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
October 30, 2009
Date of report (October 29, 2009)
FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-25049 | | 34-1880130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission file number) | | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
185 E. Market Street, Warren, OH 44481
(Address of principal executive offices)
(330) 373-1221
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 29, 2009, First Place Financial Corp. (the Registrant) held its annual meeting of shareholders (Annual Meeting). Steven R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and David W. Gifford, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, made a presentation at the Annual Meeting which included slides containing financial and other information. A copy of these slides is contained in Exhibit 99.1 which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
All of the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting were approved by the shareholders, including the election of three directors to the Registrant’s board for three year terms; the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers as determined by the Registrant’s Compensation Committee; and the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of the Registrant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Copies of slides used in a presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of First Place Financial Corp. at the Avalon Golf and Country Club at Squaw Creek in Vienna, Ohio at 10:00 AM on October 29, 2009. |
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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.
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| | FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL CORP. |
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| Date: October 30, 2009 | | By: | | /S/ DAVID W. GIFFORD |
| | | | David W. Gifford Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Copies of slides used in a presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of First Place Financial Corp. at the Avalon Golf and Country Club at Squaw Creek in Vienna, Ohio at 10:00 AM on October 29, 2009. |
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