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~~April 115, ~~2025~~2026

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	FCF	New 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).

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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 78.01 ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosure~~Events.

On ~~December~~April 115, ~~2025~~2026, ~~First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (~~the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that ~~its~~Ryan ~~Board~~L. ofGorney ~~Directors~~will ~~authorized~~be aappointed ~~new~~as ~~$25.0~~Executive ~~million~~Vice ~~share~~President ~~repurchase~~and ~~program~~Chief Information Officer of the Company's ~~common~~and ~~stock.~~First ~~Under~~Commonwealth ~~the~~Bank ~~new~~effective ~~program,~~April ~~management is authorized to repurchase shares through Rule 10b5-1 plans~~27, ~~open~~2026. Mr. ~~market~~Gorney ~~purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in a manner that~~ is ~~intended~~the toson ~~comply~~of ~~with~~Jon ~~applicable~~L. ~~federal securities laws~~Gorney, ~~including~~Chair ~~Rule 10b-18~~ of the ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The~~ Company’s ~~may~~Board ~~suspend or discontinue the program at any time. A copy~~ of ~~the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99~~Directors.1 ~~to this report and incorporated herein by reference.~~


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

99.1			Press Release dated ~~December~~April 115, ~~2025~~2026, announcing ~~Share~~the ~~Repurchase~~hiring ~~Program~~of Ryan L. Gorney as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
104			The 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~~April 115, ~~2025~~2026

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:

/s/ James R. Reske

Name:

James R. Reske

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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