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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): December 1, 2025
 
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania001-1113825-1428528
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
601 Philadelphia Street
Indiana, PA15701
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par valueFCFNew York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 1, 2025, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a new $25.0 million share repurchase program of the Company's common stock. Under the new program, management is authorized to repurchase shares through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in a manner that is intended to comply with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company may suspend or discontinue the program at any time. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in In-line XBRL.



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: December 1, 2025
 
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:   /s/ James R. Reske
Name: James R. Reske
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


                                                
Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

First Commonwealth Announces Share Repurchase Program
Indiana, PA, December 1, 2025 - First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $25.0 million share repurchase program of the company's common stock. During the fourth quarter of 2025, First Commonwealth completed its previously announced $25.0 million common stock repurchase program, repurchasing a total of 1,560,477 shares at a weighted average price of $16.02.
Under the new program, management is authorized to repurchase shares through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in a manner that is intended to comply with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. First Commonwealth may suspend or discontinue the program at any time.
About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is a financial services Company with 127 community banking offices in 30 counties throughout western and central Pennsylvania and throughout Ohio, as well as commercial lending operations in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Canton, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company also operates mortgage offices in Wexford, Pennsylvania, as well as Hudson and Lewis Center, Ohio. First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, equipment finance, 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.

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Communications and Media Relations
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Ryan M. Thomas
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Phone: 724-463-1690
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