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   <title>Form  13F-HR     FIRST FINANCIAL CORP      For: Sep 30</title>
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   <title>Hovde Group Starts First Financial Corp. (THFF) at Outperform</title>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;Hovde Group analyst Brendan Nosal initiates coverage on First Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: THFF) with a Outperform rating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on First Financial Corp. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streetinsider.com/rating_history.php?q=THFF&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;. For more ratings news on First Financial Corp. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.streetinsider.com/stock_lookup_news.php?q=THFF&amp;amp;type=analyst&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shares of First Financial Corp. closed at $72.79 yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <title>Form  8-K        FIRST FINANCIAL CORP      For: Sep 15</title>
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   <title>Form  8-K        FIRST FINANCIAL CORP      For: Sep 15</title>
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   <title>First Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend</title>
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&lt;p&gt;TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept.  17, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) have declared a dividend of 56 cents per share payable on October 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business October 1, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A. in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;For more information contact:&lt;br/&gt;Rodger A. McHargue at (812) 238-6000&lt;/p&gt; &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;__GNW8366DE3E__IMG&quot; src=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTgyODM5NyM3ODM3ODYyIzIwOTIxMDQ=&quot;/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/NWMwZGQ2ZjgtYWE4NC00ODJkLTg1MWUtZjExOTIyYTk0YTZjLTExMDM2NzUtMjAyNi0wOS0xNy1lbg==/tiny/First-Financial-Corporation-In.png&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer-when-downgrade&quot;/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e8cbee47-2753-4df5-9c34-c37693ed597f&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/e8cbee47-2753-4df5-9c34-c37693ed597f/small/ffb-shield-3d-color-png.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;132&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;Primary Logo&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
Source: First Financial Corporation Indiana
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&lt;p&gt;TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept.  17, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) have declared a dividend of 56 cents per share payable on October 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business October 1, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A. in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;For more information contact:&lt;br/&gt;Rodger A. McHargue at (812) 238-6000&lt;/p&gt; &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;__GNW8366DE3E__IMG&quot; src=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTgyODM5NyM3ODM3ODYyIzIwOTIxMDQ=&quot;/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/NWMwZGQ2ZjgtYWE4NC00ODJkLTg1MWUtZjExOTIyYTk0YTZjLTExMDM2NzUtMjAyNi0wOS0xNy1lbg==/tiny/First-Financial-Corporation-In.png&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer-when-downgrade&quot;/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e8cbee47-2753-4df5-9c34-c37693ed597f&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/e8cbee47-2753-4df5-9c34-c37693ed597f/small/ffb-shield-3d-color-png.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;132&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;Primary Logo&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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   <description>Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Damon DelMonte raised the price target on First Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: THFF) to $84.00  (from $78.00) while maintaining a Market Perform rating.</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF), the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire First Illinois Corporation, the parent company of Hickory Point Bank and Trust, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.3 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is based on First Financial's closing stock price of $79.07 on August 26, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, First Illinois stockholders may elect to receive either 0.5727 shares of First Financial common stock or $44.35 in cash per share, subject to 70% of First Illinois shares being exchanged for stock and 30% for cash. The</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF), the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire First Illinois Corporation, the parent company of Hickory Point Bank and Trust, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.3 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is based on First Financial's closing stock price of $79.07 on August 26, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, First Illinois stockholders may elect to receive either 0.5727 shares of First Financial common stock or $44.35 in cash per share, subject to 70% of First Illinois shares being exchanged for stock and 30% for cash. The</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF), the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire First Illinois Corporation, the parent company of Hickory Point Bank and Trust, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.3 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is based on First Financial's closing stock price of $79.07 on August 26, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, First Illinois stockholders may elect to receive either 0.5727 shares of First Financial common stock or $44.35 in cash per share, subject to 70% of First Illinois shares being exchanged for stock and 30% for cash. The</description>
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