%	3.63		%	3.66		%	3.61		%	3.54		%	3.61		%
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) ⁽¹⁾	3.57		%	3.56		%	3.70		%	3.71		%	3.66		%	3.61		%	3.67		%

Ending shareholders' equity as a percent of ending assets	10.44		%	10.31		%	10.32		%	10.25		%	10.29		%	10.44		%	10.29		%
Ending tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of:
Ending tangible assets	8.25		%	8.09		%	8.05		%	7.96		%	7.97		%	8.25		%	7.97		%
Risk-weighted assets	9.95		%	9.92		%	9.90		%	9.73		%	9.63		%	9.95		%	9.63		%

Average shareholders' equity as a percent of average assets	10.42		%	10.36		%	10.36		%	10.33		%	10.29		%	10.38		%	10.21		%
Average tangible shareholders' equity as a percent of
average tangible assets	8.21		%	8.12		%	8.06		%	8.01		%	7.96		%	8.13		%	7.84		%

Book value per share	$	14.74		$	14.45		$	14.16		$	13.96		$	13.90		$	14.74		$	13.90
Tangible book value per share	$	11.36		$	11.07		$	10.78		$	10.56		$	10.50		$	11.36		$	10.50

Common equity tier 1 ratio ⁽²⁾	10.53		%	10.54		%	10.59		%	10.46		%	10.20		%	10.53		%	10.20		%
Tier 1 ratio ⁽²⁾	10.53		%	10.54		%	10.59		%	10.46		%	10.20		%	10.53		%	10.20		%
Total capital ratio ⁽²⁾	12.98		%	13.05		%	13.19		%	13.10		%	12.82		%	12.98		%	12.82		%
Leverage ratio ⁽²⁾	8.74		%	8.69		%	8.69		%	8.60		%	8.45		%	8.74		%	8.45		%

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Loans ⁽³⁾	$	5,902,053		$	5,789,610		$	5,736,513		$	5,780,865		$	5,743,773		$	5,809,998		$	5,577,497
FDIC indemnification asset	8,932			10,327			11,520			12,782			14,031			10,250			15,519
Investment securities	2,041,785			2,035,334			1,906,699			1,816,944			1,811,240			1,995,101			1,872,958
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	37,199			20,293			40,985			19,557			22,116			32,812			22,696
Total earning assets	$	7,989,969		$	7,855,564		$	7,695,717		$	7,630,148		$	7,591,160		$	7,848,161		$	7,488,670
Total assets	$	8,716,917		$	8,582,961		$	8,409,071		$	8,359,912		$	8,322,156		$	8,570,777		$	8,215,370
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	1,510,032		$	1,513,995		$	1,499,097		$	1,544,598		$	1,453,842		$	1,507,748		$	1,427,323
Interest-bearing deposits	5,170,365			5,056,223			4,942,766			5,012,613			4,746,887			5,057,285			4,787,710
Total deposits	$	6,680,397		$	6,570,218		$	6,441,863		$	6,557,211		$	6,200,729		$	6,565,033		$	6,215,033
Borrowings	$	999,818		$	995,132		$	968,326		$	815,928		$	1,153,042		$	987,874		$	1,061,911
Shareholders' equity	$	908,057		$	889,604		$	871,215		$	863,509		$	856,296		$	889,760		$	838,497

CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
Allowance to ending loans	0.91		%	0.93		%	0.98		%	1.01		%	1.00		%	0.91		%	1.00		%
Allowance to nonaccrual loans	181.07		%	150.05		%	169.85		%	326.91		%	314.84		%	181.07		%	314.84		%
Allowance to nonperforming loans	109.48		%	96.77		%	89.25		%	120.83		%	114.17		%	109.48		%	114.17		%
Nonperforming loans to total loans	0.83		%	0.97		%	1.10		%	0.83		%	0.87		%	0.83		%	0.87		%
Nonperforming assets to ending loans, plus OREO	0.89		%	1.07		%	1.19		%	0.94		%	1.00		%	0.89		%	1.00		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.60		%	0.72		%	0.80		%	0.64		%	0.69		%	0.60		%	0.69		%
Classified assets to total assets	1.08		%	1.13		%	1.34		%	1.48		%	1.70		%	1.08		%	1.70		%
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)	0.22		%	0.13		%	0.14		%	0.17		%	0.05		%	0.17		%	0.08		%



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

	Three months ended,								Nine months ended,
	Sep. 30,								Sep. 30,
	2017			2016			% Change		2017			2016			% Change
Interest income
Loans and leases, including fees	$	71,148		$	66,997		6.2	%	$	205,764		$	194,820		5.6	%
Investment securities
Taxable	13,150			10,326			27.3	%	37,356			32,405			15.3	%
Tax-exempt	1,537			1,083			41.9	%	4,347			3,401			27.8	%
Total investment securities interest	14,687			11,409			28.7	%	41,703			35,806			16.5	%
Other earning assets	(917		)	(1,081		)	15.2	%	(2,932		)	(3,323		)	11.8	%
Total interest income	84,918			77,325			9.8	%	244,535			227,303			7.6	%

