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 20, 2022
FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-16759
Indiana | 35-1546989 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer | |||||||
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||||||
One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN | 47807 | |||||||
(Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(812) | 238-6000 | |||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.125 per share | THFF | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The final voting results relating to the matters voted on at the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders are set forth below.
1. The five 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 2025:
NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | ||||||||||||||||||
W. Curtis Brighton | 9,005,237 | 575,122 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael A. Carty | 9,198,862 | 381,497 | ||||||||||||||||||
William R. Krieble | 8,648,619 | 931,749 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tina H. Maher | 8,942,815 | 637,544 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ronald K. Rich | 7,860,138 | 1,720,221 |
There were a total of 1,503,157 broker non-votes with respect to the director election proposal.
2. The shareholders approved through a non-binding advisory vote the 2021 compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers as described in the Corporation’s proxy statement as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
7,740,051 | 1,773,986 | 66,322 | 1,503,157 |
3. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022 as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
10,795,894 | 172,023 | 115,599 | -0- |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
First Financial Corporation | ||||||||
Dated April 21, 2022 | ||||||||
/s/Rodger A. McHargue | ||||||||
Rodger A. McHargue | ||||||||
Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |