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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001362310-08-007482.txt : 20081119
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001362310-08-007482
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081119

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:		081199705

	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
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<P style="font-size: 14pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P style="font-size: 18pt" align="center"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P style="font-size: 12pt" align="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): November 18, 2008</B>


<P style="font-size: 24pt" align="center"><B>First Financial
Corporation<BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>Indiana</B></TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>000-16759</B></TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>35-1546989</B></TD>
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  <TD>(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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  <TD>(Commission File Number)</TD>
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  <TD>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute,
Indiana<BR>
</B></TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>47808</B></TD>
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  <TD>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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  <TD>(Zip Code)</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number,
including area code: <B>812-238-6264</B>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">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:

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)<BR>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>
<BR>
<FONT
face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>
<BR>
<FONT
face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>



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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 8%" align="left">On November&nbsp;18,
2008, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to report the
declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.45 per share payable
January&nbsp;2, 2009 to shareholders of record on December&nbsp;15, 2008. The
release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 4%; text-indent: 4%"
align="left">(c)&nbsp;Exhibits.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 8%"
align="left"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</U> Press Release, dated November&nbsp;18,
2008 issued by First Financial Corporation. This exhibit shall not be deemed
&#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) 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.

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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>SIGNATURES</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">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.

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  <TD valign="top" align="left">First Financial Corporation</TD>
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  <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">Dated: November&nbsp;18, 2008 </DIV></TD>
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  <TD valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid">(s) Norman L. Lowery</TD>
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  <TD valign="top" align="left">Norman L. Lowery<BR>
Vice Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer</TD>
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  <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">Dated: November&nbsp;18, 2008 </DIV></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid" valign="top" align="left">(s) Michael A. Carty</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD valign="top" align="left">Michael A. Carty<BR>
Secretary/Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer</TD>
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   <TD align="left">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</TD>
   <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
   <TD align="left">Press Release, dated November&nbsp;18,
2008 issued by First Financial Corporation. This exhibit shall not be deemed
&#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) 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.</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B>

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<DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">November&nbsp;18, 2008 </DIV>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B><I>First Financial Corporation
Declares Semi-Annual Dividend</I></B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA &#8211; The
directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) have declared a
semi-annual dividend of 45 cents per share payable on January&nbsp;2, 2009, to
shareholders of record at the close of business on December&nbsp;15, 2008.
Today&#8217;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.

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">&#8220;We have been pleased to reward
our shareholders for their support and confidence with increased dividends for
20 consecutive years,&#8221; said Donald E. Smith, Chairman.

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">&#8220;The Corporation&#8217;s strong
performance has once again received international recognition,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;In July&nbsp;2008 <I>The Banker</I>, 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.&#8221;

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">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.

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