8-K

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)     December 19, 2013
First Financial Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-16759 (Commission File Number)	35-1546989 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute, Indiana	47808
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code     812-238-6334

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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 19, 2013, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to report the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.48 per share payable January 10, 2014 to shareholders of record on January 7, 2014. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1Press Release, dated December 19, 2013 issued by First Financial Corporation. This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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.

	First Financial Corporation
Dated:  December 19, 2013	(s) Norman L. Lowery
	Norman L. Lowery
	Vice Chairman, President and Principal
	Executive Officer

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information contact:

December 19, 2013Rodger A. McHargue at (812) 238-6000

First Financial Corporation Declares Semi-Annual Dividend

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - The directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) have declared a semi-annual dividend of 48 cents per share payable on January 10, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 7, 2014. This declaration increases the total dividend paid in 2013 to 96 cents per share, a 1.1% increase from 2012.

“Despite the challenges of a still-recovering economy, the Corporate delivered a strong financial performance in 2013, which allows us to increase cash dividends to our shareholders for the 25^th consecutive year,” said Norman L. Lowery, CEO. “I’m particularly proud of the growth we achieved in 2013 with the addition of nine new First Financial Bank locations in seven communities in Illinois.”

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., with 73 banking centers in western Indiana and eastern Illinois; The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute, Inc.; and Forrest Sherer, Inc., a full service insurance agency.