 CINCINNATI AP _ First Financial Bancorp FFBC on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of 28.6 million. The Cincinnati-based bank said it had earnings of 29 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 31 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share. The holding company for First Financial Bank posted revenue of 174.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 149.7 million, also missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected 153.3 million. First Financial shares have fallen 46 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit 13.85, a drop of 44 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FFBC at 