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

November 8, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

November 7, 2004

 

Main Street Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Illinois

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

000-30031

37-13338484

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

100 W. University Ave., Champaign, Illinois

61820-4028

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(217) 351-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On November 7, 2004, Main Street Trust, Inc., an Illinois corporation, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Citizens First Financial Corp, a Delaware corporation, which provides for the merger of Citizens with and into Citizens Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Main Street.  In connection with the Merger Agreement, Main Street entered into a voting agreement with the individual directors and executive officers of Citizens pursuant to which they agreed to vote the shares of Citizens common stock they own in favor of the merger.  The voting agreement covers approximately 14.8% of the outstanding shares of Citizens common stock.

 

A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the form of Voting Agreement and a Press Release, dated November 8, 2004, issued by Main Street and Citizens relating to the merger, are attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger among Main Street Trust, Inc., Citizens Acquisition LLC and Citizens First Financial Corp. dated November 7, 2004

 

 

10.1

Form of Voting Agreement

 

 

99.1

Press Release, dated November 8, 2004.

 



 

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.

 

 

 

MAIN STREET TRUST, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 8, 2004

 

By:

/s/ Van A. Dukeman

 

 

 

 

Van A. Dukeman

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger among Main Street Trust, Inc., Citizens Acquisition LLC and Citizens First Financial Corp. dated November 7, 2004

10.1

 

Form of Voting Agreement

99.1

 

Press Release, dated November 8, 2004