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Article: First Financial Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2009 Earnings & Financial Results.
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- November 5, 2009
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CINCINNATI, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
-- Net income of $225.2 million or $4.38 per common share for the third
quarter of 2009
-- First Financial, through Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
assisted acquisitions, made significant advancement in its strategic
operating markets with the addition of 36 banking centers and over
$3.8 billion in assets from the acquisitions of the banking operations
of Peoples Community Bank, Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and
Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.
-- Purchase accounting contributed approximately $241.0 million of
capital, created through the recognition of a ...