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) February 5, 2004

                           First Financial Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


           Indiana                      000-16759               35-1546989
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)         Identification No.)


     P. O. Box 540 , Terre Haute, Indiana                      47808
   (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


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 February 4, 2004 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 February 4, 2004, First Financial Corporation issued a press release
         to report its financial results for the year ended December 31, 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  February 5, 2004          (s) Norman L. Lowery
                                 ------------------------
                                 Norman L. Lowery
                                 Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dated  February 5, 2004          (s) Michael A. Carty
                                 ------------------------
                                 Michael A. Carty
                                 Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer






                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number

     99.1                Press Release, dated February 4, 2004 issued by First
                         Financial Corporation