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): March 7, 2012
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 Number) | ||
| 22 N. Sixth 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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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On March 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (the “Company”) named T. Michael Price as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Price has also been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Price, age 49, has been serving as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 1, 2012. He has also served as President of First Commonwealth Bank, a subsidiary of the Company, since November 2007. Mr. Price was formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Region of National City Bank from July 2004 to November 2007.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing Mr. Price’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 7, 2012 | |
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: March 7, 2012 | FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert E. Rout | |||
| Robert E. Rout | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||