BORROWINGS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Short-term borrowings on the Consolidated Balance Sheets include repurchase agreements utilized for corporate sweep accounts with cash management account agreements in place, overnight advances from the FHLB and a short-term line of credit. All repurchase agreements are subject to terms and conditions of repurchase/security agreements between the Bank and the client. To secure its liability to the client, the Bank is authorized to sell or repurchase U.S. Treasury, government agency and mortgage-backed securities.

First Financial had $601.6 million in short-term borrowings with the FHLB at March 31, 2018 and $742.3 million as of December 31, 2017. These short-term borrowings are used to manage normal liquidity needs and support the Company's asset and liability management strategies.

First Financial has a $15.0 million short-term credit facility with an unaffiliated bank that matures on May 29, 2018. This facility can have a variable or fixed interest rate and provides First Financial additional liquidity, if needed, for various corporate activities including the repurchase of First Financial common stock and the payment of dividends to shareholders. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there was no outstanding balance. The credit agreement requires First Financial to comply with certain covenants including those related to asset quality and capital levels, and First Financial was in compliance with all covenants associated with this facility as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

In 2015, First Financial issued $120.0 million of subordinated notes, which have a fixed interest rate of 5.125% payable semiannually and mature on August 25, 2025. These notes are not redeemable by the Company, or callable by the holders of the notes prior to maturity. The subordinated notes are treated as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes and are included in Long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Long-term debt also includes $50.2 million and $0.2 million of FHLB long-term advances as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The $50.0 million of additional FHLB long-term advance matures in 2020 with a fixed rate of 2.63%. These instruments are primarily utilized to reduce overnight liquidity risk and to mitigate interest rate sensitivity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following is a summary of First Financial's long-term debt:



	March 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			Average rate		Amount			Average rate
Subordinated notes	$	120,000		5.13	%	$	120,000		5.13	%
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,318		)	N/A		(1,362		)	N/A
FHLB borrowings	50,238			2.63	%	241			1.09	%
Capital loan with municipality	775			0.00	%	775			0.00	%
Total long-term debt	$	169,695		4.40	%	$	119,654		5.14	%