Core Points - First Financial Bancorp. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.24percommonshare,payableonMarch17,2025,toshareholdersofrecordasofMarch3,2025[1]CompanyOverview−FirstFinancialBancorp.isabankholdingcompanybasedinCincinnati,Ohio,withtotalassetsof18.6 billion, loans amounting to 11.8billion,depositsof14.3 billion, and shareholders' equity of 2.4billionasofDecember31,2024[2]−Thecompany′ssubsidiary,FirstFinancialBank,offersbankingandfinancialservicesthroughsixbusinesslines:Commercial,RetailBanking,InvestmentCommercialRealEstate,MortgageBanking,CommercialFinance,andWealthManagement[2]−WealthManagementhadapproximately3.7 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024 [2] - The company operated 127 full-service banking centers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois as of December 31, 2024 [2]