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                             November 18, 2022

       T. Michael Price
       President and Chief Executive Officer
       First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
       601 Philadelphia Street
       Indiana, PA 15701

                                                        Re: First Commonwealth
Financial Corporation
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-4
                                                            Filed on October
19, 2022
                                                            File No. 333-267944

       Dear T. Michael Price:

              We have limited our review of your registration statement to
those issues we have
       addressed in our comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to
provide us with
       information so we may better understand your disclosure.

              Please respond to this letter by amending your registration
statement and providing the
       requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your
facts and
       circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell
us why in your
       response.

              After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and
the information you
       provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.

       Form S-4 filed October 19, 2022

       Background of the Merger, page 39

   1.                                                   We note CFC's
discussions with Party D, its entrance into a nondisclosure agreement, and
                                                        its discussions
surrounding a non-binding indication of interest. We also note that CFC's
                                                        discussions with Party
D terminated on April 10, 2022, and subsequent to such
                                                        termination, Ms. Husic
and Mr. Price resumed discussions. Please discuss here the
                                                        reasons why discussions
with Party D with which negotiations began during the fourth
                                                        quarter of 2021 were
terminated and explain whether it was CFC or the counterparty that
                                                        ceased negotiations.
Where the potential merger transactions are discussed on page 40,
                                                        please also disclose if
terms were discussed and, if so, the range of terms of those merger
                                                        possibilities.
 T. Michael Price
FirstName LastNameT.  MichaelCorporation
                              Price
First Commonwealth  Financial
Comapany 18,
November   NameFirst
              2022 Commonwealth Financial Corporation
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FCF's Reasons for the Merger, page 41

2.       We note the principal factor listed stating    the strategic rationale
for the merger, including
         expansion of FCF   s business into higher growth, contiguous and
demographically
         attractive metro markets and accelerating FCF   s growth beyond the
$10 billion asset
         threshold.    Please disclose in an appropriate place any additional
provisions of the Dodd-
          Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that you expect
to have a
         material impact on your operations or financial condition and describe
the expected
         impact. Please also add a risk factor describing the attendant risks
and clarify here whether
         the board considered these additional regulatory implications as a
positive or negative
         factor.
Opinion of CFC's Financial Advisor, page 46

3.       Please quantify the fee that CFC paid to Stephens when it rendered its
         fairness opinion and the specific amount and percentage of the fee
that is contingent upon
         completion of the merger. Refer to Item 4(b) of Form S-4 and Item
1015(b)(4) of
         Regulation M-A.
4.       We note disclosure (iv) and the reference to financial projections
provided by CFC and
         FCF which Stephens relied upon in developing its opinion. Please
disclose the financial
         projections that CFC and FCF presented to Stephens and which Stephens
relied upon in
         forming its opinion.
Governance of FCF after the Merger, page 57

5.       We note that FCF will designate Patricia A. Husic, the president and
CEO of CFC, to the
         FCF board of directors upon the effective time of the merger. Please
file the written
         consent of Patricia A. Husic as required by Securities Act Rule 438.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger, page 82

6.       We note your disclosure that the tax opinions you describe in this
section constitute the
         opinion of counsel to both CFC and FCF and short form tax opinions
will be given. We
         also note that your exhibit index does not provide for a tax opinion
of CFC's legal counsel.
         Please confirm that you will file the required opinions regarding tax
matters or tell us why
         you believe such opinions are not required. Refer to Item 601(b)(8) of
Regulation S-K
         and, for guidance Section III.A of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.
Exhibits

7.       Refer to Exhibit 99.2. We note the statement that Stephens
disclaim[s] that we come
         within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section
7 of the Securities
         Act of 1933." Please have Stephens remove this inappropriate
disclaimer given that
         Stephens provided an opinion that is summarized in and included in the
registration
         statement and which is attributed to Stephens. For guidance, refer to
Securities Act Rule
 T. Michael Price
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
November 18, 2022
Page 3
      Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation Question 233.02.
        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please
allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of
the registration
statement.

       You may contact Madeleine Mateo at 202-957-9365 or J. Nolan McWilliams,
Acting
Legal Branch Chief, at 202-551-3217 with any questions.



                                                           Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameT. Michael Price
                                                    Division of Corporation
Finance
Comapany NameFirst Commonwealth Financial Corporation
                                                    Office of Finance
November 18, 2022 Page 3
cc:       James Barresi
FirstName LastName
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