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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-K/A



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|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from  to

Commission File Number 0-25049



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FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Delaware                                       |  | 34-1880130                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (IRS Employer Identification Number)

185 E. Market Street, Warren, OH 44481

(Address of principal executive offices)

(330) 373-1221

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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Securities Registered Pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Act:



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|Title of each class                     |  | Name of exchange on which registered
|Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |  | The NASDAQ Stock Market             

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None



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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a
well-know seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act    YES ̈NO  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act    YES ̈NO  x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO ̈.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of
this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form
10-K. ̈

Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non- accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

Large accelerated filer ̈Accelerated filer  x    Non- accelerated filer ̈.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act.):    YES ̈NO  x

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $356.8 million based upon the last sales price as of December 31, 2006.
(The exclusion from such amount of the market value of the shares owned by any person shall not be deemed an admission by the Registrant that such person is an affiliate of the Registrant.)

As of August 31, 2007, the Registrant had 16,811,216 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of Form 10-K  Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held on October 25, 2007.



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amended report on Form 10-K/A (the Amended Report) is being filed by First Place Financial Corp. (the Company) to amend the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007 that was filed on
September 7, 2007 (the Original Report). The purpose of the Amended Report is to amend Item 10, Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant, in Part III of the Original Report to include information
concerning directors and executive officers who are not directors of the Company and First Place Bank and to amend Item 15, Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, in Part IV of the Original Report to include additional change
in control agreements. Except as discussed above, the Company has not modified or updated disclosures presented in the Original Report. Accordingly, this Amended Report does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Report or
modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events, except as specifically referenced herein.

PART III



|Item 10. | Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Company and First Place Bank

Information concerning Directors of the Company and First Place Bank is incorporated herein
by reference from the proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about September 25, 2007.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.

The information required by Item 10 concerning
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance will be included in the proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the heading Additional Information About Directors and Executive Officers 
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, and is incorporated herein by reference. The proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
September 25, 2007.

Code of Ethics

The Company
has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer, controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit 14 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

PART IV



|Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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(a)
(1) Financial Statements

The following information is filed in the Items of the Form 10-K indicated below.



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|Selected Financial Data                                                                                 |  | Item 6 
|Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                   |  | Item 7 
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements            |  | Item 8 
|Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2007 and 2006                             |  | Item 8 
|Consolidated Statements of Income for Years Ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005                          |  | Item 8 
|Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for Years Ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |  | Item 8 
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005                      |  | Item 8 
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                              |  | Item 8 
|Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting                                        |  | Item 9A
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting    |  | Item 9A

(a) (2) Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules have been omitted as the required information is inapplicable or has been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.



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(a) (3) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-K/A, and this list includes the Exhibit Index:



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|Regulation S-K Exhibit Number |  | Document                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | Reference to Prior Filing or Exhibit Number Attached Herein
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|2                             |  | Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2006, among Citizens Banking Corporation, Republic Bank and its successors, First Place Bank and First Place Financial
Corp. |  | (i)                                                        
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|3.1                           |  | First Place Financial Corp. Certificate of Incorporation                                                                                                                                 |  | (ii)                                                       
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|3.2                           |  | First Place Financial Corp. Bylaws                                                                                                                                                       |  | (ix)                                                       
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|4                             |  | Specimen First Place Financial Corp. common stock certificate                                                                                                                            |  | (ii)                                                       
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|10.1                          |  | Employment Contract between First Place Bank and Steven R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2003                                                           |  | (iii)                                                      
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|10.2                          |  | Employment Contract between First Place Financial Corp. and Steven R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2003                                                |  | (iii)                                                      
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|10.3                          |  | Employment Contract between First Place Bank and Paul S. Musgrove, Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer                                             |  | (iv)                                                       
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|10.4                          |  | Employment Contract between First Place Bank and Neal Hubbard, Senior Vice President  Bank Operations                                                                                   |  | (v)                                                        
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|10.5                          |  | First Place Bank form of change in control severance agreement                                                                                                                           |  | (vi)                                                       
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|10.6                          |  | First Place Financial Corp. 1999 Incentive Plan                                                                                                                                          |  | (vii)                                                      
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|10.7                          |  | First Place Financial Corp. 2004 Incentive Plan                                                                                                                                          |  | (viii)                                                     
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|10.8                          |  | First Place Financial Corp. form of change in control severance agreement                                                                                                                |  | 10.8                                                       
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|10.9                          |  | First Place Financial Corp. form of change in control agreement                                                                                                                          |  | 10.9                                                       
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|14                            |  | Code of Ethics                                                                                                                                                                           |  | (ix)                                                       
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|21                            |  | Subsidiaries of Registrant                                                                                                                                                               |  | (ix)                                                       
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|23                            |  | Consent of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC                                                                                                                                                  |  | 23                                                         
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|31.1                          |  | Rule 13a  14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                |  | 31.1                                                       
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|31.2                          |  | Rule 13a  14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer                                                                                                                                |  | 31.2                                                       
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|32.1                          |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                    |  | (ix)                                                       
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|32.2                          |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer                                                                                                                                    |  | (ix)                                                       

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|(i) | Filed as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(ii) | Filed as exhibits to the Companys Form S-1 registration statement filed on September 9, 1998 (File No. 333-63099) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
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|(iii) | Filed as an exhibit to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K dated September 10, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(iv) | Filed as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(v) | Filed as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(vi) | Filed as an exhibit to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K dated September 13, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(vii) | Filed as Appendix A to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed May 19, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(viii) | Filed as Appendix A to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed September 27, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein.
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|(ix) | Filed as an Exhibit to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K dated September 7, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



First Place Financial Corp.By:

/s/ Steven R. LewisSteven R. LewisPresident, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorDate:

September 21, 2007


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by
the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



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|/s/ Steven R. Lewis                            
|Steven R. Lewis                                
|President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|(Principal Executive Officer)                  
|Date: September 21, 2007                       
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|/s/ David W. Gifford                           
|David W. Gifford                               
|Interim Chief Financial Officer                
|(Principal Financial Officer)                  
|Date: September 21, 2007