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 20, 2003
First Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 000-16759 35-1546989
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
47808
P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute, Indiana (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 November 20, 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 November 20, 2003, First Financial Corporation issued a press
release to report the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.36
per share payable January 2, 2004 to shareholders of record on December
5, 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: December 21, 2003 (s) Norman L. Lowery
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Norman L. Lowery
Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Dated: December 21, 2003 (s) Michael A. Carty
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Michael A. Carty
Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer