First Commonwealth Financial Corp 8-K, filed Sep 17, 2026
First Commonwealth Financial Corp (FCF)
8-K
2026-09-17
For: 2026-09-14
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About this 8-K
First Commonwealth Financial Corp filed this 8-K on September 17, 2026, reporting on events of September 14, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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): 9/14/2026
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724 ) 349-7220
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On September 14, 2026, Phillip J. Graves Jr. was appointed Chief Accounting Officer of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (the "Company") and First Commonwealth Bank, and was designated as the Company's principal accounting officer, effective September 14, 2026.
Mr. Graves joined the Company on September 14, 2026. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Graves served as a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP from October 2021 to August 2026.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Graves and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Graves and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Mr. Graves has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Graves will receive an annual base salary of $275,000. In addition, the Company will enter into a change of control agreement with Mr. Graves that provides for one year of severance with substantially the same terms as the Company's change of control agreements with other executive officers. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the change of control agreement, a copy of which will be filed as exhibits to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2026.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
Exhibits
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | ||||
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 17, 2026
| FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ James R. Reske | |||||||||||||
| Name: | James R. Reske | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||||||||