# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000714562
**File Stem:** 0000714562-26-000032
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 5221
**Document Hash:** d0c679b42126809ab01a02570ca4cdfb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000714562-26-000032.hdr.sgml**: 20260415

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000714562-26-000032

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260415

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260415

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260415

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000714562
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 351546989
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-16759
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26863808

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA
- **CITY:** TERRE HAUTE
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47807
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (812) 238-6000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA
- **CITY:** TERRE HAUTE
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 47807

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TERRE HAUTE FIRST CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19850808

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION_April 15, 2026

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**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 15, 2026**

**FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 0-16759

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Indiana | 35-1546989 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
| One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN | 47807 |
| (Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(812) 238-6000 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | &nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |

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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:

**☐**Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

**☐**Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

**☐**Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

**☐**Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **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** |

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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. ☐

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

The final voting results relating to the matters voted on at the 2026 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 2029:

**NAME** **FOR** **WITHHELD**

Mark J. Blade8,305,583 493,315

Gregory L. Gibson7,851,996 946,902

Norman D. Lowery8,573,918 224,980

Paul J. Pierson7,997,367 801,531

Richard J. Shagley8,161,790 637,108

There were a total of 1,855,729 broker non-votes with respect to the director election proposal.

2. The shareholders approved through a non-binding advisory vote the 2025 compensation of the Corporation's named executive officers as described in the Corporation's proxy statement as follows:

**Broker**

**FOR** **AGAINST** **ABSTAIN** **Non-Votes**

8,358,133 394,294 46, 4711,855,729

3. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2026, as follows:

**Broker**

**FOR** **AGAINST** **ABSTAIN** **Non-Votes**

10,411,945 230,385 12,297 -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.

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|:---|:---|
|  | **First Financial Corporation** |
| Dated April 15, 2026 |  |
|  | /s/ Rodger A. McHargue |
|  | Rodger A. McHargue |
|  | Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |

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