Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 18, 2012

 

 

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.)

One First Financial Plaza

Terre Haute, Indiana 47807

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(812) 238-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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 Instruction A.2 below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

First Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 18, 2012. The final voting results relating to the matters voted on at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders are set forth below.

1. The three persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company received the following number of votes and were elected as directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2015:

 

NAME

   FOR      WITHHELD      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Thomas T. Dinkel

     8,733,597         48,127         1,385,022   

Norman L. Lowery

     8,725,245         56,479         1,385,022   

William J. Voges

     8,738,124         43,600         1,385,022   

2. The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified by the following shareholder vote:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-VOTES

10,124,557

  18,968   23,221   -0-

3. By the following vote, the shareholders approved an advisory vote on 2011 compensation paid to named executive officers:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-VOTES

8,236,195

  510,667   34,862   1,385,022

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

Date: April 24, 2012

 

    FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    By:   /s/ Norman L. Lowery
      Norman L. Lowery
      Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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