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 (Date of earliest event reported):
March 20, 2007 (March 15, 2007)
FIRST BANCTRUST CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 000-32535 37-1406661
State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
101 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PARIS, IL 61944
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(217) 465-6381
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On March 16, 2007, First BancTrust Corporation issued a news
release to report that its Board of Directors authorized the
repurchase of up to an additional 117,710 shares of the
Company's common stock, or five percent of the Company's
outstanding shares. This action is a continuation of its stock
repurchase program first begun in March, 2003. The release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
99.1 Press Release, dated March 16, 2007 issued
by First BancTrust Corporation
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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 BANCTRUST CORPORATION
Dated: March 16, 2007 /s/ Terry J. Howard
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Terry J. Howard
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
99.1 Press Release, dated March 16, 2007 issued by First BancTrust
Corporation
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