(FIRST LOGO)   EXHIBIT 99.1

Another step on the path to success
    First Financial is committed to the long-term success of its clients, communities, associates, and shareholders. Here is how we are demonstrating that commitment:
 
    Facts about First
 
ä   Tradition of service that began in 1863 in Hamilton, Ohio, and continues under the eighth-oldest national bank charter.
 
ä   Third-largest Greater Cincinnati-based bank by assets and deposits.
 
ä   Well capitalized with continual management of our capital to strengthen the bank.
 
ä   Strong core deposit base of diversified clients — individuals, partnerships, corporations, public entities, and geographic markets.
 
ä   First Financial Bank’s net interest margin has consistently been top quartile relative to our peers.
 
ä   Actively managing credit quality and credit diversification in the balance sheet.
 
ä   Assets of $3.3 billion and 80 banking centers in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
 
ä   Comprehensive risk management program in place to manage credit risk, operational risk, and liquidity risk inherent in the banking industry.
 
ä   Deposits are insured by the FDIC for up to $100,000 per depositor per insured bank and up to $250,000 for eligible retirement accounts.
 
    Our Industry Ratings
 
ä   In the top 95th percentile in core deposits, according to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) latest peer report (Uniform Bank Performance Report dated 3/31/08). Visit www.ffiec.gov and click on UBPR for more information.
 
ä   Rated “Superior” by IDC Financial Publishing. This is IDC’s highest rating, based on first-quarter 2008 data. For more information about IDC Financial Publishing, visit www.idcfp.com
 
ä   Rated by The Street.com with a “B+” on a scale of A to F. This is the highest rating given to any of Ohio’s ten largest banks and S&Ls as of March 31, 2008.
     
(FDIC LOGO)   Sources of information: SNL.com, First Financial filings with the SEC at www.SEC.gov,
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC).
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