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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-19-003673
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190613
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190617
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190617

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:		19900756

	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 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>June&nbsp;13, 2019</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>First Financial Corporation<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>
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<A NAME="toc_da43110_1"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  Item&nbsp;8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;14, 2019, a purported stockholder of HopFed Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc. ("HopFed") common stock filed a putative stockholder class action
against HopFed, the members of the HopFed board of directors, and First Financial Corporation ("First Financial"), in the Christian County Circuit Court, Commonwealth of Kentucky (the "Action"). The
complaint is captioned as follows: </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Parshall v. HopFed Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc., et al.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, No.&nbsp;19-CI00470 (Christian Cnty. Cir. Ct. filed May&nbsp;14,
2019) (the "Complaint"). The Complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the members of the HopFed board of directors for, among other things, allegedly undervaluing HopFed and
omitting material information from the proxy statement/prospectus (as amended or supplemented, the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") forming a part of the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 (as
amended or supplemented, the "Registration Statement") filed on April&nbsp;11, 2019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the proposed merger of HopFed with and into
First Financial (the "Merger"). The Complaint also asserts a claim for aiding and abetting the HopFed board of directors' alleged breaches of fiduciary duties against HopFed and First Financial. Among
other remedies, the Action seeks to enjoin the Merger or rescind the Merger or recover damages in the event the Merger is completed. The court has not acted on this Complaint, and no relief has been
granted in the Action as of this time. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
defendants believe that the Complaint is without merit and no further disclosure is or was required under applicable law to supplement the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. However, to
eliminate the burden, expense, and uncertainties inherent in litigation, and to avoid any possible delay to the closing of the Merger that might arise from further litigation, counsel for all parties
to the Action reached an
agreement in principle to settle the Action, pursuant to which First Financial would file agreed-upon supplemental disclosures with the SEC (the "Supplemental Disclosures"). First Financial made the
Supplemental Disclosures in an amendment to the Registration Statement filed on June&nbsp;6, 2019 with the SEC. It is expected that any potential settlement will not affect the merger consideration
to be paid to HopFed stockholders or the timing of the HopFed special meeting of stockholders to be held on July&nbsp;23, 2019. As part of the agreement in principle, it is anticipated that the
parties will agree to use their reasonable best efforts to complete confirmatory discovery, including depositions of representatives of HopFed and First Financial, and potentially others, as well as
the production of documents, and to attempt in good faith to agree upon the final terms of a settlement and such other documentation as may be required to obtain court approval of the settlement and
certification of the class. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into any stipulation of settlement or similar documents, or that the court will approve any settlement even
if the parties were to enter into such settlement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing
in this document, the Registration Statement, or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or any potential stipulation of settlement or similar documents, shall be deemed an admission of
the legal necessity or materiality under applicable law of any of the Supplemental Disclosures. HopFed, First Financial, and the other named defendants have vigorously denied, and continue to deny,
that they have committed any violation of law or aided and abetted in the commission of any violation of law or engaged in any of the wrongful acts alleged in the Complaint, and maintain that, to the
extent applicable, they diligently and scrupulously complied with their fiduciary and other legal duties. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
further described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, dated June&nbsp;12, 2019, the outcome of any additional, subsequently filed litigation, including a complaint captioned </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Bushansky v. HopFed Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc., et
al.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, Case No.&nbsp;5:19-cv-00084-TBR (W.D. Ky. filed June&nbsp;11, 2019), is uncertain. If any case is
not resolved, the lawsuit(s) could prevent or delay completion of the Merger and result in substantial costs to First Financial and HopFed, including any costs associated with the indemnification of
directors and officers. Other potential plaintiffs may file additional lawsuits against First Financial, HopFed, and/or the directors and officers of either company in connection with the Merger. One
of the conditions to the closing of the Merger is that no order, injunction, or decree issued by any court or </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>agency
of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition that prevents the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement be in
effect. If any plaintiff were successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting First Financial or HopFed defendants from completing the Merger on the agreed upon terms, then such injunction may
prevent the Merger from becoming effective or from becoming effective within the expected timeframe and could result in significant costs to First Financial and/or HopFed. The defense or settlement of
any lawsuit or claim that remains unresolved at the time the Merger is completed may adversely affect the combined company's business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. </FONT></P>

