FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /WI/
8-K, 1994-12-07
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                                    FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 1994



                          First Financial Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Wisconsin                      0-11889                    39-1471963
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(State or other              (Commission                (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of              File Number)             Identification No.)
incorporation)



1305 Main Street
Stevens Point, Wisconsin                               54481
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(Address of principal executive office)               (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(715) 341-0400


                                 Not applicable
_______________________________________________________________________________
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.           Other Events.

                  On  December  5,  1994,   First  Financial   Corporation  (the
                  "Company")  entered into  Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and
                  Plan of  Reorganization  among  First  Financial  Corporation,
                  First  Financial  Acquisition  Company and FirstRock  Bancorp,
                  Inc. A copy of the  amendement is attached at Exhibit 2 hereto
                  and incorporated by reference herein.





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                                   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.


                                              FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                              (Registrant)



                                              By     /s/ John C. Seramur
                                                     _____________________
                                                     John C. Seramur
                                                     President and Chief
                                                     Executive Officer


Dated:  December 7, 1994



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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT

  2                         Amendment   No.  1  to  Agreement   and  Plan  of
                            Reorganization  among First  Financial  Corporation,
                            First  Financial  Acquisition  Company and FirstRock
                            Bancorp, Inc.





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                                   EXHIBIT 2


                                                               November 30, 1994



David A. Ingrassia
FirstRock Bancorp, Inc.
612 N. Main Street
Rockford, IL  61103

                  RE:      Amendment of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

Dear David:

         As has  been  discussed,  the  rules  of the  National  Association  of
Securities  Dealers  (NASD)  may  require  approval  of the  issuance  of  First
Financial  Common  Stock  in  connection  with  the  First   Financial/FirstRock
transaction by First  Financial's  shareholders.  In order to  accommodate  this
possibility,  the  parties  have agreed to amend the  following  sections of the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to Section 10.01(c) thereof.

          1. Section 2.02. Add the following clause after the term  "regulatory"
in the first sentence thereof. 

                  ", stockholder"

          2. Section 2.03. Delete the fifth sentence thereof and replace it with
the following: 

                  "A vote of the shares set forth above is required to authorize
                  the  issuance  of such  number of  shares  of First  Financial
                  Common Stock equal to or greater  than 20% of the  outstanding
                  shares of First Financial Common Stock under the terms of this
                  Agreement."

          In addition, add the following sentence to the end of Section 2.03:

                  "Except  as   otherwise   provided  in  the   Certificate   of
                  Incorporation  of  First  Financial,  all  of the  issued  and
                  outstanding  shares of First  Financial  Common  Stock will be
                  entitled to vote to  authorize  the issuance of such number of
                  shares of First  Financial  Common  Stock  equal to or greater
                  than 20% of the outstanding  shares of First Financial  Common
                  Stock under the terms of this Agreement."

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          3. Section 4.02. Delete the third sentence thereof and replace it with
the following: 

                  "The Registration Statement shall include a prospectus/proxy
                  statement thereto ("the Prospectus/Proxy  Statement") prepared
                  for use in connection with the meeting of the  stockholders of
                  the Company  referred to in Section 5.01 of the  Agreement and
                  prepared   for  use  in   connection   with  the   meeting  of
                  stockholders of First Financial referred to in Section 4.13 of
                  this   Agreement,   all  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and
                  regulations of the SEC."

          4. Sections 4.13 and 4.14. The parties also agree to add Sections 4.13
and 4.14 to read as follows: 

                  "4.13 Registration  Statement and Stockholders' Meeting. First
                  Financial  shall  cause a  meeting  of its  stockholders  (the
                  "Stockholders Meeting") to be held at the earliest practicable
                  date after the execution of this Agreement and availability of
                  the  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement  for the purpose of acting to
                  authorize  the  issuance  of such  number  of  shares of First
                  Financial  Common  Stock  equal to or greater  than 20% of the
                  outstanding  shares of First Financial  Common Stock under the
                  terms of this  Agreement,  and in connection  therewith  shall
                  distribute the  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement and any amendments
                  or  supplements  thereto and shall  solicit  proxies  from its
                  stockholders in accordance with applicable law,  including the
                  rules and regulations of the SEC."

                  "4.14  Recommendation of Merger to Stockholders.  The Board of
                  Directors of First Financial will unanimously recommend in the
                  Prospectus/Proxy   Statement   approval  of  the  proposal  to
                  authorize  the  issuance  of such  number  of  shares of First
                  Financial  Common  Stock  equal to or greater  than 20% of the
                  outstanding  shares of First Financial  Common Stock under the
                  terms of this Agreement by all stockholders of First Financial
                  entitled to vote thereon."

          5. Section 7.04(c).  The parties agree to add the following to the end
of this Section:

                  "and the proposal to authorize  the issuance of such number of
                  shares of First  Financial  Common  Stock  equal to or greater
                  than 20% of the outstanding  shares of First Financial  Common
                  Stock under the terms of this Agreement  contemplated  thereby
                  has been approved by the requisite  vote of First  Financial's
                  shareholders."

          6.  Section  7.09.  The parties  agree to add Section  7.09 to read as
follows:

                  "If  required  for the  issuance of shares of First  Financial
                  Common Stock  contemplated  hereby,  the proposal to authorize
                  the  issuance  of such  number of  shares  of First  Financial
                  Common Stock equal to or greater  than 20% of the  outstanding
                  shares of First Financial Common Stock under the terms of this
                  Agreement  shall  have  been  duly  approved,   confirmed  and
                  ratified by the requisite  votes of the  stockholders of First
                  Financial."
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          7. Section  9.01(g).  The parties  agree to amend  Section  9.01(g) by
deleting the number "2.06" and replacing it with the number "2.045."

          8. Section  9.01(h).  The parties  agree to amend  Section  9.01(h) by
deleting the number "1.365" and replacing it with the number "1.355."

          9. Section  11.03.  The parties agree to amend Section 11.03 by adding
the following to the last sentence: 

                 "and by First Financial."

          10.  Warrant  Agreement.  In addition,  the parties agree to amend the
Warrant  Agreement,  Section  2(b)(v) by  inserting  the  following  as the last
sentence of that section:

                  "Failure of the Grantee's shareholders to approve the proposal
                  to  authorize  the  issuance of such number of shares of First
                  Financial  Common  Stock  equal to or greater  than 20% of the
                  outstanding  shares of First Financial  Common Stock under the
                  terms of this  Agreement or failure of the Grantee's  Board of
                  Directors to  unanimously  recommend  in the  Prospectus/Proxy
                  Statement  such  approval  by  all   stockholders  of  Grantee
                  entitled to vote thereon  shall not  constitute a  Preliminary
                  Purchase Event."



         The parties also agree that any other  provision of the  Agreement  and
Plan of  Reorganization  inconsistent  with this letter is hereby modified to be
consistent herewith.

         Please indicate your agreement to such  modifications  by affixing your
signature at the foot of this letter.

FIRST FINANCIAL ACQUISITION COMPANY      FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION


By:   /s/ Robert M. Salinger             By:  /s/ Robert M. Salinger
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          Robert M. Salinger, Secretary           Robert M. Salinger, Secretary

AGREED:

FIRSTROCK BANCORP, INC.


By:   /s/ David A. Ingrassia
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          David A. Ingrassia, President and CEO
          Date: December 5, 1994



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