Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

First Financial Bancorp Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$133M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,869
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,402
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by First Financial Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$133M in assets, 1,869 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $133M in total assets and 1,869 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,369 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 1,869 participants in Ohio, 2.4x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $133M.

#8,369
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-18.3%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $30M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$133,449,505 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust lands in the large band (1,869 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311042001 · First Financial Bancorp PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $133M · 1,869 · 94th

  • PART $133M
  • TYPE 1,869
  • NET 94th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Retirement Plan a for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company
  • BOY ind #8369

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and TrustFirst Financial Bancorp Empl…$133MRetirement Plan a for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyRetirement Plan a for Employ…$133MHubbell Pension Plan F/K/a Hubbell Inc. for Collectively Bargained Hourly EmployeesHubbell Pension Plan F/K/a H…$133MPierce Manufacturing Inc. Pension PlanPierce Manufacturing Inc. Pe…$133MRetirement Plan for Employees of South Nassau Communities HospitalRetirement Plan for Employee…$133M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$163M
Net Assets (End of Year)$133M
Net Income-$30M
Employer EIN311042001
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Financial Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Financial Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$322M 21.53211906396737% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $265M $322M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,950 $265M
2023 2 4,212 $298M
2024 2 4,324 $322M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.133449505 · Participants: 1869First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and TrustFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan a for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company in MN ($133M); by covered participants it is Shelter Insurance Employees Retirement Plan in MO (1,870 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,869 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust declined sharply - down 18.3% during 2022, from $163M to $133M. Reported net income was -$30M.
How have First Financial Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Financial Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $265M to $322M.
Where does First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan a for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company in MN ($133M, 82 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shelter Insurance Employees Retirement Plan in MO (1,870 participants, $605M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311042001.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.