8-K

0000714562-16-000078.txt : 20160203 0000714562-16-000078.hdr.sgml : 20160203 20160203142430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000714562-16-000078 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160202 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000714562 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 351546989 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16759 FILM NUMBER: 161384349 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA CITY: TERRE HAUTE STATE: IN ZIP: 47807 BUSINESS PHONE: (812) 238-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA CITY: TERRE HAUTE STATE: IN ZIP: 47807 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TERRE HAUTE FIRST CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850808 8-K 1 thff2016-2x38xk.htm 8-K 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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, 2016

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FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-16759 (Commission File Number)	35-1546989 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One First Financial Plaza

Terre Haute, Indiana 47807

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(812) 238-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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. Other Events.

On February 3, 2016 First Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which up to 5.0% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 637,500 shares, may be repurchased. The repurchase program will commence immediately. A copy of the press release announcing the approval of the stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release of First Financial Corporation dated February 3, 2016

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.

Date: February 3, 2016

FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Rodger A. McHargue

Rodger A. McHargue

Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release of First Financial Corporation dated February 3, 2016

EX-99.1 2 thff8k2016-2x3exx99x1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit



	News Release

FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807 (812) 238-6000



	For more information contact:
February 3, 2016	Rodger A. McHargue at (812) 238-6334

First Financial Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Plan

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:THFF) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program to purchase up to 5% of the company's outstanding common stock.

The shares may be repurchased periodically in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased under the program will be determined by management at its discretion and will depend on a number of factors, including the market price of First Financial’s stock, general market and economic conditions, and applicable legal requirements. Repurchased shares will be held by the Corporation as authorized but unissued shares and may be utilized for general corporate purposes.

First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A. in Indiana and Illinois, The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute and Forrest Sherer Inc. in Indiana. The Corporation has total assets in excess of $3 billion with equity capital in excess of $408 million as of December 31, 2015.

First Financial Corporation's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol THFF.

Caution About Forward-Looking Statements

We make forward-looking statements in this news release that are subject to risks and uncertainties. We intend these statements to be covered by the safe harbor provision for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Corporation does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release, whether as a result of differences in actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting such statements, except as required by law.