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
May 19, 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
| KENTUCKY | 61-1168311 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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:
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Item 5.07: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 19, 2010. At the meeting, the directors listed below were elected as directors of the Corporation for terms expiring at the annual meeting in the year set forth to each of their names. The voting results for the matters brought before the 2010 Annual Meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors.
| Name | Term Expires | Votes For | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Robert M. Brown | 2013 | 2,996,450 | 119,299 | - |
| J. Alton Rider | 2013 | 2,777,740 | 338,009 | - |
| Gail L. Schomp | 2013 | 3,023,015 | 92,734 | - |
In addition, the following directors will continue in office until the annual meeting of the year set forth beside each of their names.
| Name | Term Expires |
| Walter D. Huddleston | 2011 |
| B. Keith Johnson | 2012 |
| Diane E. Logsdon | 2012 |
| J. Stephen Mouser | 2011 |
| John L. Newcomb, Jr. | 2012 |
| Donald Scheer | 2012 |
Michael L. Thomas | 2011 |
2. Approval of our executive compensation.
Votes For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 3,329,237 | 346,329 | 47,386 | - |
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: May 21, 2010 | By: | /s/ Steven M. Zagar | |
| | | Steven M. Zagar | |
| | | Chief Financial Officer & | |
| | | Principal Accounting Officer | |