Interest expense
Deposits	10,335			5,600			84.6	%	25,939			16,587			56.4	%
Short-term borrowings	2,566			1,368			87.6	%	6,049			3,591			68.4	%
Long-term borrowings	1,538			1,539			(0.1	)%	4,616			4,620			(0.1	)%
Total interest expense	14,439			8,507			69.7	%	36,604			24,798			47.6	%
Net interest income	70,479			68,818			2.4	%	207,931			202,505			2.7	%
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,953			1,687			75.0	%	3,787			7,379			(48.7	)%
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	67,526			67,131			0.6	%	204,144			195,126			4.6	%

Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,169			5,056			2.2	%	14,585			13,892			5.0	%
Trust and wealth management fees	3,324			3,236			2.7	%	10,476			9,959			5.2	%
Bankcard income	3,272			2,984			9.7	%	9,908			8,996			10.1	%
Client derivative fees	1,779			1,210			47.0	%	4,371			4,104			6.5	%
Net gains from sales of loans	1,455			2,066			(29.6	)%	3,998			5,093			(21.5	)%
Net gains on sale of investment securities	276			398			(30.7	)%	1,630			234			N/M
Other	7,667			1,999			N/M		12,792			10,377			23.3	%
Total noninterest income	22,942			16,949			35.4	%	57,760			52,655			9.7	%

Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	33,827			32,093			5.4	%	97,121			91,234			6.5	%
Net occupancy	4,328			4,543			(4.7	)%	13,145			13,991			(6.0	)%
Furniture and equipment	2,161			2,139			1.0	%	6,474			6,482			(0.1	)%
Data processing	3,455			2,828			22.2	%	10,254			8,311			23.4	%
Marketing	649			641			1.2	%	2,141			2,507			(14.6	)%
Communication	430			527			(18.4	)%	1,345			1,485			(9.4	)%
Professional services	2,030			1,460			39.0	%	5,257			4,572			15.0	%
State intangible tax	721			639			12.8	%	2,163			1,917			12.8	%
FDIC assessments	1,051			1,048			0.3	%	3,001			3,292			(8.8	)%
Loss (gain) - other real estate owned	237			(112		)	N/M		423			(259		)	N/M
Other	5,554			5,299			4.8	%	15,720			17,706			(11.2	)%
Total noninterest expenses	54,443			51,105			6.5	%	157,044			151,238			3.8	%
Income before income taxes	36,025			32,975			9.2	%	104,860			96,543			8.6	%
Income tax expense	11,199			10,125			10.6	%	32,884			31,311			5.0	%
Net income	$	24,826		$	22,850		8.6	%	$	71,976		$	65,232		10.3	%

ADDITIONAL DATA
Net earnings per share - basic	$	0.40		$	0.37				$	1.17		$	1.07
Net earnings per share - diluted	$	0.40		$	0.37				$	1.16		$	1.05
Dividends declared per share	$	0.17		$	0.16				$	0.51		$	0.48

Return on average assets	1.13		%	1.09		%			1.12		%	1.06		%
Return on average shareholders' equity	10.85		%	10.62		%			10.82		%	10.39		%

Interest income	$	84,918		$	77,325		9.8	%	$	244,535		$	227,303		7.6	%
Tax equivalent adjustment	1,353			1,028			31.6	%	3,872			3,138			23.4	%
Interest income - tax equivalent	86,271			78,353			10.1	%	248,407			230,441			7.8	%
Interest expense	14,439			8,507			69.7	%	36,604			24,798			47.6	%
Net interest income - tax equivalent	$	71,832		$	69,846		2.8	%	$	211,803		$	205,643		3.0	%

Net interest margin	3.50		%	3.61		%			3.54		%	3.61		%
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent) ⁽¹⁾	3.57		%	3.66		%			3.61		%	3.67		%

Full-time equivalent employees	1,363			1,402

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis. Therefore, management believes, these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons. Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.
N/M = Not meaningful.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

	2017
	Third			Second			First			Full			% Change
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Year			Linked Qtr.
Interest income
Loans and leases, including fees	$	71,148		$	67,748		$	66,868		$	205,764		5.0	%
Investment securities
Taxable	13,150			12,598			11,608			37,356			4.4	%
Tax-exempt	1,537			1,457			1,353			4,347			5.5	%
Total investment securities interest	14,687			14,055			12,961			41,703			4.5	%
Other earning assets	(917		)	(1,014		)	(1,001		)	(2,932		)	9.6	%
Total interest income	84,918			80,789			78,828			244,535			5.1	%

Interest expense
Deposits	10,335			8,679			6,925			25,939			19.1	%
Short-term borrowings	2,566			2,051			1,432			6,049			25.1	%
Long-term borrowings	1,538			1,539			1,539			4,616			(0.1	)%
Total interest expense	14,439			12,269			9,896			36,604			17.7	%
Net interest income	70,479			68,520			68,932			207,931			2.9	%
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,953			467			367			3,787			N/M
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	67,526			68,053			68,565			204,144			(0.8	)%

Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,169			4,772			4,644			14,585			8.3	%
Trust and wealth management fees	3,324			3,405			3,747			10,476			(2.4	)%
Bankcard income	3,272			3,501			3,135			9,908			(6.5	)%
Client derivative fees	1,779			1,489			1,103			4,371			19.5	%
Net gains from sales of loans	1,455			1,327			1,216			3,998			9.6	%
Net gains on sale of investment securities	276			838			516			1,630			(67.1	)%
Other	7,667			2,122			3,003			12,792			N/M
Total noninterest income	22,942			17,454			17,364			57,760			31.4	%

Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	33,827			31,544			31,750			97,121			7.2	%
Net occupancy	4,328			4,302			4,515			13,145			0.6	%
Furniture and equipment	2,161			2,136			2,177			6,474			1.2	%
Data processing	3,455			3,501			3,298			10,254			(1.3	)%
Marketing	649			982			510			2,141			(33.9	)%
Communication	430			468			447			1,345			(8.1	)%
Professional services	2,030			1,469			1,758			5,257			38.2	%
State intangible tax	721			721			721			2,163			0.0	%
FDIC assessments	1,051			1,018			932			3,001			3.2	%
Loss (gain) - other real estate owned	237			162			24			423			46.3	%
Other	5,554			5,253			4,913			15,720			5.7	%
Total noninterest expenses	54,443			51,556			51,045			157,044			5.6	%
Income before income taxes	36,025			33,951			34,884			104,860			6.1	%
Income tax expense	11,199			11,215			10,470			32,884			(0.1	)%
Net income	$	24,826		$	22,736		$	24,414		$	71,976		9.2	%

ADDITIONAL DATA
Net earnings per share - basic	$	0.40		$	0.37		$	0.40		$	1.17
Net earnings per share - diluted	$	0.40		$	0.37		$	0.39		$	1.16
Dividends declared per share	$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.17		$	0.51

Return on average assets	1.13		%	1.06		%	1.18		%	1.12		%
Return on average shareholders' equity	10.85		%	10.25		%	11.36		%	10.82		%

Interest income	$	84,918		$	80,789		$	78,828		$	244,535		5.1	%
Tax equivalent adjustment	1,353			1,294			1,225			3,872			4.6	%
Interest income - tax equivalent	86,271			82,083			80,053			248,407			5.1	%
Interest expense	14,439			12,269			9,896			36,604			17.7	%
Net interest income - tax equivalent	$	71,832		$	69,814		$	70,157		$	211,803		2.9	%

Net interest margin	3.50		%	3.50		%	3.63		%	3.54		%
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent)⁽¹⁾	3.57		%	3.56		%	3.70		%	3.61		%

Full-time equivalent employees	1,363			1,429			1,424

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis. Therefore, management believes, these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons. Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.
N/M = Not meaningful.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

	2016
	Fourth			Third			Second			First			Full
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Year
Interest income
Loans and leases, including fees	$	67,883		$	66,997		$	64,424		$	63,399		$	262,703
Investment securities
Taxable	10,698			10,326			10,706			11,373			43,103
Tax-exempt	1,134			1,083			1,156			1,162			4,535
Total investment securities interest	11,832			11,409			11,862			12,535			47,638
Other earning assets	(1,068		)	(1,081		)	(1,103		)	(1,139		)	(4,391		)
Total interest income	78,647			77,325			75,183			74,795			305,950

Interest expense
Deposits	6,026			5,600			5,457			5,530			22,613
Short-term borrowings	915			1,368			1,053			1,170			4,506
Long-term borrowings	1,540			1,539			1,541			1,540			6,160
Total interest expense	8,481			8,507			8,051			8,240			33,279
Net interest income	70,166			68,818			67,132			66,555			272,671
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,761			1,687			4,037			1,655			10,140
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	67,405			67,131			63,095			64,900			262,531

Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,041			5,056			4,455			4,381			18,933
Trust and wealth management fees	3,241			3,236			3,283			3,440			13,200
Bankcard income	3,136			2,984			3,130			2,882			12,132
Client derivative fees	466			1,210			1,799			1,095			4,570
Net gains from sales of loans	1,711			2,066			1,846			1,181			6,804
Net gains on sale of investment securities	0			398			(188		)	24			234
Other	3,351			1,999			5,869			2,509			13,728
Total noninterest income	16,946			16,949			20,194			15,512			69,601

Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	31,127			32,093			29,526			29,615			122,361
Net occupancy	4,338			4,543			4,491			4,957			18,329
Furniture and equipment	2,181			2,139			2,130			2,213			8,663
Data processing	3,095			2,828			2,765			2,718			11,406
Marketing	1,458			641			801			1,065			3,965
Communication	404			527			477			481			1,889
Professional services	1,731			1,460			1,299			1,813			6,303
State intangible tax	117			639			639			639			2,034
FDIC assessments	1,001			1,048			1,112			1,132			4,293
Loss (gain) - other real estate owned	(953		)	(112		)	43			(190		)	(1,212		)
Other	5,664			5,299			6,130			6,277			23,370
Total noninterest expenses	50,163			51,105			49,413			50,720			201,401
Income before income taxes	34,188			32,975			33,876			29,692			130,731
Income tax expense	10,894			10,125			11,308			9,878			42,205
Net income	$	23,294		$	22,850		$	22,568		$	19,814		$	88,526

