SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bouvette Maria L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PORTER BANCORP,INC.

2500 EASTPOINT PARKWAY

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

40223

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITIZENS FIRST CORP [ CZFC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, no par value	5,000	D
Common Stock, no par value	31,000	I	Owned by Porter Bancorp, Inc.⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to purchase Common Stock⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	07/29/2010	Common Stock	311,603	$9	I	Owned by Porter Bancorp, Inc.⁽¹⁾
6.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock	07/16/2007⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	50,058.6⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	I	Owned by Porter Bancorp, Inc.⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Ms. Bouvette is President and Chief Executive Officer of Porter Bancorp,Inc ("Porter"), and is the beneficial owner of 31.2% of Porter's common stock.

2. Exercise of the options by Porter is subject to regulatory approval of ownership of more than 5% of the Issuer's Common Stock by the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

3. The 22 shares of Cumulative Convertible Preferred stock, $31,992 stated value per share, are convertible at the holder's election into Common Stock at $14.06 per share and there is no expiration date.

	/s/ C. Bradford Harris, Attorney in Fact for Maria L. Bouvette	10/26/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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