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  0001685124
  XXXXXXXX
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  FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/
  001-11138
  601 PHILADELPHIA STREET
  INDIANA
  PA
  15701
  7243497220
  KARRIP BRIAN G
  Officer
  Common Stock
  Computershare Inc.
  118 Fernwood Avenue
  Edison
  NJ
  08837
  8926
  117823.20
  102114664
  03/01/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  02/21/2023
  Awards issued under the 2020-2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
  N
  12882
  02/21/2023
  Equity Compensation
  Y
  02/23/2024
  /s/ Matthew C. Tomb POA for Brian G. Karrip