ADDITIONAL DATA
Net earnings per share - basic	$	0.38		$	0.37		$	0.37		$	0.32		$	1.45
Net earnings per share - diluted	$	0.38		$	0.37		$	0.36		$	0.32		$	1.43
Dividends declared per share	$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.64

Return on average assets	1.11		%	1.09		%	1.11		%	0.98		%	1.07		%
Return on average shareholders' equity	10.73		%	10.62		%	10.84		%	9.70		%	10.48		%

Interest income	$	78,647		$	77,325		$	75,183		$	74,795		$	305,950
Tax equivalent adjustment	1,077			1,028			1,058			1,052			4,215
Interest income - tax equivalent	79,724			78,353			76,241			75,847			310,165
Interest expense	8,481			8,507			8,051			8,240			33,279
Net interest income - tax equivalent	$	71,243		$	69,846		$	68,190		$	67,607		$	276,886

Net interest margin	3.66		%	3.61		%	3.61		%	3.62		%	3.62		%
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent)⁽¹⁾	3.71		%	3.66		%	3.67		%	3.68		%	3.68		%

Full-time equivalent employees	1,420			1,402			1,403			1,390

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income on a fully tax equivalent basis. Therefore, management believes, these measures provide useful information to investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons. Management also uses these measures to make peer comparisons.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

	Sep. 30,			Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sep. 30,			% Change		% Change
	2017			2017			2017			2016			2016			Linked Qtr.		Comparable Qtr.
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	117,840		$	117,478		$	117,914		$	121,598		$	117,982		0.3	%	(0.1	)%
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	34,787			29,839			39,058			82,450			16,765			16.6	%	107.5	%
Investment securities available-for-sale	1,286,770			1,298,578			1,220,046			1,039,870			1,120,494			(0.9	)%	14.8	%
Investment securities held-to-maturity	669,816			696,269			730,796			763,254			628,497			(3.8	)%	6.6	%
Other investments	53,198			53,285			50,996			51,077			51,170			(0.2	)%	4.0	%
Loans held for sale	16,466			11,939			7,657			13,135			17,414			37.9	%	(5.4	)%
Loans and leases
Commercial and industrial	1,886,093			1,824,589			1,779,635			1,781,948			1,782,782			3.4	%	5.8	%
Lease financing	86,014			88,152			88,888			93,108			96,046			(2.4	)%	(10.4	)%
Construction real estate	420,941			443,112			446,332			399,434			380,349			(5.0	)%	10.7	%
Commercial real estate	2,523,387			2,471,655			2,398,235			2,427,577			2,468,083			2.1	%	2.2	%
Residential real estate	477,964			490,398			486,601			500,980			507,715			(2.5	)%	(5.9	)%
Home equity	494,342			464,066			458,974			460,388			463,702			6.5	%	6.6	%
Installment	43,650			47,654			52,063			50,639			47,825			(8.4	)%	(8.7	)%
Credit card	44,646			44,139			43,354			43,408			43,009			1.1	%	3.8	%
Total loans	5,977,037			5,873,765			5,754,082			5,757,482			5,789,511			1.8	%	3.2	%
Less:
Allowance for loan and lease losses	54,534			54,873			56,326			57,961			57,618			(0.6	)%	(5.4	)%
Net loans	5,922,503			5,818,892			5,697,756			5,699,521			5,731,893			1.8	%	3.3	%
Premises and equipment	126,790			128,956			131,808			131,579			132,082			(1.7	)%	(4.0	)%
Goodwill and other intangibles	209,730			210,045			210,324			210,625			210,888			(0.1	)%	(0.5	)%
Accrued interest and other assets	323,789			344,761			324,815			324,858			341,296			(6.1	)%	(5.1	)%
Total Assets	$	8,761,689		$	8,710,042		$	8,531,170		$	8,437,967		$	8,368,481		0.6	%	4.7	%

LIABILITIES
Deposits
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,518,011		$	1,496,173		$	1,494,892		$	1,513,771		$	1,494,529		1.5	%	1.6	%
Savings	2,434,086			2,398,262			2,284,821			2,142,189			2,005,407			1.5	%	21.4	%
Time	1,188,597			1,097,911			1,202,563			1,321,843			1,346,736			8.3	%	(11.7	)%
Total interest-bearing deposits	5,140,694			4,992,346			4,982,276			4,977,803			4,846,672			3.0	%	6.1	%
Noninterest-bearing	1,585,396			1,476,563			1,547,600			1,547,985			1,492,011			7.4	%	6.3	%
Total deposits	6,726,090			6,468,909			6,529,876			6,525,788			6,338,683			4.0	%	6.1	%
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase	45,532			130,633			52,484			120,212			77,936			(65.1	)%	(41.6	)%
FHLB short-term borrowings	818,200			957,700			806,700			687,700			848,300			(14.6	)%	(3.5	)%
Total short-term borrowings	863,732			1,088,333			859,184			807,912			926,236			(20.6	)%	(6.7	)%
Long-term debt	119,615			119,669			119,629			119,589			119,549			0.0	%	0.1	%
Total borrowed funds	983,347			1,208,002			978,813			927,501			1,045,785			(18.6	)%	(6.0	)%
Accrued interest and other liabilities	137,298			135,014			142,416			119,454			122,876			1.7	%	11.7	%
Total Liabilities	7,846,735			7,811,925			7,651,105			7,572,743			7,507,344			0.4	%	4.5	%

