8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27, 2016

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	001-11138	25-1428528
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

601 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA	15701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724) 349-7220

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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Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 27, 2016, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, has received the necessary regulatory approvals from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the proposed acquisition of 13 branches in Canton and Ashtabula, Ohio from FirstMerit Bank, NA. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated September 27, 2016 announcing final regulatory approval for acquisition for 13 FirstMerit bank branches

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: September 28, 2016

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:     /s/ James R. Reske            

James R. Reske

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1

EX 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

First Commonwealth Bank Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of 13 FirstMerit Bank Branches

Indiana, PA., (September 27, 2016) — First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today announced that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank (“First Commonwealth”), has received final approval from all necessary regulatory agencies for its pending acquisition of 13 branches in Canton and Ashtabula, Ohio from FirstMerit Bank, NA.

The branches are being sold in connection with the previously announced acquisition of FirstMerit Corporation by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. The divestiture is in connection with an agreement between Huntington, FirstMerit and the United States Department of Justice following a customary anti-trust review.

There are no additional regulatory approvals needed to complete the transaction.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services company with $6.7 billion in total assets and 109 banking offices in 17 counties throughout western and central Pennsylvania and central Ohio, as well as a Corporate Banking Center in northeast Ohio and mortgage offices in Stow and Dublin, Ohio. First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency. For more information about First Commonwealth or to open an account today, please visit www.fcbanking.com.

Media Relations
Amy Jeffords
Assistant Vice President / Communications and Community Relations
Phone: 724-463-6806
E-mail: AJeffords@fcbanking.comInvestor Relations
Ryan M. Thomas
Vice President / Finance and Investor Relations
Phone: 724-463-1690
E-mail: RThomas1@fcbanking.com

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