EXHIBIT 31.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, T. Michael Price, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

DATED: August 13, 2013	/s/ T. Michael Price
	T. Michael Price President and Chief Executive Officer