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	571,750			569,302			567,911			570,382			569,199			0.4	%	0.4	%
Retained earnings	477,588			463,250			451,073			437,188			423,800			3.1	%	12.7	%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,379		)	(22,222		)	(26,639		)	(28,443		)	(17,522		)	(8.3	)%	16.3	%
Treasury stock, at cost	(114,005		)	(112,213		)	(112,280		)	(113,903		)	(114,340		)	1.6	%	(0.3	)%
Total Shareholders' Equity	914,954			898,117			880,065			865,224			861,137			1.9	%	6.2	%
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$	8,761,689		$	8,710,042		$	8,531,170		$	8,437,967		$	8,368,481		0.6	%	4.7	%



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

	Quarterly Averages															Year-to-Date Averages
	Sep. 30,			Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sep. 30,			September 30,
	2017			2017			2017			2016			2016			2017			2016
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	111,984		$	116,123		$	115,719		$	122,130		$	116,441		$	114,595		$	118,542
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	37,199			20,293			40,985			19,557			22,116			32,812			22,696
Investment securities	2,041,785			2,035,334			1,906,699			1,816,944			1,811,240			1,995,101			1,872,958
Loans held for sale	12,705			9,243			8,125			14,729			11,197			10,041			12,052
Loans and leases
Commercial and industrial	1,843,677			1,778,523			1,782,829			1,767,570			1,786,461			1,801,899			1,732,191
Lease financing	85,649			86,880			89,549			93,817			96,518			87,345			97,183
Construction real estate	408,373			447,716			414,038			376,616			380,894			423,355			350,642
Commercial real estate	2,497,170			2,418,355			2,390,004			2,470,280			2,400,308			2,435,569			2,322,277
Residential real estate	489,508			490,709			497,412			503,711			512,341			492,514			510,681
Home equity	473,988			462,431			459,821			461,177			466,062			465,465			466,317
Installment	45,911			51,275			50,722			49,071			47,428			49,285			44,532
Credit card	45,072			44,478			44,013			43,894			42,564			44,525			41,622
Total loans	5,889,348			5,780,367			5,728,388			5,766,136			5,732,576			5,799,957			5,565,445
Less:
Allowance for loan and lease losses	55,326			57,379			58,461			58,733			58,284			57,044			56,231
Net loans	5,834,022			5,722,988			5,669,927			5,707,403			5,674,292			5,742,913			5,509,214
Premises and equipment	128,539			131,654			132,384			132,414			133,360			130,845			136,543
Goodwill and other intangibles	209,933			210,215			210,513			210,768			211,029			210,218			211,365
Accrued interest and other assets	340,750			337,111			324,719			335,967			342,481			334,252			332,000
Total Assets	$	8,716,917		$	8,582,961		$	8,409,071		$	8,359,912		$	8,322,156		$	8,570,777		$	8,215,370

LIABILITIES
Deposits
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,494,367		$	1,483,186		$	1,484,427		$	1,540,755		$	1,447,226		$	1,487,363		$	1,440,638
Savings	2,494,592			2,408,950			2,224,708			2,093,557			2,015,602			2,377,072			1,998,727
Time	1,181,406			1,164,087			1,233,631			1,378,301			1,284,059			1,192,850			1,348,345
Total interest-bearing deposits	5,170,365			5,056,223			4,942,766			5,012,613			4,746,887			5,057,285			4,787,710
Noninterest-bearing	1,510,032			1,513,995			1,499,097			1,544,598			1,453,842			1,507,748			1,427,323
Total deposits	6,680,397			6,570,218			6,441,863			6,557,211			6,200,729			6,565,033			6,215,033
Federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase	71,315			62,893			88,048			93,452			87,343			74,024			87,715
FHLB short-term borrowings	808,842			812,588			760,673			602,720			946,096			794,211			854,619
Total short-term borrowings	880,157			875,481			848,721			696,172			1,033,439			868,235			942,334
Long-term debt	119,661			119,651			119,605			119,756			119,603			119,639			119,577
Total borrowed funds	999,818			995,132			968,326			815,928			1,153,042			987,874			1,061,911
Accrued interest and other liabilities	128,645			128,007			127,667			123,264			112,089			128,110			99,929
Total Liabilities	7,808,860			7,693,357			7,537,856			7,496,403			7,465,860			7,681,017			7,376,873

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock	570,216			568,654			570,058			569,779			568,203			569,643			568,812
Retained earnings	470,591			456,648			442,104			430,402			419,901			456,552			407,527
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(19,940		)	(23,414		)	(27,569		)	(22,436		)	(17,701		)	(23,613		)	(21,907		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(112,810		)	(112,284		)	(113,378		)	(114,236		)	(114,107		)	(112,822		)	(115,935		)
Total Shareholders' Equity	908,057			889,604			871,215			863,509			856,296			889,760			838,497
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$	8,716,917		$	8,582,961		$	8,409,071		$	8,359,912		$	8,322,156		$	8,570,777		$	8,215,370



