content: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of Report:  July 31, 1995
  
  First Financial Bancorp
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  Commission File Number: 0-12499
  
  California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
  94-28222858
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  701 South Ham Lane, Lodi, California (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  95242 (Zip Code)
  
  (209) 367-2000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  NA (Former name or if changed since last report.)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  CASH DIVIDEND
  
  Please refer to Exhibit 99 which contains the First Financial Bancorp press
  release regarding a cash dividend and earnings for the quarter ended 
  June 30, 1995.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibits:
  (99)  Press release dated July 31, 1995
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  First Financial Bancorp
  
  Date July 31, 1995 /s/ David M. Philipp
  David M. Philipp
  Senior Vice-President & CFO
  Corporate Secretary
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of Report:  July 31, 1995
  
  First Financial Bancorp
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  Commission File Number: 0-12499
  
  California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
  94-28222858
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  701 South Ham Lane, Lodi, California (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  95242 (Zip Code)
  
  (209) 367-2000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  NA (Former name or if changed since last report.)
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  CASH DIVIDEND
  
  Please refer to Exhibit 99 which contains the First Financial Bancorp press
  release regarding a cash dividend and earnings for the quarter ended 
  June 30, 1995.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibits:
  (99)  Press release dated July 31, 1995
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  First Financial Bancorp
  
  Date July 31, 1995 /s/ David M. Philipp
  David M. Philipp
  Senior Vice-President & CFO
  Corporate Secretary