SC 13D/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17 )*

First Franklin Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

320272 10 7

(CUSIP Number)

Terri Reyering Abare
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Suite 2000, Atrium Two
221 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 723-4001

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)

Voluntary

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 30243C 10 7 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Thomas H. Siemers
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)   o
	(b)   þ
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PF
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
	o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States
		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			204,548
SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			33,656
EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			162,663
WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			248,207
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	410,870
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	24.4%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

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CUSIP No. 30243C 10 7  

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS The Franklin Savings and Loan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)   o
	(b)   þ
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
	o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Ohio
		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			-0-
SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			-0-
EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			-0-
WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			214,551
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	214,551
12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	12.7%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	EP

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 17 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D (as last amended by Amendment No. 16 filed on or about February 11, 2010) relating to shares of common stock, par value, $0.01 per share of First Franklin Corporation, a Delaware corporation whose principal executive offices are located at 4750 Ashwood Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 (the “Issuer”), previously filed by Thomas H. Siemers, individually, and by The Franklin Savings and Loan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”). This Amendment is being filed to update the Schedule 13D in light of recent events, including, but not limited to, the engagement of First Bankers Trust Services, Inc. (“First Bankers”) to serve as special trustee to the ESOP with respect to the proposal by Lenox Wealth Management, Inc. (“Lenox”) to purchase the common stock held by the ESOP (the “Lenox Proposal”), which engagement eliminated any and all dispositive power that Mr. Siemers, in his role as trustee to the ESOP, otherwise may have had over the ESOP shares with respect to the Lenox Proposal.

Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 13D, and unless amended or supplemented hereby, all information previously filed remains in effect.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a)	Mr. Siemers may be deemed, under certain circumstances, to beneficially own 410,870 shares (24.4% of the Issuer’s total issued and outstanding common stock) and 214,551 shares (12.7% of the Issuer’s total issued and outstanding common stock) owned by the ESOP. As trustee of the ESOP, Mr. Siemers may be deemed to have shared investment power with respect to the ESOP shares, under certain circumstances, as described below.
(b)	Mr. Siemers has sole voting power with respect to 162,663 shares which he owns directly and 41,885 shares allocated to his ESOP account.
	At May 18, 2010, there were 214,551 shares of the Issuer owned by the ESOP, all of which are allocated to the accounts of ESOP participants. Under the terms of the ESOP, the trustee votes all of the shares allocated to the accounts of participants as directed by the participants. Shares as to which no voting instructions are received are voted by the ESOP trustee in the same proportion as those for which voting instructions are received from participants. At May 18, 2010, 172,666 shares were allocated to accounts of ESOP participants other than Mr. Siemers.
	Mr. Siemers has shared dispositive power with respect to the 214,551 shares owned by the ESOP, except with respect to the Lenox Proposal. The Company has engaged First Bankers to serve as special trustee for the ESOP (the “Special Trustee”) with respect to the Lenox Proposal and, accordingly, Mr. Siemers has no dispositive power, shared or otherwise, as ESOP trustee with respect to the Lenox Proposal. Mr. Siemers informed Lenox of the appointment of the Special Trustee by letter dated May 6, 2010, which letter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. On May 13, 2010, Mr. Siemers responded to certain statements made by Lenox regarding the appointment of the Special Trustee, which letter is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. On May 18, 2010, Mr. Siemers responded to a letter dated May 14, 2010 from Lenox, which letter is filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto.
	Mr. Siemers has sole dispositive power with respect to the 162,663 shares he owns directly.
	The trustee has limited power to dispose of the ESOP shares, as set forth in the ESOP and the related trust agreement. The trustee is directed by the ESOP to invest ESOP assets primarily in shares of the Issuer.
	The ESOP expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by Mr. Siemers that are not reported above as being owned by both of them. Mr. Siemers expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the 33,656 shares of the Issuer held by his spouse.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Not applicable.

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(e) Not applicable.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

99.1	Letter dated May 6, 2010, from Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of The Franklin Savings and Loan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, to Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.
99.2	Letter dated May 13, 2010, from Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of The Franklin Savings and Loan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, to Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.
99.3	Letter dated May 18, 2010, from Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of The Franklin Savings and Loan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, to Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.

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Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: May 20, 2010

	THE FRANKLIN SAVINGS AND LOAN COMPANY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
/s/ Thomas H. Siemers	/s/ Thomas H Siemers
Thomas H. Siemers	Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Franklin Savings
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
4750 Ashwood Drive · P.O. Box 415739
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-5739 · (513) 469-8000 · Fax (513) 469-5360

May 6, 2010

Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Jason Long
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 480
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Dear Mr. Long:

I am writing primarily to follow up on my letter to you dated April 30, 2010, regarding the identity of the special trustee for the Franklin Savings ESOP. First Bankers Trust has been selected and has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Franklin Savings and Loan to serve in this capacity. I have shared with them your prior correspondence regarding your offer and they are prepared to have those discussions with you. Lenox should contact Linda Shultz at their office in Quincy, Illinois.

