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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
Current
Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of Report
(Date
of earliest event reported): June 30, 2009
CITIZENS
FIRST CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Kentucky
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333-67435
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61-0912615
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation
or organization)
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1065
Ashley Street
Bowling
Green, Kentucky 42103
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(270)
393-0700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
On June
30, 2009, Citizens First Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference. The release announced the appointment of M. Todd Kanipe as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens First Corporation and Citizens
First Bank, Inc., the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, effective as of June
30, 2009.
Kanipe,
41, served as the company’s and the bank’s interim President and CEO since April
22. Kanipe has over 17 years of banking experience. He
joined Citizens First in 1999 as Vice President and Trust Relationship
Manager. In 2004, he was named Executive Vice President, Credit
Administration of the company and the bank. Kanipe also served as
Executive Vice President, Finance from January 2008 to September
2008. Prior to joining Citizens First, Kanipe was a Senior
Relationship Manager with Trans Financial Bank.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
See “Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits” for Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated
June 30, 2009 which is herein incorporated by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release dated June 30, 2009.
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.
Citizens First
Corporation
/s Dawn S. Forbes
Dawn S. Forbes, Executive
Vice President and Principal Financial Officer
Date: June
30, 2009
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