-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T2P4UKxIcgGvzG1ChZaFydUVk5gekXxqBqVc3edfS7SJtoYDmF+7A3ZMzZiRtBFu WAn7wlgpqoZQzOuS7NpF2A== 0000950137-03-003955.txt : 20030725 0000950137-03-003955.hdr.sgml : 20030725 20030725150342 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-03-003955 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030724 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20030725 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: 03803385 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 c78519e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT 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) July 24, 2003 First Financial Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Indiana 000-16759 35-1546989 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute, Indiana 47808 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 812-238-6264 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Exhibits. Exhibit Number: 99.1 Press Release, dated July 22, 2003 issued by First Financial Corporation ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER ITEM 12 -- RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION). The following information is being provided under Item 12 -- Results of Operations and Financial Condition. It is being furnished under Item 9 of this Form 8-K in accordance with interim guidance issued by the SEC in Release No. 33-8216. Such information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On July 22, 2003, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. 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 __July 24, 2003___ (s) Norman L. Lowery -------------------- Norman L. Lowery Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dated __July 24, 2003___ (s) Michael A. Carty -------------------- Michael A. Carty Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Exhibit Index Exhibit Number 99.1 Press Release, dated July 22, 2003 issued by First Financial Corporation EX-99.1 3 c78519exv99w1.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 (COMPANY LOGO OMITTED) First Financial Corporation One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN 47807 o (812) 238-6000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: July 22, 2003 Michael A. Carty at (812) 238-6264 FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION KEEPS PACE TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA -- First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) today announced second quarter results which reflect year-to-date net income of $13.2 million, or $1.94 per share, the same as was earned through the second quarter of 2002. Management is pleased with these results given the current interest rate environment and the effect it is having on the net interest income of banks in general. Net interest income of the Corporation declined $1.9 million or 4.9% from the second quarter of 2002. However, to mitigate the effects of low interest rates, the Corporation has focused on another aspect of its income statement, non-interest income, which increased $3.1 million or 25.1% during the same time frame. The increasing influence of non-interest income has offset the effect that declining net interest income would have otherwise had on net income. Major contributors to the $3.1 million increase in non-interest income include income from capitalized mortgage servicing rights, origination fees, net cash gains on sales of low fixed-rate mortgage loans in the secondary market, loan and deposit fees, insurance commissions and trust fees, which are heavily influenced by stock market conditions that have seen recent improvement. Although the sluggish economy over the past three years has caused many financial institutions of all sizes to experience credit quality deterioration, the Corporation, for the first quarter since March of 2000, experienced a decline (4.7%) in its loan loss provision AND a decline (9.2%) in its net charge-offs. The allowance for loan losses is 1.53% of total loans at June 30, 2003, compared to 1.48% at the end of 2002. Comparing the second quarter of 2003 to the same period in 2002, average loans are down $31.0 million due to continued refinancing and sales of fixed-rate mortgages. Average deposits were up $4.4 million. These resources were used to reduce average bank borrowings by $49.3 million. Average shareholders' equity increased $9.0 million, or 3.8%. Strong financial performance increased book value per share 9.4% to $36.85 at June 30, 2003 from $33.70 at June 30, 2002. First Financial Corporation is the holding company for Terre Haute First National Bank, First State Bank, First Citizens State Bank, First Farmers State Bank, First Parke State Bank, The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute and Forrest Sherer, Inc. in Indiana; and First Ridge Farm State Bank, First National Bank of Marshall, First Crawford State Bank, and First Community Bank N.A. in Illinois. FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FOR THE QUARTER AND THE SIX MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2003 (Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
$ % 06/30/03 06/30/02 CHANGE CHANGE YEAR TO DATE INFORMATION: Net Income $13,207 $13,280 ($73) -0.55% Earnings Per Average Share $1.94 $1.94 $0 0.00% Return on Assets 1.21% 1.20% 0.01% 0.83% Return on Equity 10.65% 11.12% -0.47% -4.23% Net Interest Margin 4.02% 4.08% -0.06% -1.47% Net Interest Income $37,607 $39,546 ($1,939) -4.90% Non-Interest Income $15,589 $12,458 $3,131 25.13% Non-Interest Expense $30,798 $30,165 $633 2.10% Loss Provision $4,530 $4,348 $182 4.19% Net Charge Offs $4,076 $4,165 ($89) -2.14% Efficiency Ratio 54.62% 54.73% -0.11% -0.20% QUARTER TO DATE INFORMATION: Net Income $6,174 $6,552 ($378) -5.77% Earnings Per Average Share $0.91 $0.96 ($0) -5.21% Return on Assets 1.13% 1.17% -0.04% -3.42% Return on Equity 9.87% 10.29% -0.42% -4.08% Net Interest Margin 4.02% 4.07% -0.05% -1.23% Net Interest Income $18,678 $20,080 ($1,402) -6.98% Non-Interest Income $7,510 $6,285 $1,225 19.49% Non Interest Expense $15,373 $15,337 $36 0.23% Loss Provision $2,303 $2,416 ($113) -4.68% Net Charge Offs $2,414 $2,659 ($245) -9.21% Efficiency Ratio 55.28% 54.98% 0.30% 0.55% BALANCE SHEET: Assets $2,154,419 $2,169,543 ($15,124) -0.70% Deposits $1,464,500 $1,435,015 $29,485 2.05% Loans $1,417,873 $1,436,162 ($18,289) -1.27% Shareholders' Equity $249,964 $230,074 $19,890 8.65% Book Value Per Share $36.85 $33.70 $3.15 9.36% Average Assets 2,182,873 2,213,909 ($31,036) -1.40%
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