8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:  January 25, 2011

FIRSTBANK CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Michigan	000-14209	38-2633910
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

311 Woodworth Avenue Alma, Michigan	48801
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (989) 463-3131

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:

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Section 8.01 Other Events

On January 25, 2011, Firstbank Corporation issued a press release announcing a $0.01 per share quarterly dividend which will be paid March 17, 2011 to common stock shareholders of record as of February 25, 2011.

Section 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibit

99.1 Press Release dated January 25, 2011 regarding dividend.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  January 25, 2011	FIRSTBANK CORPORATION (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Samuel G. Stone
		Samuel G. Stone
		Executive Vice President and CFO

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		NEWS RELEASE
Date Submitted:	January 25, 2011	Contact:  Samuel G. Stone
NASDAQ Symbol:	FBMI	Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(989) 466-7325

Firstbank Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Common Stock

Alma, MI (FBMI) – Thomas R. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Firstbank Corporation, announced today that a $0.01 per share cash dividend will be paid March 17, 2011, to common stock shareholders of record as of February 25, 2011. The $0.01 per share cash dividend is unchanged from the amount paid in the prior quarter.

Firstbank Corporation, headquartered in Alma, Michigan, is a bank holding company using a multi-bank-charter format with assets of $1.5 billion and 51 banking offices serving Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Bank subsidiaries include: Firstbank – Alma; Firstbank (Mt. Pleasant); Firstbank – West Branch; Firstbank – St. Johns; Keystone Community Bank; and Firstbank – West Michigan.