UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
December
22, 2010
(Date of
earliest event reported)
First Financial
Service Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Securities
and Exchange Commission File Number: 0-18832
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KENTUCKY
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61-1168311
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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2323
Ring Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone, including area code: (270) 765-2131
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:
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
Steven M.
Zagar resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer on December 22, 2010
effective January 5, 2011. Gregory S. Schreacke, President, who
served as the Corporations Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2007, will
assume the interim Chief Financial Officer duties until a replacement is
found.
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 SERVICE CORPORATION | |||
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Date:
January 6, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Gregory S. Schreacke | |
| Gregory S. Schreacke | |||
| President | |||