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

                         April 22, 2009 (April 16, 2009)
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                FIRST BANKS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          MISSOURI                     0-20632                  43-1175538
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                 135 NORTH MERAMEC, CLAYTON, MISSOURI     63105
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


                                 (314) 854-4600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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                                FIRST BANKS, INC.

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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION
           OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS;
           COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS..................   1

SIGNATURE  ...............................................................   2










ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN  OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF  DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
           OFFICERS.

(b)        On April 16, 2009,  Mr. Robert S. Holmes, Jr. resigned  his positions
           as Executive Vice President - Commercial Banking of First Banks, Inc.
           (the "Company"), and President,  Chief Executive Officer and Director
           of First Bank, effective immediately.

           At  the regular  meeting of the First Bank Board of Directors held on
           April 22, 2009,  Mr. Terrance  M. McCarthy  was elected President and
           Chief Executive Officer of First Bank,  a position he previously held
           from August 2002 to June 2007.  Mr. McCarthy, 54, currently serves as
           President and  Chief  Executive Officer of the  Company  (since April
           2007),  Director of the Company (since April 2003),  and  Chairman of
           the  Board of  Directors of  First Bank (since January 2003).  He has
           held  several other  executive  positions  with  the Company  and its
           subsidiaries since 1995.








                                    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.


                                                FIRST BANKS, INC.



Date: April 22, 2009                            By: /s/ Terrance M. McCarthy
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                                                        Terrance M. McCarthy
                                                        President and
                                                        Chief Executive Officer