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

	Quarterly Averages															Year-to-Date Averages
	September 30, 2017					June 30, 2017					September 30, 2016					September 30, 2017					September 30, 2016
	Balance			Yield		Balance			Yield		Balance			Yield		Balance			Yield		Balance			Yield
Earning assets
Investments:
Investment securities	$	2,041,785		2.85	%	$	2,035,334		2.77	%	$	1,811,240		2.50	%	$	1,995,101		2.79	%	$	1,872,958		2.56	%
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	37,199			1.28	%	20,293			1.11	%	22,116			0.54	%	32,812			1.05	%	22,696			0.52	%
Gross loans ⁽¹⁾	5,910,985			4.71	%	5,799,937			4.61	%	5,757,804			4.54	%	5,820,248			4.65	%	5,593,016			4.58	%
Total earning assets	7,989,969			4.22	%	7,855,564			4.13	%	7,591,160			4.04	%	7,848,161			4.17	%	7,488,670			4.06	%

Nonearning assets
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(55,326		)			(57,379		)			(58,284		)			(57,044		)			(56,231		)
Cash and due from banks	111,984					116,123					116,441					114,595					118,542
Accrued interest and other assets	670,290					668,653					672,839					665,065					664,389
Total assets	$	8,716,917				$	8,582,961				$	8,322,156				$	8,570,777				$	8,215,370

Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,494,367		0.33	%	$	1,483,186		0.27	%	$	1,447,226		0.15	%	$	1,487,363		0.27	%	$	1,440,638		0.14	%
Savings	2,494,592			0.82	%	2,408,950			0.69	%	2,015,602			0.27	%	2,377,072			0.67	%	1,998,727			0.26	%
Time	1,181,406			1.32	%	1,164,087			1.23	%	1,284,059			1.14	%	1,192,850			1.24	%	1,348,345			1.10	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	5,170,365			0.79	%	5,056,223			0.69	%	4,746,887			0.47	%	5,057,285			0.69	%	4,787,710			0.46	%
Borrowed funds
Short-term borrowings	880,157			1.16	%	875,481			0.94	%	1,033,439			0.53	%	868,235			0.93	%	942,334			0.51	%
Long-term debt	119,661			5.10	%	119,651			5.16	%	119,603			5.11	%	119,639			5.16	%	119,577			5.17	%
Total borrowed funds	999,818			1.63	%	995,132			1.45	%	1,153,042			1.00	%	987,874			1.44	%	1,061,911			1.03	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	6,170,183			0.93	%	6,051,355			0.81	%	5,899,929			0.57	%	6,045,159			0.81	%	5,849,621			0.57	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	1,510,032					1,513,995					1,453,842					1,507,748					1,427,323
Other liabilities	128,645					128,007					112,089					128,110					99,929
Shareholders' equity	908,057					889,604					856,296					889,760					838,497
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	$	8,716,917				$	8,582,961				$	8,322,156				$	8,570,777				$	8,215,370

Net interest income	$	70,479				$	68,520				$	68,818				$	207,931				$	202,505
Net interest spread				3.29	%				3.32	%				3.47	%				3.36	%				3.49	%
Net interest margin				3.50	%				3.50	%				3.61	%				3.54	%				3.61	%

Tax equivalent adjustment				0.07	%				0.06	%				0.05	%				0.07	%				0.06	%
Net interest margin (fully tax equivalent)				3.57	%				3.56	%				3.66	%				3.61	%				3.67	%


⁽¹⁾ Loans held for sale, nonaccrual loans, covered loans, and indemnification asset are included in gross loans.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
NET INTEREST MARGIN RATE/VOLUME ANALYSIS ⁽¹⁾
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)


	Linked Qtr. Income Variance								Comparable Qtr. Income Variance									Year-to-Date Income Variance
	Rate			Volume		Total			Rate			Volume			Total			Rate			Volume			Total
Earning assets
Investment securities	$	426		$	206	$	632		$	1,620		$	1,658		$	3,278		$	3,344		$	2,553		$	5,897
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	9			55		64			41			49			90			89			79			168
Gross loans ⁽²⁾	1,368			2,065		3,433			2,408			1,817			4,225			3,258			7,909			11,167
Total earning assets	1,803			2,326		4,129			4,069			3,524			7,593			6,691			10,541			17,232

Interest-bearing liabilities
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	1,318		$	338	$	1,656		$	3,889		$	846		$	4,735		$	7,969		$	1,383		$	9,352
Borrowed funds
Short-term borrowings	474			41		515			1,645			(447		)	1,198			2,974			(516		)	2,458
Long-term debt	(18		)	17		(1		)	(2		)	1			(1		)	(6		)	2			(4		)
Total borrowed funds	456			58		514			1,643			(446		)	1,197			2,968			(514		)	2,454
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,774			396		2,170			5,532			400			5,932			10,937			869			11,806
Net interest income ⁽¹⁾	$	29		$	1,930	$	1,959		$	(1,463	)	$	3,124		$	1,661		$	(4,246	)	$	9,672		$	5,426


