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
Date of Report
January 27, 2003
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FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky
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State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
0-14412 61-1017851
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 309
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602
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(Address of principle executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(502) 227-1600
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
NEWS RELEASE
January 27, 2003
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation Announces Stock Purchase Plan
Frankfort, Kentucky - Farmers Capital Bank Corporation announced today that it
intends to purchase up to 300,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. This
is in addition to the stock purchase plans announced on July 25, 2000 and
November 9, 1998 to purchase 500,000 and 400,000 shares, respectively. Under
these previously announced plans 898,403 shares have been purchased. The
purchases will be dependent on market conditions and there is no guarantee as to
the exact number of shares to be purchased by the Company. Shares purchased
would be used for general corporate purposes.
Consistent with the objective of maximizing shareholder value, the Company
considers the purchase of its outstanding shares in the current price range to
be a good investment of the Company's available funds.
As of January 26, 2003 there were 6,792,014 shares of the Company's common stock
outstanding.
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in
Frankfort, Kentucky. The Company operates 23 banking locations in 13 communities
throughout Kentucky, a leasing company, a data processing company, and an
insurance company. Its stock is publicly traded on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) SmallCap Market tier,
under the symbol: FFKT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation
January 28, 2003 By:/s/ G. Anthony Busseni
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G. Anthony Busseni
President and Chief Executive Officer