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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2010
FIRST
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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Indiana
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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000-16759
(Commission
File Number)
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35-1546989
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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One First
Financial Plaza
Terre
Haute, Indiana 47807
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(812)
238-6000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
Item 5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March
16, 2010, the Board of Directors of First Financial Corporation (the
“Corporation”) appointed Rodger McHargue, age 48, as the Chief Financial Officer
(the principal financial officer), Secretary and Treasurer of the
Corporation. The Board of Directors also reported Norman D. Lowery,
age 42, as the Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. Each of
these appointments was effective immediately. In connection with
these appointments, Mr. McHargue’s 2010 base salary has been established at
$175,000, and Mr. Lowery’s 2010 base salary has been established at
$160,000.
Mr.
McHargue most recently was the Vice President, Asset Liability and Investment
Officer of First Financial Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Corporation, and has been employed by the Bank since August
1994. Mr. Lowery most recently was the Vice President, Director of
Private Banking, of the Bank, and has been employed by the Bank since May
1990. Mr. Lowery is the son of Norman L. Lowery, the Vice
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the nephew of Virginia L. Smith, a
director, and the grandson of Donald Smith, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, of the Corporation and the Bank.
SIGNATURE
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.
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18, 2010 |
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FIRST
FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ Norman
L. Lowery |
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Norman
L. Lowery |
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Vice
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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