THIS IS A CONFIRMING COPY OF FORM 8-K MANUALLY FILED ON MAY 23, 1995, FOR
EVENTS DATED MAY 19, 1995.
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) May 19, 1995
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FIRSTIER FINANCIAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nebraska 0-4515 47-0523055
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(State or other juris- Commission File (IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation File Number Identification No.
1700 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2183
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (402) 348-6000
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None
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(Former name of former address, if changed since last report)
FORM 8-K
FIRSTIER FINANCIAL, INC.
Item 5. Other Events.
See attached press release announcing an additional stock repurchase
program of up to 400,000 shares and an increase of the quarterly dividend from
26 cents per share to 30 cents per share.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FIRSTIER FINANCIAL, INC.
BY /s/Thomas B. Fischer
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Thomas B. Fischer
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
DATED: May 23, 1995
[FIRSTIER FINANCIAL LOGO]
Contact: Donald R. Peterson (402)348-6218
DATE: For Immediate Release, May 19, 1995
FIRSTIER FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES
INCREASED DIVIDEND AND
STOCK BUY BACK PLAN
(Omaha, Nebraska) - FirsTier Financial, Inc., today declared a quarterly
dividend of 30 cents per share payable July 3, 1995, to shareholders of record
on June 19, 1995. FirsTier's new dividend is an increase of 15.4% over the 26
cents per share paid in the previous quarter.
FirsTier Financial, Inc., also announced plans to repurchase up to 400,000
shares of common stock over the next two years for general corporate purposes.
This plan is in addition to the stock repurchase plan announced on January 17,
1995. The plan approved by the Company's Board of Directors on January 17,
1995, authorized the repurchase of up to 107,000 shares of common stock to
satisfy the company's obligations under stock option plans. To date, 53,506
shares have been repurchased under the January 17 plan. All shares have been
repurchased under stock repurchase plans announced prior to 1995. FirsTier
Financial, Inc., currently has outstanding 18,454,253, shares of common stock.
Common stock of FirsTier Financial, Inc., is traded on the Over-the-Counter
Market and is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System with the ticker symbol
FRST. FirsTier Financial is a major regional bank holding company with $3.6
billion in assets on March 31, 1995.
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