UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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 8, 2003


                          KENTUCKY FIRST BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                        1-13904                 61-1281483
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of       (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)       File Number)           Identification No.)



         308 North Main Street, Cynthiana, Kentucky      41031-1210
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (859) 234-1440

                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE
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     On July 8, 2003,  Kentucky First Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") and Bourbon
Bancshares,  Inc. ("Bourbon")  announced that they had entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 8, 2003 (the "Agreement") pursuant to which
the Company  will be merged  with  Bourbon  Acquisition  Corp.,  a wholly  owned
subsidiary  of  Bourbon  (the  "Merger").  As  a  result  of  the  Merger,  each
outstanding  share of common  stock of the Company  will be  converted  into the
right to receive a cash  payment in an amount of $23.25 per share from  Bourbon,
subject to the rights of a holder of such common stock to dissent under Delaware
law.

     Consummation of the Merger is subject to a number of customary  conditions,
including, but not limited to: (i) the adoption and approval of the Agreement by
the  shareholders  of the  Company;  and  (ii)  the  receipt  of  all  requisite
regulatory approvals.

     For additional information,  reference is made to the Agreement and a press
release  dated  July  8,  2003,  which  are  included  as  Exhibits  2  and  99,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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     (a)  Not applicable


     (b)  Not applicable


     (c)  The following exhibit is filed herewith:


          Exhibit 2  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated July 8,  2003,  by and
                     among Kentucky First Bancorp, Inc., Bourbon Bancshares,
                     Inc. and Bourbon  Acquisition Corp. The following schedules
                     and annexes to the Agreement and Plan of Merger are
                     omitted.  The  Registrant agrees to supplementally  furnish
                     a copy of any omitted schedules and annexes to the
                     Commission upon request.

                     Schedules
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                     3.04(b)           Capital Stock
                     3.05              Corporate Documents
                     3.07              Regulatory Reports
                     3.08              Absence of Certain Changes or Events
                     3.09              Taxes
                     3.10              Title to Assets
                     3.11              Environmental Hazards

                     3.12              Litigation, Pending Proceedings and
                                       Compliance with Laws
                     3.14              Employee Relations
                     3.15              Employee Benefit Plans
                     3.16              Insurance
                     3.17              Agreements
                     3.18              Loans; Allowance for Loan Losses
                     3.20              Related Party Transactions
                     3.21              Brokers' or Finders' Fees
                     5.07              Loans and Underwriting Policies

                     Annexes
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                     A                 Form of Voting Agreement
                     B                 Separation Agreement for Betty J. Long
                     C                 List of Management Stockholders
                     D                 Opinion of Counsel of Registrant
                     E                 Opinion of Counsel of Bourbon Bancshares

          Exhibit 99 Press Release dated July 8, 2003






                                   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.


                                     KENTUCKY FIRST BANCORP, INC.



Date:    July 10, 2003               By: /s/ Betty J. Long
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                                         Betty J. Long
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer