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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): January 30, 2008 (January 28, 2008)

1^st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Georgia	2-27985	58-0521233
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Numbers)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

213 East Tugalo Street, P.O. Box 880

Toccoa, Georgia

30577

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

(706) 886-7571

N/A

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management


Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 28, 2008, the Company’s 2008 Executive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) was approved by the Executive Management Team (the “EMT”) of the Company. The Company is a family owned business, and Ben F. Cheek, III, Chairman of the Board and CEO, is the majority shareholder. The Company does not have an official compensation committee of the board of directors. The EMT establishes the bases for all executive compensation, which compensation is approved by Mr. Cheek, III. The EMT consists of: Ben F. Cheek, III, Ben F. Cheek, IV, Virginia C. Herring, A. Roger Guimond, J. Michael Culpepper, Kay S. Lovern and C. Michael Haynie.

The EMT also established the criteria for determining bonus awards under the Plan for the 2008 fiscal year. For 2008, the EMT determined that the threshold goal for any payouts under the Plan is the achievement of a certain minimum amount of pre-tax income by the Company.

If that threshold is met, payouts under the Plan are to be based on the number of strategic goals met by the Company. The combination of these goals is expected to provide a balanced measurement of 1^st Franklin Financial Corporation’s performance and will also support the achievement of our long term goals. For 2008, the Company has identified five strategic goals. These are:

Corporate net receivables growth;

Corporate delinquency control;

Corporate expenses/revenue ratio;

Corporate return on assets; and

Corporate pre-tax income (separate from the threshold pretax income goal).

Bonus payouts under the Plan are expected to vary depending on the number of strategic goals met as follows:


No. of Strategic Goals Met	Bonus Payout (as of % of Salary)
1	5% - 25%
2	5% - 35%
3	5% - 45%
4	5% - 55%
5	5% - 65%

Amounts to be paid may vary within each range depending on personal performance milestones as determined by the EMT.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.


Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit Number		Name
	10.1		2008 Executive Bonus Plan

SIGNATURE

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.

1^st FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

/s/ A. Roger Guimond

By:

A. Roger Guimond

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 30, 2008


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Name
10.1	2008 Executive Bonus Plan