THFF 4-15-15 Annual Meeting
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 15, 2015
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FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-16759 (Commission File Number) | 35-1546989 (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)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
First Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 15, 2015. The final voting results relating to the matters voted on at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders are set forth below.
1. The four persons nominated to serve as directors of the Corporation received the following number of votes and were elected as directors to serve three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018:
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NAME | | FOR | | WITHHELD | | Broker Non-Votes |
Thomas T. Dinkel | | 8,475,426 | | 954,392 | | -0- |
Norman L. Lowery | | 9,247,524 | | 182,294 | | -0- |
William J. Voges | | 8,549,811 | | 880,007 | | -0- |
2. The shareholders approved by the following non-binding advisory vote the 2014 compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Corporation’s proxy statement:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | Broker Non-Votes |
7,323,137 | | 1,930,147 | | 176,534 | | 1,494,213 |
3. The appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified by the following shareholder vote:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | Broker Non-Votes |
10,729,132 | | 90,160 | | 104,739 | | -0- |
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 16, 2015
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| FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
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| By: | /s/ Rodger A. McHargue | |
| | Rodger A. McHargue | |
| | Secretary and Chief Financial Officer | |