INDIANA, Pa., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John J. Dolan, President and CEO of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF), T. Michael Price, President of First Commonwealth Bank and Edward J. Lipkus, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the 2009 Regional Bank Conference sponsored by KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods) on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in Boston.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030416/FIRSTLOGO )

First Commonwealth's presentation will begin at 4:00 p.m. (ET). The presentation will be webcast at http://cc.talkpoint.com/keef001/030409a_rl/. A replay of the webcast will be available for 60 days after the event.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation is a $6.4 billion bank holding company headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It operates 114 retail branch offices in 15 counties in western and central Pennsylvania through First Commonwealth Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered bank and trust company. Financial services and insurance products are also provided through First Commonwealth Insurance Agency and First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc.

SOURCE First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

Contact: Edward J. Lipkus III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, +1-724-349-7220