pfbi8k051310.htm
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 (Date of earliest event reported) May 13, 2010
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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Kentucky |
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61-1206757 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2883 Fifth Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia |
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25702 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number (304) 525-1600 |
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Not Applicable |
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Former name or former address, if changes since last report) |
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 below):
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC,
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 13, 2010, Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (“Premier”) executed a six-year data processing agreement with Fidelity Information Services, Inc. and its affiliates (“FIS”) located in Jacksonville, Florida. The agreement
covers Premier’s core data processing, item processing, internet banking services, network services, customer authentication services and electronic funds transfer services. While employee training will begin in the near term, actual processing services are not scheduled to commence until after a data conversion to the FIS systems scheduled for the July through September of 2011. The data processing agreement shall remain in effect until September 30, 2017 and provides for automatic
three-year extensions after that date.
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.
PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
(Registrant)
/s/ Brien M. Chase
Date: May 18, 2010 Brien
M. Chase, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer