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      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5635622/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+CEO+to+Present+at+the+Sandler+O+Neill+Partners+L+P+East+Coast+Financial+Services+Conference</link><description>First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFCH) ("First Financial" or "Company") CEO A. Thomas Hood will participate in the Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. E.S.T. Mr. Hood is presenting as a</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5635622/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+CEO+to+Present+at+the+Sandler+O+Neill+Partners+L+P+East+Coast+Financial+Services+Conference</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:03 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings upgraded to "buy"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1932263</link><description>NEW YORK, June 29 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey upgrade First Financial Holdings (ticker: FFCH) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price is set to $14. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1932263</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:24:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Declaration of Dividend</title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/07-25-2008/0004855696&amp;EDATE=</link><description>CHARLESTON, S.C., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFCH) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25-1/2 cents per share.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/07-25-2008/0004855696&amp;EDATE=</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>the newest published Bank Marketing Association news _no. 4-PR Pl...
      </title><link>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/item-group/item_id-29/order_by-dateline/page-4</link><description>Hardly had the Asian Institute of Management quelled its labor row with the AIM Faculty Association when the academic equivalent of a catfight broke out between two female colleagues putting AIM president Francis Estrada and Dean Victoria Licuanan on the spot.</description><guid>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/item-group/item_id-29/order_by-dateline/page-4</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.prplace.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. News - The New York Times</title><link>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/first-financial-holdings-inc/index.html</link><description>Get Home Delivery Log In Register Now Home Page My Times Today's Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Business All NYT New York Times Business World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Media &amp; Advertising World Business Small Business Your Money DealBook Markets Research Mutual Funds My Portfolio Alerts</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/first-financial-holdings-inc/index.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://topics.nytimes.com" /></item><item><title>Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools</title><link>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conews&amp;tkr=FFCH:US</link><description>Bloomberg Anywhere Software Support Feedback Bloomberg Bloomberg Anywhere Updated: New York, Jul 12 06:09 London, Jul 12 11:09 Tokyo, Jul 12 19:09 Search Symbol Lookup Home News Market Data Investment Tools TV and Radio About Bloomberg Careers Contact Us Tools Portfolio Tracker Market Monitor Fund</description><guid>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conews&amp;tkr=FFCH:US</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.bloomberg.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5614510/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/27/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Verified Expected next investor conference call information: Conference Call Date: 10/27/2009 Conference Call Time (ET): 2:00 PM Conference</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5614510/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:06:29 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5611874/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/27/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Verified Expected next investor conference call information: Conference Call Date: 10/27/2009 Conference Call Time (ET): 2:00 PM Conference</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5611874/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:11:51 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5579434/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/27/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Verified Expected next investor conference call information: Conference Call Date: 10/27/2009 Conference Call Time (ET): 6:00 PM Conference</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5579434/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:06:14 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings ...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5577237/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Fourth+Quarter+Earnings+Conference+Call</link><description>First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFCH) announced today that the company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time to discuss its financial results. The conference call will coincide with the</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5577237/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Fourth+Quarter+Earnings+Conference+Call</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:01:06 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5572904/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/27/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Verified Expected next investor conference call information: Conference Call Date: 10/27/2009 Conference Call Time (ET): 2:00 PM Conference</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5572904/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:02:32 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5569801/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/27/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Verified Expected next investor conference call information: Conference Call Date: 10/27/2009 Conference Call Time (ET): 2:00 PM Conference</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5569801/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:50:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings raises $65 million through public offeri...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5559769/First+Financial+Holdings+raises+million+through+public+offering+of+common+stock</link><description>First Financial Holdings, Inc., a US-based holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston, has raised $65 million through a public offering by issuing 4,193,550 shares of the company's common stock at a price of $15.50 per share. Update on September 24, 2009: First</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5559769/First+Financial+Holdings+raises+million+through+public+offering+of+common+stock</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:25:56 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings prices $65 million public offering - Zib...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5550505/First+Financial+Holdings+prices+million+public+offering</link><description>Update on September 24, 2009: First Financial Holdings, Inc., a US-based holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston, has priced an underwritten public offering of 4,193,550 shares of the company's common stock at a price of $15.5 per share for gross process of</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5550505/First+Financial+Holdings+prices+million+public+offering</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:51 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial prices $65 million common stock offering - Zibb.c...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5549889/First+Financial+prices+million+common+stock+offering</link><description>First Financial Holdings, the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston, has priced an underwritten public offering of 4.19 million shares of the company's common stock at a price to the public of $15.50 per share for gross process of approximately $65 million.</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5549889/First+Financial+prices+million+common+stock+offering</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:40:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing of $65.0 Million...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5546781/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Pricing+of+Million+Public+Offering+of+Common+Stock</link><description>First Financial Holdings, Inc. ("First Financial" or the "Company") (Nasdaq GSM: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston ("First Federal"), announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,193,550</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5546781/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Pricing+of+Million+Public+Offering+of+Common+Stock</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Corporate Event Announcement...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5545687/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</link><description>First Financial Holdings Inc. (FFCH) Expected next earnings release: Announcement date: 10/23/2009 - Before Market Earnings Quarter: Q4 Announcement Status: Unconfirmed Expected next dividend: Dividend Announcement Date: 7/24/2009 Dividend Record Date: 8/7/2009 Dividend Pay Date: 8/21/2009 Dividend</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5545687/First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+FFCH+Corporate+Event+Announcement+Notice</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:56:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Down 12% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommen...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5622693/First+Financial+Holdings+Down+Since+SmarTrend+s+Sell+Recommendation</link><description>SmarTrend, our proprietary pattern recognition system, called a Downtrend for First Financial Holdings (NASDAQ:FFCH) on September 24, 2009 at $15.91. Since then, First Financial Holdings has returned 12% as of today's recent price of $14.00. Want to profit from these alerts? Go to</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5622693/First+Financial+Holdings+Down+Since+SmarTrend+s+Sell+Recommendation</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:17:56 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>UPDATING and REPLACING -- First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announce...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5606884/UPDATING+and+REPLACING+First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Fourth+Quarter+Earnings+Conference+Call</link><description>In a press release issued by First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFCH) on October 8, under the same headline, please note that the time for the conference call has been changed to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time from 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The updated release follows:</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5606884/UPDATING+and+REPLACING+First+Financial+Holdings+Inc+Announces+Fourth+Quarter+Earnings+Conference+Call</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:52:52 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Prices $65 Million Of Common Shares - Zibb.com</title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5549265/First+Financial+Prices+Million+Of+Common+Shares</link><description>(Comment on this article at http://www.financialwire.net/2009/09/25/first-financial-prices-65-million-of-common-shares/) September 25, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFC) has priced a public offering of 4,193,550 shares of the company's common stock at $15.50 per</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5549265/First+Financial+Prices+Million+Of+Common+Shares</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:58 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Declaration of Dividend</title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-25-2008/0004800437&amp;EDATE=</link><description>CHARLESTON, S.C., April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFCH) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25-1/2 cents per share. The dividend is payable May 23, 2008, to stockholders of record as of May 9, 2008.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/04-25-2008/0004800437&amp;EDATE=</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>First Financial Holdings Inc. Reports First Quarter Results (PR N...
      </title><link>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/view/id-1536</link><description>summary :First Financial Holdings Inc. the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston today reported results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ended September 30 ...</description><guid>http://www.prplace.com/pr_news/view/id-1536</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">First Financial Holdings Incorporated</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.prplace.com" /></item></channel></rss>