UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 report)
September 2, 1999 (September 1, 1999)
CITIZENS FIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-4274 37-1351861
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
2101 N. Veteran Parkway, Bloomington, Illinois 61704
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(309) 661-8700
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(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
Citizens First Financial Corp., the parent company of Citizens Savings Bank,
announced the completion of its 5% stock repurchase program which was previously
announced on May 17, 1999.
A press release announcing the completion of the stock repurchase program is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Page
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99.1 Press release dated September 1, 1999 3
SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: September 1, 1999 By: /s/ C. William Landefeld
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C. William Landefeld
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 1, 1999, By: /s/ Dallas G. Smiley
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Dallas G. Smiley
Senior Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Contact:
C. William Landefeld
President & Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Savings Bank
2101 North Veterans Parkway
Bloomington, Illinois 61704
Phone: (309) 661-8700
FAX: (309) 661-0707
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CITIZENS FIRST FINANCIAL CORP. ANNOUNCES
COMPLETION OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Bloomington, Illinois, September 1, 1999 -- Citizens First Financial
Corp. (AMEX - CBK) (the "Company"), the parent company of Citizens Savings Bank,
(the "Bank"), announces completion of the repurchase 5% of its outstanding
shares of common stock. The 108,869 shares were repurchased at an average stock
price of $15.17.
Common stock repurchased since January 1997 in total now equals 752,273
shares of common stock at an average price of $15.92 per share.
The Bank currently has six offices in Central Illinois.
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