8-K

UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION

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)–January 29, 2008

Farmers Capital Bank Corporation
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky	0-14412	61-1017851
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

P.O. Box 309  Frankfort, KY	40602
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(502)227-1668

Not Applicable

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

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ITEM 8.01                                 OTHER EVENTS

On January 29, 2008Farmers Capital Bank Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01                                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(C)            Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1–Farmers Capital Bank Corporation Press Release dated January 29, 2008.

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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.

	Farmers Capital Bank Corporation
Date January 29, 2008	/s/ G. Anthony Busseni
	G. Anthony Busseni
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release Dated January 29, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

January 29, 2008

Farmers Capital Bank Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

Frankfort, Kentucky – Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:  FFKT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.33 per share. This represents an annualized yield of 5.0% based on the closing price of $26.33 on January 28, 2008. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2008. The Company currently has approximately 7.4 million shares outstanding.

Farmers Capital Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky.  The Company operates 36 banking locations in 23 communities throughout Central and Northern Kentucky, a leasing company, a data processing company, a mortgage company, and an insurance company.  Its stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC exchange in the Global Market tier under the symbol:  FFKT.