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)    July 24, 2003


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

           Indiana                     000-16759               35-1546989
 (State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)         Identification No.)

           P. O. Box 540, Terre Haute, Indiana                    47808
         (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code    812-238-6264

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (a)    Exhibits.

             Exhibit Number:

             99.1 Press Release, dated July 22, 2003 issued by First
Financial Corporation

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INFORMATION PROVIDED
UNDER ITEM 12 -- RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION).

         The following information is being provided under Item 12 -- Results of
         Operations and Financial Condition. It is being furnished under Item 9
         of this Form 8-K in accordance with interim guidance issued by the SEC
         in Release No. 33-8216. Such information,



         including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for
         purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

         On July 22, 2003, First Financial Corporation issued a press release
         to report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
         The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.




                                   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

Dated __July 24, 2003___   (s) Norman L. Lowery
                           --------------------

                               Norman L. Lowery

                               Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated __July 24, 2003___   (s) Michael A. Carty
                           --------------------

                               Michael A. Carty

                               Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer



                                  Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number

      99.1         Press Release, dated July 22, 2003 issued by First Financial
                   Corporation