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
April 22, 2009 (April 16, 2009)
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
SIGNATURE ............................................................... 2
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS.
(b) On April 16, 2009, Mr. Robert S. Holmes, Jr. resigned his positions
as Executive Vice President - Commercial Banking of First Banks, Inc.
(the "Company"), and President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
of First Bank, effective immediately.
At the regular meeting of the First Bank Board of Directors held on
April 22, 2009, Mr. Terrance M. McCarthy was elected President and
Chief Executive Officer of First Bank, a position he previously held
from August 2002 to June 2007. Mr. McCarthy, 54, currently serves as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (since April
2007), Director of the Company (since April 2003), and Chairman of
the Board of Directors of First Bank (since January 2003). He has
held several other executive positions with the Company and its
subsidiaries since 1995.
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: April 22, 2009 By: /s/ Terrance M. McCarthy
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Terrance M. McCarthy
President and
Chief Executive Officer