Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures

On July 29, 2009, Steven R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Place Financial Corp., David W. Gifford, Chief Financial Officer and Craig Reay, Chief Credit Officer, conducted a presentation at 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time in New York, New York at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods Annual Community Bank Investor Conference. In connection with this presentation they presented slides with financial and other information. A copy of those slides is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The presentation will be archived and will be available at
www.kbw.com/news/conferenceCommunity2009_Webcast or www.firstplacebank.com for 60 days following the presentation.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Slides presented by Steven R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, David W. Gifford, Chief Financial Officer and Craig Reay, Chief Credit Officer, at a presentation on July 29, 2009 in New York, New York at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods Annual Community Bank Investor Conference.

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