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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/ | regulatoryapprovalannounce.htm |
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): September 27, 2016
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 No.) |
601 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA | 15701 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724) 349-7220
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 27, 2016, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, has received the necessary regulatory approvals from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the proposed acquisition of 13 branches in Canton and Ashtabula, Ohio from FirstMerit Bank, NA. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press release dated September 27, 2016 announcing final regulatory approval for acquisition for 13 FirstMerit bank branches |
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: September 28, 2016
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ James R. Reske
James R. Reske
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer