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 (Date of earliest event reported)   5/6/2019

CITIZENS FIRST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky	001-33126	61-0912615
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1065 Ashley Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky		42103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (270) 393-0700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common	CZFC	NASDAQ

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On May 6, 2019,  Citizens First Corporation issued a press release regarding the availability to shareholders of its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended for the year ended December 31, 2018.  A copy of the release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated May 6, 2019

SIGNATURES

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.

CITIZENS FIRST CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:   /s/ Steve Marcum

Steve Marcum

     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 6, 2019