Cincinnati, OH (June 10, 2015) – First Financial Equipment Finance, a division of First Financial Bank, announces the completion of a $1.4 million leasing facility for new and used trailers for an Indiana Trucking Company.

First Financial began offering specialty banking products and services in 2011 including asset-based lending, equipment finance and leasing, and structured cash-flow and mezzanine financing.

For more information about this transaction, contact Stephen Wood, Director of First Financial Equipment Finance, at 513-979-5710 or Stephen.Wood@bankatfirst.com or contact Lee Martin, Sales Executive, at 513-458-6444 or Lee.Martin@bankatfirst.com.

For more information about First Financial Bank and the Specialty Banking Group, visit www.bankatfirst.com.

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About First Financial Bancorp

First Financial Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio based bank holding company. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $7.2 billion in assets, $4.8 billion in loans, $5.7 billion in deposits and $784 million in shareholders’ equity. The Company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A., founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services products through its four lines of business: commercial, consumer, wealth management and mortgage. The commercial, consumer and mortgage units provide traditional banking services to business and retail clients. First Financial Wealth Management provides wealth planning, portfolio management, trust and estate, brokerage and retirement plan services and had approximately $2.4 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014. The Company’s strategic operating markets are located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky where it operates 106 banking centers. Additional information about the Company, including its products, services and banking locations is available at www.bankatfirst.com.