FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/

For the period ended Apr 15, 2026. Filed Mar 17, 2026.

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Apr 15, 2026 · Filed Mar 17, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.)

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FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

One First Financial Plaza

P.O. Box 540

Terre Haute, Indiana 47808

March 13, 2026

Dear Shareholders:

Our 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) (“Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held virtually via live audio webcast on the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/THFF2026. Even though our meeting will be held virtually, shareholders will still have the ability to participate in our Annual Meeting and vote their shares at the Annual Meeting if they wish.

The formal notice of this Annual Meeting and the proxy statement appear on the following pages. We have also enclosed a copy of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K for your review. To ensure that your votes on the business matters of the meeting will be recorded, after reading the proxy statement and other materials, please submit your proxy promptly by telephone or Internet or by marking, signing, and returning a physical proxy card by mail.

We hope you will attend the virtual meeting and urge you to vote your shares in advance. Even after submitting the proxy, you may, of course, vote on all matters brought before the meeting.


	Sincerely,/s/ Norman L. LoweryChairman of the Board

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FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA

P.O. BOX 540

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47808

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD APRIL 15, 2026

To our Shareholders:

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the call of its Board of Directors (the “Board”), an Annual Meeting of Shareholders of First Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) via a live audio webcast. You will be considered present and in person at the Annual Meeting (if you have not otherwise voted via proxy) and may vote your shares during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/THFF2026.

The purposes of the meeting are:

(1)	To elect each of the following nominees to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for a term expiring in 2029 or until each of their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Mark J. Blade

Gregory L. Gibson

Norman D. Lowery

Paul J. Pierson

Richard J. Shagley

(2)	To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as described in the Proxy Statement;

(3)	To ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and

(4)	To transact such other business as may properly be presented at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The list of shareholders prepared for the Annual Meeting will be open to examination during the meeting and can be accessed at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/THFF2026. The list of shareholders will also be available for examination beginning five days prior to the Annual Meeting and through duration of the Annual Meeting at the headquarters of the Corporation located at One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN 47808.

Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2026, will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.


March 13, 2026	By Order of the Board of Directors/s/ Rodger A. McHargueChief Financial Officer and Secretary
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for theShareholder Meeting to be Held on April 15, 2026:The proxy statement and annual report are available at https://investor.first-online.bank/sec-filings/proxy-materials/default.aspx.

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