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) December 20, 2004 Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Kentucky -------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-20908 61-1206757 -------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 2883 Fifth Avenue Huntington, West Virginia 25702 -------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (304) 525-1600 -------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code Not Applicable ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changes since last report) 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 (see General Instruction A.2 below): |_| Written communication pursant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On December 20, 2004, Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Premier) entered into a sixty-three month contract with Fiserv Solutions, Inc. (Fiserve) whereby Fiserv will provide data processing and item processing services to Premier. Conversions by Premier's subsidiary banks to Fiserve's systems will begin in 2005 with a targeted completion by June 30, 2005. The full text of that contract is furnished as Exhibit 10. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibit 10 - Text of Agreement between Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Fiserv Solutions, Inc. dated December 20, 2004. 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. PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. ------------------------------- (Registrant) /s/ Brien M. Chase ----------------------------------- Date: December 23, 2004 Brien M. Chase, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ------------------------------------- 10 Agreement between Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. and Fiserv Solutions, Inc. dated December 20, 2004.