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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000712537-18-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000712537
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				251428528
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11138
		FILM NUMBER:		18841432

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 PHILADELPHIA STREET
		CITY:			INDIANA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7243497220

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 PHILADELPHIA STREET
		CITY:			INDIANA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15701
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<div><a name="s5D82F82A515E26D86BB46920B43DCB4E"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">First Commonwealth Financial Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:90.97222222222221%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:47%;"></td><td style="width:22%;"></td><td style="width:31%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font 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style="width:5%;"></td><td style="width:27%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">601 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">15701</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Zip Code)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code: (724) 349-7220</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">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:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">[ ] </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div></td></tr></table><div 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Emerging growth company [  ]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font 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[  ]</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On May 16, 2018, First Commonwealth Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, issued a press release announcing that it has priced a private offering of $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2028, and $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2033.  The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;font-size:12pt;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex991pressrelease20180516.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">99.1</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"></font><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;font-size:12pt;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex991pressrelease20180516.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Press release dated May 16, 2018 announcing the acquisition of pricing of subordinated notes of First Commonwealth Bank</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">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 hereunto duly authorized. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Dated: May 16, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">By:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ James R. Reske&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Name: James R. Reske</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;Financial Officer and Treasurer</font></div><div><br></div><div></div>	</body>
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<div><a name="sAA973DB9BE9581C15B046AF684790C6B"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:13pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">First Commonwealth Bank Announces Pricing of Subordinated Notes Offerings</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">INDIANA, PA--( May 16, 2018) &#8211; First Commonwealth Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), today announced that it has priced a private offering of $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2028 (the &#8220;10-Year Notes&#8221;), and $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2033 (the &#8220;15-Year Notes,&#8221; and, collectively with the 10-Year Notes, the "Notes"). The offerings are expected to close on or about May 21, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">The Notes will be unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Bank and will be subordinated in right of payment to all of the Bank's existing and future senior indebtedness, including claims of depositors and general creditors, and will rank equally in right of payment with any other unsecured, subordinated indebtedness that the Bank incurs in the future that ranks equally with the Notes. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">The 10-Year Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate per annum of 4.875%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on May 21, 2018, to but excluding June 1, 2023. From and including June 1, 2023, the 10-Year Notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR plus 184.5 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1of each year, through maturity or earlier redemption. The 10-Year Notes will mature on June 1, 2028, unless earlier redeemed in accordance with their terms.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">The 15-Year Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate per annum of 5.500%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1of each year, beginning on May 21, 2018, to but excluding June 1, 2028. From and including June 1, 2028, the 15-Year Notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR plus 237 basis points payable quarterly in arrears on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year, through maturity or earlier redemption. The 15-Year Notes will mature on June 1, 2033, unless earlier redeemed in accordance with their terms.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">The 10-Year Notes are redeemable by the Bank, in whole or in part, on June 1, 2023, and on each interest payment date thereafter. The 15-Year Notes are redeemable by the Bank, in whole or in part, on June 1, 2028, and on each interest payment date thereafter. The Notes are also redeemable by the Bank, in whole but not in part, at any time upon certain specified events. Any redemption will be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, and will be subject to, and require, prior regulatory approval. The Notes are not subject to early repayment at the option of holders thereof. The Bank intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, funding potential acquisitions and other strategic business opportunities. The Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and will be issued in reliance upon an exemption under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Notes will not be savings accounts or deposits of any bank and will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. is serving as the sole book-running manager for the offering, and Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods, A Stifel Company, is serving as the co-manager for the offering.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services company with 140 banking offices in 22 counties throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio, as well as a Corporate Banking Center in Cleveland, Ohio and mortgage offices in Hudson and Dublin, Ohio.  First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, wealth </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">This release contains forward-looking statements about First Commonwealth Financial Corporation&#8217;s and the Bank&#8217;s future plans, strategies and financial performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may." Such statements are based on assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond First Commonwealth&#8217;s control. Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on First Commonwealth and its customers; (2) volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets; (3) the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; (4) inflation, interest rate, commodity price, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (5) the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance); (6) the soundness of other financial institutions; (7) political instability; (8) impairment of First Commonwealth&#8217;s goodwill or other intangible assets; (9) acts of God or of war or terrorism; (10) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (11) changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits; (12) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of First Commonwealth&#8217;s borrowers; (13) technological changes; (14) acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; (15) First Commonwealth&#8217;s ability to attract and retain qualified employees; (16) changes in the competitive environment in First Commonwealth&#8217;s markets and among banking organizations and other financial service providers; (17) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (18) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (19) the reliability of First Commonwealth&#8217;s vendors, internal control systems or information systems; (20) the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, the results of regulatory examinations or reviews and the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals; and (21) other risks and uncertainties described in the reports that First Commonwealth Financial Corporation files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. First Commonwealth undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Investor Relations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">Ryan M. Thomas <br>Vice President / Finance and Investor Relations <br>Phone: 724-463-1690 <br>E-mail: </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#661de8;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#661de8;">RThomas1@fcbanking.com</font></a></div><div><br></div><div></div>	</body>
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