Cincinnati, Ohio-Based First Financial Bancorp's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Employee Benefits Increase Was a Very Robust 12.7% Per Year During the Past Ten Years

From annual compensation information contained in Company Proxy Statement filings with the US SEC, the chart below shows First Financial Bancorp's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the past ten years.

	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
First Financial Bancorp	2018	2017		2017	2016		2016	2015		2015	2014		2014	2013
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Davis Executive Chairman	2,586	2,675		2,675	2,403		2,403	2,182		2,182	2,240		2,240	1,718
Gavigan COO	769	622		622	427		427	397		397	254
Stollings EVP Commercial Banking	1,042	916		916	828		828	748		748	666		666	551
Dennen Pres Commercial Finance				904	819		N/A	N/A
Lefferson FormerChief Credit Officer				N/A	N/A		952	843		843	970		970	704
Langford community Banking Pres										775	934		934	547
Barbercheck Chief Credit Officer													710	515
Totals	4,397	4,213		5,117	4,477		4,610	4,170		4,945	5,064		5,520	4,035
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	4.4%			14.3%			10.6%			-2.3%			36.8%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		12.7%
	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
First Financial Bancorp	2013	2012		2012	2011		2011	2010		2010	2009		2009	2008
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Davis Executive Chairman	1,718	1,995		1,995	2,429		2,429	2,522		2,515	1,071		1,071	1,417
Gavigan COO
Stollings EVP Commercial Banking	N/A	N/A
Dennen Pres Commercial Finance
Lefferson FormerChief Credit Officer	704	867		867	1,045		1,045	927		927	551		551	559
Langford community Banking Pres	547	584
Barbercheck Chief Credit Officer	N/A	N/A
Hall Former CFO	N/A	N/A		729	918		918	836		836	465		465	471
Gehlmann General Counsel				678	797		797	747		747	457		457	467
Munafo Chief Commercial Lending Offcr							1,842	901		901	622		622	653
Totals	2,969	3,446		4,269	5,189		7,031	5,933		5,926	3,166		3,166	3,567
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	-13.8%			-17.7%			18.5%			87.2%			-11.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		12.6%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change		12.7%