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 D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>

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13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; December 18, 2015</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">FIRST
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION <br>
</font></u></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">816 South Garden
Street, Columbia, Tennessee&#160; 38401</font></u></p>

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executive offices)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">ITEM 5.02.  Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(b) and (c) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On
December 18, 2015, First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued
a press release announcing the Company has named Brian K. Williams as President
of the Company and First Farmers and Merchants Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;) and Timothy E.
Pettus as Vice Chairman of the Company and the Bank, to be effective as of January
1, 2016.&#160; Mr. Pettus will continue to serve as a director of the Company and
the Bank. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mr. Williams,
age 45, has served as Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Planning
of the Bank since 2013.&#160; Mr. Williams joined the Bank in 1993 and was promoted
to Assistant Trust Officer in 1994.&#160; In 2002, Mr. Williams was appointed to Vice
President and Assistant Credit Officer and in 2004 to Chief Credit Officer.&#160; In
2008, Mr. Williams was appointed Senior Executive of Commercial Banking.&#160; Mr.
Williams served as acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company
and the Bank from January 27, 2015 to May 4, 2015.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mr. Pettus, age
64, has served as President and a director of the Company and the Bank since
2008. Mr. Pettus joined the Bank in 2002 and served as Southern Regional President.&#160;
Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Pettus served as Senior Banking Executive with
Bank of America in Lawrence County, Tennessee from 1998 to 2002.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">The information
in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.</font></p>

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STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Press release issued by First Farmers and Merchants
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Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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First Farmers Form 8-K  Prepared by EDGARX.com
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
 D.C.  20549
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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):  December 18, 2015
FIRST
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
(State or Other
  Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-10972
(Commission File
  Number)
62-1148660
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
  No.)
816 South Garden
Street, Columbia, Tennessee  38401
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(931) 388-3145
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:
☐
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))
ITEM 5.02.  Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) and (c)       On
December 18, 2015, First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing the Company has named Brian K. Williams as President
of the Company and First Farmers and Merchants Bank (the "Bank") and Timothy E.
Pettus as Vice Chairman of the Company and the Bank, to be effective as of January
1, 2016.  Mr. Pettus will continue to serve as a director of the Company and
the Bank.
Mr. Williams,
age 45, has served as Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Planning
of the Bank since 2013.  Mr. Williams joined the Bank in 1993 and was promoted
to Assistant Trust Officer in 1994.  In 2002, Mr. Williams was appointed to Vice
President and Assistant Credit Officer and in 2004 to Chief Credit Officer.  In
2008, Mr. Williams was appointed Senior Executive of Commercial Banking.  Mr.
Williams served as acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company
and the Bank from January 27, 2015 to May 4, 2015.
Mr. Pettus, age
64, has served as President and a director of the Company and the Bank since
2008. Mr. Pettus joined the Bank in 2002 and served as Southern Regional President. 
Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Pettus served as Senior Banking Executive with
Bank of America in Lawrence County, Tennessee from 1998 to 2002.
The information
in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.
ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)       Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release issued by First Farmers and Merchants
  Corporation on December 18, 2015.
1
1
Furnished, not filed.
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
Date:  December 18, 2015
By:  /s/ Robert E. Krimmel
Robert E. Krimmel
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release issued by First Farmers and Merchants
  Corporation on December 18, 2015.
1
1
Furnished, not filed.