UNITED STATES
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
January 30, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FIRST BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MISSOURI 0-20632 43-1175538
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
135 North Meramec, Clayton, Missouri 63105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(314) 854-4600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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First Banks, Inc.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.................................. 1 .
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits................................. 1
Signature....................................................................... 2
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) and (c) At the regular meeting of the First Banks, Inc. (the "Company")
Board of Directors (the "Board") held on January 26, 2007,
Mr. Allen H. Blake announced his retirement and resigned his
positions as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, effective March 31, 2007. Upon acceptance of Mr.
Blake's resignation, the Board elected Mr. Terrance M. McCarthy
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
effective April 1, 2007. Mr. McCarthy, 52, became a Director of
the Company in April 2003. He has held several executive
positions with the Company and its subsidiaries since 1995.
Most recently, Mr. McCarthy served as Senior Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since
August 2002.
Attached as an exhibit hereto is a news release reporting Mr.
Blake's retirement and Mr. McCarthy's election as President and
Chief Executive Officer issued by the Company on January 30,
2007.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
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99 Press Release issued by First Banks, Inc. on
January 30, 2007.
SIGNATURE
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 BANKS, INC.
Date: January 30, 2007 By: s/ Allen H. Blake
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Allen H. Blake
President and
Chief Executive Officer