INDIANA, Pa., Nov. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE:FCF) announced today that T. Michael Price, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert E. Rout, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the INVESTPennsylvania Equity Conference on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

First Commonwealth's presentation will begin at 10:35 a.m. (ET) and will be webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/investpa/fcf/.  A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days after the event.

About First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation is a $6.0 billion financial holding company headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania.  It operates 112 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.

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