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   <description>&lt;p&gt;First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF), the holding company for First Financial Bank, N.A., has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire First Illinois Corporation, the parent company of Hickory Point Bank and Trust, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.3 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is based on First Financial's closing stock price of $79.07 on August 26, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, First Illinois stockholders may elect to receive either 0.5727 shares of First Financial common stock or $44.35 in cash per share, subject to 70% of First Illinois shares being exchanged for stock and 30% for cash. The</description>
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