8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): November 18, 2008

First Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	000-16759	35-1546989
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(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: 812-238-6264

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

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 18, 2008, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to report the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.45 per share payable January 2, 2009 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2008. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated November 18, 2008 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: November 18, 2008	(s) Norman L. Lowery
	Norman L. Lowery Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 18, 2008	(s) Michael A. Carty
	Michael A. Carty Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

Description

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release, dated November 18, 2008 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.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	For more information contact:
November 18, 2008	Michael A. Carty 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 45 cents per share payable on January 2, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2008. Today’s declaration represents an increase of 2.3% over the same period last year and brings the total dividend declared for 2008 to 89 cents per share, also a 2.3% increase from 2007.

“We have been pleased to reward our shareholders for their support and confidence with increased dividends for 20 consecutive years,” said Donald E. Smith, Chairman.

“The Corporation’s strong performance has once again received international recognition,” he added. “In July 2008 The Banker, a trade journal based in London, named First Financial Bank one of the top 1000 banks in the world and one of the top 200 banks in the United States for the second year in a row. The ranking is based on our capital levels, return on assets, real profits growth and other performance factors that reflect our strength and stability.”

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A., with 48 banking centers in western Indiana and eastern Illinois; The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute; and Forrest Sherer Inc., a full-service insurance agency.