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 4, 2009

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Mississippi

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

01-12103	64-0709834
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

152 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS	39530
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(228) 435-5511

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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(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 (see General Instructions A.2 below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 4, 2009, Peoples Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing the declaration of a semi-annual dividend.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

( c) Exhibits

99.1   Press Release issued by Peoples Financial Corporation dated December 4, 2009, entitled “Peoples Financial Corporation Declares Semiannual Dividend  of $ .10 Per Share”

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.

Dated: December 4, 2009

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Chevis C. Swetman Chevis C. Swetman Chairman, President and CEO