First Financial Bancorp DEFA14A, filed May 13, 2020

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)

DEFA14A 2020-05-13

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Named Executive Officer	Short-Term Incentive Target (% of base salary)		Long-Term Incentive Target (% of base salary)
Archie M. Brown	70	%	110	%
James M. Anderson	50	%	60	%
Claude E. Davis	60	%	110	%
John M. Gavigan	50	%	60	%
Karen B. Woods	50	%	60	%

2019 Incentives		2020 Incentives
Short-Term Incentive Plan		Short-Term Incentive Plan
· 75% Relative 1-Year ROA · 25% Relative 1-Year Classified Assets as a % of Total Assets Plan specifies that if absolute EPS is below threshold, Committee will assess appropriateness of payouts, and also provides that Committee has discretion to reduce (but not increase) payouts based on its assessment of the achievement of operating goals and quality of risk management		· 50% Relative 1-Year ROA · 25% Relative 1-Year Classified Assets as a% of Total Assets · 25% Absolute Adjusted Operating Expenses Plan specifies that if absolute EPS is below threshold, Committee will assess appropriateness of payouts, and also provides that Committee has discretion to reduce (but not increase) payouts based on its assessment of the achievement of operating goals and quality of risk management

Long-Term Performance Based Restricted Stock		Long-Term Performance Based Restricted Stock
· 50% Relative 3-Year Total Shareholder Return · 50% Relative 3-Year ROA		· 50% Relative 3-Year Total Shareholder Return · 50% Relative 3-Year ROA

	Sincerely,

	/s/ Thomas M. O’Brien
	Thomas M. O’Brien
	Chair, Compensation Committee
	First Financial Bancorp.