8-K

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): February 2, 2012

First Advantage Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	001-33682	26-0401680
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1430 Madison Street, Clarksville, Tennessee  37040

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(931) 552-6176

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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Item 8.01.  Other Events

On February 2, 2012, First Advantage Bancorp (the “Company”), the holding company for First Advantage Bank (the “Bank”), announced that effective on February 2, 2012, the Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, converted its charter from a federal savings bank to a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank.  In connection with the conversion, the Company has received approval from the Federal Reserve to convert from a savings and loan holding company to a bank holding company.  The Company issued a press release on February 2, 2012 announcing the completion of the conversion, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibit
Number	Description
99	Press Release issued February 2, 2012

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	FIRST ADVANTAGE BANCORP
	(Registrant)
Date:  February 2, 2012	By:	/s/Earl O. Bradley, III
		Earl O. Bradley, III
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Earl O. Bradley, III

Phone:  931-552-6176

Bonita H. Spiegl

Phone:  931-552-6176

FIRST ADVANTAGE BANCORP ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF

FIRST ADVANTAGE BANK CHARTER CONVERSION

Clarksville, Tennessee.  February 2, 2012.  Earl O. Bradley, III, CEO of First Advantage Bancorp (the “Company”) [Nasdaq:  FABK], the holding company for First Advantage Bank, today announced that the Bank completed its previously announced conversion from a federally chartered savings bank to a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank, regulated by the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, effective as of the close of business today.  The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) is the federal regulator for First Advantage Bancorp.  In connection with the conversion, the Company has received approval from the Federal Reserve to convert from a savings and loan holding company to a bank holding company.  The conversion will be effective February 2, 2012.

First Advantage Bancorp is the holding company of First Advantage Bank.  Founded in 1953, First Advantage Bank is a Tennessee-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Clarksville, Tennessee.  The Bank operates as a community-oriented financial institution, with five full-service offices in Montgomery County, Tennessee, which is approximately 40 miles northwest of the City of Nashville.  The Bank offers a full range of retail and commercial financial services and its website address is http://www.firstadvantagebanking.com.