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      <issuerName>FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-11138</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>601 PHILADELPHIA STREET</com:street1>
        <com:city>INDIANA</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>15701</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>7243497220</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Riggle Carrie L</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>TD Ameritrade, Division of Ameritrade Inc</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>PO Box 2209</com:street1>
          <com:city>Omaha</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NE</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>68103-2209</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>7563</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>101647.72</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>102406215</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>09/05/2023</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>12/31/2012</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Various ESOP contributions from 1993 through 2012</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7563</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>12/31/2012</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>ESOP Contributions</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>Shares to be sold were acquired via contributions to a previous employee stock ownership plan beginning in 1993 through 2012, the year in which the plan was terminated.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>08/21/2023</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Matthew C. Tomb POA for Carrie L. Riggle</signature>
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