Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

First Financial Bancorp Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$145M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,094
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,025
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

$145M in assets, 2,094 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $145M in total assets and 2,094 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #7,946 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 2,094 participants in Ohio, 2.7x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $145M.

#7,946
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+8.3%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$144,539,143 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (2,094 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$30M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 1,869 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,094 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $133M in the plan year 2022 filing to $145M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 311042001 · First Financial Bancorp PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $145M · 2,094 · 93rd

  • BOOK $145M
  • BOOK 2,094
  • BOOK 93rd
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #7946

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

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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 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$133M
Net Assets (End of Year)$144M
Net Income$11M
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. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.144539143 · Participants: 2094First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and TrustFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
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 Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in ($145M); by covered participants it is Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan in MO (2,092 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,094 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 8.3% during 2023, from $133M to $145M. Reported net income was $11M.
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 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in ($145M, 217 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 Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan in MO (2,092 participants, $1.9B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.