⁽¹⁾ Not tax equivalent.
⁽²⁾ Loans held for sale, nonaccrual loans, covered loans, and indemnification asset are included in gross loans.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CREDIT QUALITY
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

																Nine months ended,
	Sep. 30,			Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sep. 30,			Sep. 30,			Sep. 30,
	2017			2017			2017			2016			2016			2017			2016
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSS ACTIVITY
Balance at beginning of period	$	54,873		$	56,326		$	57,961		$	57,618		$	56,708		$	57,961		$	53,398
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,953			467			367			2,761			1,687			3,787			7,379
Gross charge-offs
Commercial and industrial	4,122			3,065			1,743			1,590			296			8,930			1,040
Lease financing	0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Construction real estate	0			0			0			(2		)	64			0			95
Commercial real estate	58			485			485			990			1,135			1,028			3,993
Residential real estate	23			223			61			224			90			307			163
Home equity	71			384			180			232			475			635			1,213
Installment	24			126			49			60			223			199			326
Credit card	201			215			232			326			267			648			864
Total gross charge-offs	4,499			4,498			2,750			3,420			2,550			11,747			7,694
Recoveries
Commercial and industrial	325			693			262			186			327			1,280			969
Lease financing	0			1			0			0			0			1			1
Construction real estate	0			89			0			51			6			89			234
Commercial real estate	585			1,398			256			382			997			2,239			2,120
Residential real estate	70			59			9			54			38			138			182
Home equity	110			222			106			144			257			438			576
Installment	74			43			71			118			56			188			217
Credit card	43			73			44			67			92			160			236
Total recoveries	1,207			2,578			748			1,002			1,773			4,533			4,535
Total net charge-offs	3,292			1,920			2,002			2,418			777			7,214			3,159
Ending allowance for loan and lease losses	$	54,534		$	54,873		$	56,326		$	57,961		$	57,618		$	54,534		$	57,618

NET CHARGE-OFFS TO AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES (ANNUALIZED)
Commercial and industrial	0.82		%	0.53		%	0.34		%	0.32		%	(0.01		)%	0.57		%	0.01		%
Lease financing	0.00		%	0.00		%	0.00		%	0.00		%	0.00		%	0.00		%	0.00		%
Construction real estate	0.00		%	(0.08		)%	0.00		%	(0.06		)%	0.06		%	(0.03		)%	(0.05		)%
Commercial real estate	(0.08		)%	(0.15		)%	0.04		%	0.10		%	0.02		%	(0.07		)%	0.11		%
Residential real estate	(0.04		)%	0.13		%	0.04		%	0.13		%	0.04		%	0.05		%	0.00		%
Home equity	(0.03		)%	0.14		%	0.07		%	0.08		%	0.19		%	0.06		%	0.18		%
Installment	(0.43		)%	0.65		%	(0.18		)%	(0.47		)%	1.40		%	0.03		%	0.33		%
Credit card	1.39		%	1.28		%	1.73		%	2.35		%	1.64		%	1.47		%	2.02		%
Total net charge-offs	0.22		%	0.13		%	0.14		%	0.17		%	0.05		%	0.17		%	0.08		%

COMPONENTS OF NONPERFORMING LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, AND UNDERPERFORMING ASSETS
Nonaccrual loans ⁽¹⁾
Commercial and industrial	$	9,026		$	15,099		$	9,249		$	2,419		$	3,201		$	9,026		$	3,201
Lease financing	87			94			102			195			214			87			214
Construction real estate	824			1,075			1,075			0			0			824			0
Commercial real estate	12,244			12,617			14,324			6,098			5,985			12,244			5,985
Residential real estate	4,333			4,442			4,520			5,251			4,759			4,333			4,759
Home equity	3,364			2,937			3,571			3,400			3,815			3,364			3,815
Installment	240			307			322			367			327			240			327
Nonaccrual loans	30,118			36,571			33,163			17,730			18,301			30,118			18,301
Accruing troubled debt restructurings (TDRs)	19,692			20,135			29,948			30,240			32,164			19,692			32,164
Total nonperforming loans	49,810			56,706			63,111			47,970			50,465			49,810			50,465
Other real estate owned (OREO)	3,116			5,961			5,300			6,284			7,577			3,116			7,577
Total nonperforming assets	52,926			62,667			68,411			54,254			58,042			52,926			58,042
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more	84			124			96			142			130			84			130
Total underperforming assets	$	53,010		$	62,791		$	68,507		$	54,396		$	58,172		$	53,010		$	58,172
Total classified assets	$	94,320		$	98,391		$	114,550		$	125,155		$	142,169		$	94,320		$	142,169

CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
Allowance for loan and lease losses to
Nonaccrual loans	181.07		%	150.05		%	169.85		%	326.91		%	314.84		%	181.07		%	314.84		%
Nonperforming loans	109.48		%	96.77		%	89.25		%	120.83		%	114.17		%	109.48		%	114.17		%
Total ending loans	0.91		%	0.93		%	0.98		%	1.01		%	1.00		%	0.91		%	1.00		%
Nonperforming loans to total loans	0.83		%	0.97		%	1.10		%	0.83		%	0.87		%	0.83		%	0.87		%
Nonperforming assets to
Ending loans, plus OREO	0.89		%	1.07		%	1.19		%	0.94		%	1.00		%	0.89		%	1.00		%
Total assets	0.60		%	0.72		%	0.80		%	0.64		%	0.69		%	0.60		%	0.69		%
Nonperforming assets, excluding accruing TDRs to
Ending loans, plus OREO	0.56		%	0.72		%	0.67		%	0.42		%	0.45		%	0.56		%	0.45		%
Total assets	0.38		%	0.49		%	0.45		%	0.28		%	0.31		%	0.38		%	0.31		%
Classified assets to total assets	1.08		%	1.13		%	1.34		%	1.48		%	1.70		%	1.08		%	1.70		%