In light of the appointment of First Bankers Trust as special trustee of the Franklin Savings ESOP, this may be my last letter to you, and, as such I want to point out some misleading and incorrect statements you have made in your April 30 Schedule 14A filing with the SEC. You persist in saying both in the 14A filing and in your prior correspondence to me that I will be voting the First Franklin shares owned by the ESOP. You know full well that this is not the case. Under the law, the ESOP participants decide how the ESOP shares will be voted. Your irresponsible comments in this regard and attempt to mislead the ESOP participants for your benefit is reprehensible. Clearly you are demonstrating that you would be unqualified to serve in any kind of fiduciary role with respect to the Franklin Savings ESOP in the future with these misconceptions about ESOP law.

Further you assert that I cannot possibly be an independent fiduciary under applicable law. What is the basis for this assertion? You give no explanation whatsoever for saying this, and it is flat-out incorrect. There are no prohibitions, legal or otherwise, that say I cannot be an independent fiduciary for the ESOP. While it is understood why you wish to make these inflammatory statements, you are demonstrating at least to our ESOP participants that you have no qualms about misstating the law and making other misleading statements for your personal gain.

Sincerely yours,
 

/s/ Thomas H. Siemers  

Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of the 

Franklin Savings and Loan Employee Stock Ownership Plan 

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Franklin Savings
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
4750 Ashwood Drive · P.O. Box 415739
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-5739 · (513) 469-8000 · Fax (513) 469-5360

May 13, 2010

Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Jason Long
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 480
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Dear Mr. Long:

I was not expecting you to respond to my May 6^th letter given what I told you in that letter. To repeat, First Bankers Trust has been appointed special trustee to handle the $15.00 per share cash offer that Lenox has made to purchase the First Franklin shares owned by the Franklin Savings ESOP so there is no reason to write to me.

However, since you did write to me again, I will take the opportunity to reply and address several erroneous statements that you make in your May 11^th letter. First, and most importantly, I have reread my May 6^th letter to you at least 10 times (see copy attached), and absolutely nowhere do I find that I refused to accept Lenox’s offer. I did not accept the offer, and I did not reject the offer; I simply told you that First Bankers Trust would make that decision. It is false and misleading for you to claim that my letter was a refusal of your offer.

This brings me to the second point. Unless I am misinterpreting your May 7^th letter to First Franklin’s Board, it appears that you have withdrawn your $15 per share offer for the ESOP shares. The reason I say that is the wording of your new proposal in which you say that you wish to acquire “all outstanding FFHS shares” via a merger transaction, and you have no carve out for the ESOP shares. Before you so harshly criticize First Bankers Trust, you ought to clarify to them whether an offer even remains outstanding. It would be an absurd result for First Bankers Trust to engage experts, have the ESOP incur significant fees, and accept the $15.00 per share offer and then have you announce that the offer had been withdrawn.

While there are several other errors in your May 11 letter that I could correct you on, I will mention only one. There is no need to give First Bankers Trust the responsibility for the pass-through voting at the shareholders’ meeting to ensure confidentiality. As you were informed two weeks ago, the voting process is being handled by American Election Services, LLC, and thus, how the ESOP participants direct the vote of their shares will remain confidential.

Notwithstanding the apparent withdrawal of your offer, I have forwarded your letter to First Bankers Trust for their consideration and their possible response to you. I would again encourage you to direct any follow-up communications to Linda Schultz at their office in Quincy, Illinois.

Sincerely yours,
 

/s/ Thomas H. Siemers  

Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of the 

Franklin Savings and Loan Employee
Stock Ownership Plan 

EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

Franklin Savings
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
4750 Ashwood Drive · P.O. Box 415739
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-5739 · (513) 469-8000 · Fax (513) 469-5360

May 18, 2010

Lenox Wealth Management, Inc.
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 480
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Lenox Wealth Management:

I have told you twice before but I will tell you a third and final time. I have no authority to evaluate, to accept, or to reject Lenox’s offer to purchase the ESOP shares. Making false and misleading statements as you are in your letters to me such as the latest one on Friday, May 14, will not change that fact. In ignoring First Bankers Trust’s role, you are only causing delay in getting a response to your offer. You should be contacting Linda Schultz at First Bankers Trust. They do have the authority to accept a bona fide offer.

Sincerely yours,
 

/s/ Thomas H. Siemers  

Thomas H. Siemers, Trustee of the 

Franklin Savings and Loan Employee
Stock Ownership Plan