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Important Additional Information About the Merger  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with the proposed merger, First Financial has filed a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 with the SEC (filed on
April&nbsp;11, 2019 and amended on June&nbsp;6, 2019; declared effective on June&nbsp;11, 2019), which includes a proxy statement of HopFed and a prospectus of First Financial, and each party
will file other documents regarding the proposed merger with the SEC. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will also be sent to the HopFed stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting
relating to the proposed merger. It is anticipated that HopFed will commence mailing of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus on or about June&nbsp;18, 2019. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Before making any voting or investment decision, HopFed stockholders are urged to carefully read the entire registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus
and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC (when they become available), including any amendments or supplements thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein, because they do
or will contain important information about the proposed merger.</B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC (when they become available) and any other documents filed by First
Financial or HopFed with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, these documents filed by First Financial may be obtained free of charge at the
"Investor Relations" section of First Financial's website at www.first-online.com and the documents filed by HopFed may be obtained free of charge at the "Investor Relations" section of HopFed's
website at www.bankwithheritage.com. Alternatively, these documents can be obtained free of charge from First Financial upon written request to First Financial Corporation, Attention: Rodger A.
McHargue, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, One First Financial Plaza, P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;540, Terre Haute, Indiana 47808 or by calling (812)&nbsp;238-6000 or from HopFed upon written
request to HopFed Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc., Attention: Michael Woolfolk, Secretary, P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;537, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241 or by calling (270)&nbsp;887-8400. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. This communication is also not a solicitation of any vote in any
jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed merger or otherwise. No offer of securities or solicitation will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section&nbsp;10 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus that was filed with the SEC. </FONT></P>

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Proxy Solicitation  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First Financial, HopFed, and their directors, executive officers, and certain other persons may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be participants
in the solicitation of proxies from HopFed's stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding the interests of such individuals in the proposed merger is included in the
registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus. You may obtain information about First Financial's executive officers and directors in First Financial's definitive proxy statement for its
2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>March&nbsp;14,
2019. You may obtain information about HopFed's executive officers and directors in HopFed's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018, as amended,
which was filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;3, 2019. To the extent holdings of such participants in First Financial's or HopFed's respective securities are not reported, or have changed since the
amounts described in the previously mentioned documents, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form&nbsp;3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on
Form&nbsp;4 filed with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above. </FONT></P>

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Forward-Looking Statements  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain statements contained in this communication, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and benefits relating to the
proposed merger between First Financial and HopFed, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "may," "will," "should," "likely,"
"expected," "estimated," "intends," "future," "plan," "goal," "seek," "project," and other similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying
such statements. Please refer to each of First Financial's and HopFed's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 (as may be amended), as well as their other
filings with the SEC, for a more detailed discussion of risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forward-looking
statements are not historical facts but instead express only management's beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and outside of management's control. It is possible that actual results and outcomes may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or outcomes indicated in these
forward-looking statements. In addition to factors previously disclosed in reports filed by First Financial and HopFed with the SEC, risks and uncertainties for First Financial, HopFed, and the
combined company include, but are not limited to: the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time
period; the risk that integration of HopFed's operations with those of First Financial will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to close the proposed
merger in a timely manner; the inability to complete the proposed merger due to the failure of HopFed's stockholders to adopt the merger agreement; diversion of management's attention from ongoing
business operations and opportunities; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed merger, including receipt of required regulatory (and if received, maintaining their
effectiveness) and other approvals; the failure of the proposed merger to close for any other reason; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; the effect of the announcement of the
proposed merger on First Financial's, HopFed's, or the combined company's respective customer relationships, operating results, or market price; the possibility that the proposed merger may be more
expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected or unknown factors, events, or liabilities; potential litigation or regulatory action related to the proposed merger; and
general competitive, economic, political and market conditions, and fluctuations. All forward-looking statements included in this communication are made as of the date hereof and are based on
information available at the time of the communication. Except as required by law, neither First Financial nor HopFed assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. </FONT></P>

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