 TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 10, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- First Financial Corporation NASDAQ: THFF the Company or First Financial, the bank holding company of First Financial Bank N.A. First Financial and Hancock Bancorp, Inc., the bank holding company of Hancock Bank Trust Company Hancock jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement. First Financial will pay 18.38 per share in cash for each share of Hancocks common stock outstanding. The aggregate value of the transaction is 31.35 million. 