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) November 24, 2020

FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 0-16759

Indiana		35-1546989
(State or other jurisdiction		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN		47807
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)
(812)	238-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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: 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.125 per share	THFF	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

As part of a review and assessment of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s corporate governance documents, on November 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, approved an amended and restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”). The Code maintains the essential principles and standards contained in the prior code and includes additional guidance with respect to protection of confidential information, data security, insider trading and accountability for adherence to the Code. The Code does not result in any waiver to any officer, director or employee of the Corporation, explicit or implicit, from any provision of the code as in effect prior to the Board’s action to amend and restate the Code. The Code is applicable to all directors, officers, and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

The amended and restated Code is available in the Investor Relations section (Corporate Information – Governance Documents) of the Corporation’s website at www.first-online.com. The foregoing summary of the Code is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated Code. 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	First Financial Corporation
Dated  November 24, 2020
	/s/Rodger A. McHargue
	Rodger A. McHargue
	Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer