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 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 6, 1999 FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 0-16759 35-1546989 (State of Incorporation) Commission File Number IRS Employer Identification Number One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 812-238-6000 (Registrant's Telephone Number) Item 4. Changes in Registrant s Certifying Accountant Registrant has appointed Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP (Crowe Chizek), Indianapolis, Indiana, as its independent accountants for the year ending December 31, 1999. This is a change in principal accountants approved by the Registrant's Examining and Trust Audit Committee. Crowe and Chizek was engaged by the registrant on August 6, 1999,and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP(PWC) was dismissed on August 6, 1999. The audit reports of PWC on the registrant s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle. During 1998 and 1997 and the subsequent period through August 6, 1999 (date of dismissal), there were no disagreements between the registrant and PWC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PWC, would have caused PWC to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its audit report. Moreover, none of the events listed in Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation 8-K occurred during 1998 or 1997 or the subsequent period through August 6, 1999. A letter from PWC accompanies this filing as Exhibit 16. Exhibit 16: A letter from PricewaterhouseCooper LLP Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 We have read the statements made by First Financial Corporation (copy attached), which we understand were filed with the Commission, pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K report dated August 6, 1999. We agree with the statements concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Indianapolis, Indiana August 13, 1999 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION DATED: August 6, 1999 BY: (Signature) Donald E. Smith,President