EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION
OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2007, of First Financial
Bancorp. (the “Company”), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27,
2008 (the “Report”), I, J. Franklin Hall, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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| /s/ J. Franklin Hall
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| J. Franklin Hall |
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| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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February 26, 2008