UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Current~~PURSUANT ~~Report~~TO ~~Pursuant to Section~~ SECTION 13 or OR 15(d) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~ OF THE

~~December~~SECURITIES ~~16,~~EXCHANGE ~~2014~~ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1, 2015

First Financial Service Corporation

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Charter)

Securities and Exchange Commission File Number: 0-18832

Kentucky	0-18832	61-1168311
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Kentucky	61-1168311
(State or other jurisdiction	(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 number including area code (270) 765-2131

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed 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:

¨ 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~~¨ ~~5.07:~~Soliciting ~~Submission~~material ofpursuant ~~Matters~~ to aRule ~~Vote~~14a-12 ofunder ~~Security~~the ~~Holders~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~The~~¨ ~~shareholders~~Pre-commencement ofcommunications ~~First~~pursuant ~~Financial~~to ~~Service~~Rule ~~Corporation~~ 14d-2(~~“First Financial”~~b) ~~approved~~under the ~~proposed~~Exchange ~~share~~Act ~~exchange~~(17 ~~with~~CFR ~~Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc~~240. 14d-2(~~“CBIN”~~b) 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~~¨ ~~voting~~Pre-commencement ~~results~~communications onpursuant ~~the~~to ~~matters~~Rule ~~brought~~13e-4(c) ~~before~~under the ~~special meeting~~Exchange ~~were~~Act as(17 ~~follows:~~CFR 240.13e-4(c))

1Item 2. ~~Proposal~~01 toCompletion ~~adopt~~of ~~and~~Acquisition ~~approve~~or ~~the~~Disposition ~~Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Share Exchange~~Assets.

Votes For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3,084,182	148,862	4,066	0

On January 1, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time and pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange, dated as of April 21, 2014 (“Share Exchange Agreement”), between Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. (“Community”) and First Financial Service Corporation (“First Financial”), Community acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of First Financial through a statutory share exchange (“Share Exchange”). On January 1, 2015 at 12:05 a.m. Eastern Time, First Financial was merged with and into Community, with Community continuing as the surviving corporation. On January 1, 2015 at 12:10 a.m. Eastern Time, First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Financial, merged with and into Your Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community, with Your Community Bank continuing as the surviving bank.

~~2. Proposal~~At the effective time of the Share Exchange to(the ~~approve~~“Effective ~~compensation~~Time”), ~~that~~each ~~may~~issued beand ~~paid~~outstanding orshare ~~become~~of ~~payable~~common tostock of First Financial, $1.00 par value per share, converted into the right to receive 0.153 shares of Community’s ~~named~~common ~~executive~~stock, ~~officers~~$0.10 inpar ~~connection~~value ~~with the~~per share, ~~exchange~~plus cash for fractional shares.

Votes For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
2,397,794	783,413	55,903	0

The foregoing description of the Share Exchange and the Share Exchange Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Share Exchange Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Community’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 22, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3. ~~Proposal to~~01 ~~approve~~Notice ~~the adjournment~~ of ~~the~~Delisting ~~First Financial special meeting, if necessary~~ or ~~appropriate,~~Failure to ~~solicit~~Satisfy ~~additional~~a ~~proxies~~Continued ~~to approve~~Listing ~~the~~Rule ~~share~~or ~~exchange~~Standard; ~~proposal~~Transfer of Listing.

Votes For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3,008,146	188,450	40,514	0

In connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange and subsequent merger of First Financial with and into Community, on January 1, 2015 Community, as successor by merger to First Financial, requested that the NASDAQ Global Market file a notification on Form 25 with the SEC to request the removal of shares of First Financial common stock from listing on NASDAQ and from registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Form 25 was filed on January 2, 2015.

Item 83.0103 ~~Other~~Material ~~Events~~Modification to the Rights of Security Holders.

OnThe ~~December~~information ~~17,~~set ~~2014,~~forth ~~Community~~above ~~Bank~~in ~~Shares~~Items 2.01 and ~~First~~3.01 ~~Financial Service~~is ~~Corporation~~incorporated ~~issued~~herein aby ~~joint press release to announce that shareholders of both companies have approved the agreement and plan of share exchange~~reference.

Item 95.01 ~~Financial~~Changes ~~Statements~~in ~~and~~Control ~~Exhibits~~of Registrant.

~~(d)~~The ~~Exhibits~~information set forth above in Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

99Item 5.102 ~~Joint~~Departure ~~Press~~of ~~Release~~Directors ofor ~~Community~~Certain ~~Bank~~Officers; ~~Shares~~Election of ~~Indiana,~~Directors; ~~Inc.~~Appointment ~~and~~of ~~First~~Certain ~~Financial~~Officers; ~~Service~~Compensatory ~~Corporation~~Arrangements ~~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,~~Certain ~~Inc~~Officers. ~~on December 17, 2014.~~

~~SIGNATURES~~At the Effective Time, all directors and executive officers of First Financial ceased serving in such capacities.

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

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description

2.1	Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange, dated as of April 21, 2014, by and between Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. and First Financial Service Corporation (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference, to which First Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2014 refers).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc., as successor by merger to First Financial, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc., as successor by merger to First Financial Service Corporation



Date: January 8, 2015	By:	/s/ Paul A. Chrisco
		Paul A. Chrisco
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description

2.1	Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange, dated as of April 21, 2014, by and between Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. and First Financial Service Corporation (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference, to which First Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2014 refers).

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