(1) Nonaccrual loans include nonaccrual TDRs of $9.1 million, $9.4 million, $7.8 million, $5.1 million, and $5.6 million, as of September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and September 30, 2016, respectively.



FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
																Nine months ended,
	Sep. 30,			Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,			Sep. 30,			Sep. 30,			Sep. 30,
	2017			2017			2017			2016			2016			2017			2016
PER COMMON SHARE
Market Price
High	$	28.50		$	28.95		$	28.90		$	29.35		$	22.52		$	28.95		$	22.52
Low	$	23.10		$	25.05		$	26.00		$	21.05		$	18.83		$	23.10		$	14.91
Close	$	26.15		$	27.70		$	27.45		$	28.45		$	21.84		$	26.15		$	21.84

Average shares outstanding - basic	61,577,619			61,543,478			61,398,414			61,311,068			61,280,283			61,507,160			61,170,845
Average shares outstanding - diluted	62,189,637			62,234,022			62,140,384			62,080,683			62,086,067			62,185,874			61,962,961
Ending shares outstanding	62,061,465			62,141,071			62,134,285			61,979,552			61,952,873			62,061,465			61,952,873

Total shareholders' equity	$	914,954		$	898,117		$	880,065		$	865,224		$	861,137		$	914,954		$	861,137

REGULATORY CAPITAL	Preliminary															Preliminary
Common equity tier 1 capital	$	746,730		$	731,024		$	716,678		$	703,891		$	688,363		$	746,730		$	688,363
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio	10.53		%	10.54		%	10.59		%	10.46		%	10.20		%	10.53		%	10.20		%
Tier 1 capital	$	746,834		$	731,128		$	716,782		$	703,995		$	688,467		$	746,834		$	688,467
Tier 1 ratio	10.53		%	10.54		%	10.59		%	10.46		%	10.20		%	10.53		%	10.20		%
Total capital	$	920,642		$	905,222		$	892,161		$	881,158		$	865,248		$	920,642		$	865,248
Total capital ratio	12.98		%	13.05		%	13.19		%	13.10		%	12.82		%	12.98		%	12.82		%
Total capital in excess of minimum
requirement	$	264,751		$	263,580		$	266,367		$	300,804		$	282,996		$	264,751		$	282,996
Total risk-weighted assets	$	7,090,714		$	6,936,665		$	6,765,336		$	6,728,737		$	6,750,750		$	7,090,714		$	6,750,750
Leverage ratio	8.74		%	8.69		%	8.69		%	8.60		%	8.45		%	8.74		%	8.45		%

OTHER CAPITAL RATIOS
Ending shareholders' equity to ending assets	10.44		%	10.31		%	10.32		%	10.25		%	10.29		%	10.44		%	10.29		%
Ending tangible shareholders' equity to ending tangible assets	8.25		%	8.09		%	8.05		%	7.96		%	7.97		%	8.25		%	7.97		%
Average shareholders' equity to average assets	10.42		%	10.36		%	10.36		%	10.33		%	10.29		%	10.38		%	10.21		%
Average tangible shareholders' equity to average tangible assets	8.21		%	8.12		%	8.06		%	8.01		%	7.96		%	8.13		%	7.84		%



Contents	Page
Consolidated Financial Highlights	2
Consolidated Statements of Income	3
Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income	4-5
Consolidated Statements of Condition	6
Average Consolidated Statements of Condition	7
Net Interest Margin Rate / Volume Analysis	8-9
Credit Quality	10
Capital Adequacy	11


•	Net income of $0.40 per diluted common share on a GAAP basis; $0.39 per diluted common on an adjusted basis as detailed on slide 6 of the accompanying slide presentation


•	Net income increased $2.1 million, or 9.2%, compared to the linked quarter; $6.7 million, or 10.3%, year to date


•	Net interest margin of 3.50% on a GAAP basis; margin increased 1 basis point to 3.57% on a fully tax equivalent basis


•	Noninterest income increased $5.5 million, or 31.4%, compared to the linked quarter


◦	Includes a $5.8 million gain from the early redemption of certain off balance sheet securitizations associated with the 2009 FDIC-assisted transactions


•	Noninterest expense increased $2.9 million, or 5.6%, compared to the linked quarter


◦	Includes $3.8 million of severance costs related to efficiency efforts as well as $0.8 million of merger-related expenses


•	Period-end loans increased $103.3 million, or 7.0% on an annualized basis


•	Average deposits increased $110.2 million, or 6.7% on an annualized basis


•	Solid credit performance with lower classified and nonperforming asset balances