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<u>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</u></p>
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<b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
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<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</b></p>
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<b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>
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<b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
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<b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>
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<b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:center'>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported):&nbsp; February 24, 2015 (February 22, 2015)</p>
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<b>FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION</b></p>
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specified in its charter)</p>
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		<b>Tennessee</b></p></td>
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		<b>000-10972</b></p></td>
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		<b>62-1148660</b></p></td>
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  of incorporation)</p></td>
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  No.)</p>
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		<b>816 South Garden Street</b></p>
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		<b>Columbia, Tennessee</b></p></td>
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  executive offices)</p></td>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:center'>Registrant&#146;s telephone number,
including area code <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(931) 388-3145&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>
</u></p>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>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:</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&#9744;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&#9744;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
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<u>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</u></p>
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<b>Section
5 &#150; Corporate Governance and Management</b></p>
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auto'>Item 5.02(b).&nbsp; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.</p>
<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;page-break-after:avoid;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:left'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
February 22, 2015, &nbsp;Kimberly D. Vella, a member of the Boards of Directors of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) and
First Farmers and Merchants Bank (the &#147;Bank&#148;), notified T. Randy Stevens,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Bank, of her
decision not to stand for re-election at the Corporation&#146;s 2015 annual meeting
of shareholders. Ms. Vella&#146;s decision not to stand for re-election was for
personal reasons and was not the result of a disagreement with the Corporation on
any matter relating to the Corporation&#146;s operations, policies or practices.</p>
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<i>This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain
&#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current
beliefs and expectations of the Corporation&#146;s management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Corporation&#146;s
actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in the Corporation&#146;s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, which
have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available
on the Corporation&#146;s website (www.myfirstfarmers.com) and on the Securities and
Exchange Commission&#146;s website (www.sec.gov). The Corporation does not undertake
to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances
or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.</i></p>
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<b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.</p>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;margin-left:3.5in;text-indent:-3.5in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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			<b>FIRST
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION</b></p></td>
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-3.5in'>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;
<u>/s/ T. RANDY STEVENS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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margin-left:0.35in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'>T. Randy Stevens</p>
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<p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>Date:&nbsp; February 24, 2015</p>
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Form 8-K
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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):  February 24, 2015 (February 22, 2015)
______________________________
FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Tennessee
000-10972
62-1148660
(State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
  No.)
816 South Garden Street
Columbia, Tennessee
38401
(Address of principal
  executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code
(931) 388-3145
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))
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02(b).  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On
February 22, 2015,  Kimberly D. Vella, a member of the Boards of Directors of First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the "Corporation") and
First Farmers and Merchants Bank (the "Bank"), notified T. Randy Stevens,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the Bank, of her
decision not to stand for re-election at the Corporation's 2015 annual meeting
of shareholders. Ms. Vella's decision not to stand for re-election was for
personal reasons and was not the result of a disagreement with the Corporation on
any matter relating to the Corporation's operations, policies or practices.
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current
beliefs and expectations of the Corporation's management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Corporation's
actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in the Corporation's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, which
have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available
on the Corporation's website (www.myfirstfarmers.com) and on the Securities and
Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). The Corporation does not undertake
to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances
or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.
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
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ T. RANDY STEVENS
T. Randy Stevens
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:  February 24, 2015