UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~November~~December 1216, ~~2013~~2014

(Date of earliest event reported)

First Financial Service Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities and Exchange Commission File Number: 0-18832

KENTUCKY	61-1168311
Kentucky	61-1168311
(State or other jurisdiction	(~~I.R.S.~~IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
2323 Ring Road	(270) 765-2131
Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Zip Code)

2323 Ring Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (270) 765-2131

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

¨Item ~~Soliciting material~~5.07: ~~pursuant~~Submission toof ~~Rule~~Matters ~~14a-12~~to ~~under~~a ~~the~~Vote ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Security ~~(17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Holders

¨The ~~Pre-commencement~~shareholders ~~communications~~of ~~pursuant~~First toFinancial ~~Rule~~Service ~~14d-2~~Corporation (b)“First ~~under~~Financial”) approved the ~~Exchange~~proposed ~~Act~~share ~~(17~~exchange ~~CFR~~with ~~240~~Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.~~14d-2~~ (b“CBIN”)) at a special meeting of First Financial shareholders held on December 16, 2014. CBIN will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of First Financial through a statutory share exchange. After the share exchange becomes effective early in the first quarter of 2015, First Financial will merge into CBIN, and First Financial’s subsidiary bank, First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown, will merge into CBIN’s subsidiary bank, Your Community Bank.

¨The ~~Pre-commencement~~voting ~~communications~~results ~~pursuant~~on tothe ~~Rule~~matters ~~13e-4(c) under~~brought before the ~~Exchange~~special meeting ~~Act~~were ~~(17~~as ~~CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~follows:

~~Item 2~~1.~~02:~~ Proposal ~~Results~~to ofadopt ~~Operations~~and approve the Agreement and ~~Financial~~ ~~Condition~~Plan of Share Exchange.

On November 12, 2013, First Financial Service Corporation issued a press release announcing its 2013 third quarter results. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Votes For

Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

3,084,182

148,862

4,066

~~The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to Item~~ 2.02 Proposal ofto ~~Form~~approve ~~8-K~~compensation ~~will~~that ~~not~~may be ~~incorporated~~paid byor ~~reference~~become ~~into~~payable ~~any~~to ~~filing~~First ~~under~~Financial’s ~~the~~named ~~Securities~~executive ~~Act~~officers ofin ~~1933,~~connection ~~as amended, unless specifically~~with ~~identified~~the ~~therein~~share ~~as being incorporated therein by reference~~exchange.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

Votes For

Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

2,397,794

783,413

55,903

~~Attached~~3. Proposal to isapprove the ~~press~~adjournment ~~release~~of ~~for~~ the ~~2013~~First ~~third~~Financial ~~quarter~~special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies to ~~results~~approve the share exchange proposal.

(d) Exhibits

Votes For

Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

3,008,146

188,450

40,514

	Exhibit Number	Description
	99.1	Press release dated November 12, 2013

Item 8.01 Other Events.

~~SIGNATURES~~On December 17, 2014, Community Bank Shares and First Financial Service Corporation issued a joint press release to announce that shareholders of both companies have approved the agreement and plan of share exchange.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~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~~Exhibits.

		FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICE CORPORATION
Date: November 12, 2013	By:	/s/ Frank Perez
		Frank PerezChief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer

(d) Exhibits

99.1

Joint Press Release of Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. and First Financial Service Corporation dated December 17, 2014 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. on December 17, 2014.

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.

	FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICE CORPORATION

Date: December 17, 2014	By:	/s/ Gregory S. Schreacke
		Gregory S. Schreacke
		President, Principal Executive Officer

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