INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today reported net income of $8.7 million, or $0.09 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, as compared to a net loss of $5.7 million, or $0.05 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase in net income was primarily the result of reduced provision for credit losses and noninterest expense, partially offset by lower net interest income and noninterest income. For the year ended December 31, 2012, net income was $42.0 million, or $0.40 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $15.3 million, or $0.15 diluted earnings per share, for the year 2011. The increase in year-over-year net income was primarily the result of reduced provision for credit losses and increased noninterest income, partially offset by lower net interest income.

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T. Michael Price, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased with the earnings improvement we have achieved from a net income of $15.3 million in 2011 to $42.0 million in 2012. Our business production in middle market, small business and branch lending is at its highest level in recent memory, and we have continued to make good progress with our credit and efficiency initiatives since the latter part of 2011. However, much more remains to be done. Credit quality and efficiency are key aspects to driving our performance to a best-in-class level."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Fourth quarter 2012 net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased $0.7 million, or 1%, to $48.2 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. The decrease was the result of a 21 basis point decline in net interest margin, partially offset by a $187.9 million increase in average loans and a $52.5 million increase in average investment securities. Net interest margin was 3.57%, 3.54% and 3.78% for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2012 net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased $2.0 million, or 1%. The decrease was primarily due to a 19 basis point decline in the net interest margin, partially offset by growth in average loans and securities. The net interest margin for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was 3.61% and 3.80%, respectively.

Significant changes to First Commonwealth's balance sheet from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012 included:


    --  A $161.1 million, or 4%, increase in loans.
    --  Continued improvement in the mix of deposits, including a $104.9
        million, or 12%, increase in demand deposits; a $113.2 million, or 5%,
        increase in savings deposits; and a $164.9 million, or 14%, decrease in
        time deposits.
    --  Borrowings increased $116.3 million, including $72.8 million of
        long-term borrowings.
    --  5,662,083 common stock shares were repurchased during 2012 for a total
        of approximately $37 million.

"I am particularly pleased with our team's success in increasing loans and transactional deposit accounts during the past year," said Mr. Price. "The discipline of our customer calling programs has produced encouraging results in both the consumer and business markets. We have also seen significant household growth and improvement in the cross-selling of financial solutions in both banking areas."

Credit Quality

The provision for credit losses totaled $5.7 million and $20.5 million for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, as compared to $25.9 million and $55.8 million in the prior-year periods. The fourth quarter 2012 provision for credit losses included $4.4 million due to deterioration in collateral values on two impaired loan relationships.

At December 31, 2012, nonperforming loans were $107.6 million, an increase of $13.6 million from September 30, 2012. The significant loans that were placed into nonperforming status in the fourth quarter of 2012 included two commercial real estate credits totaling $9.5 million. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 2.56%, 2.23% and 2.76% for the periods ended December 31, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, net charge-offs were $2.6 million compared to $36.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2012, net charge-offs were $14.6 million, or 0.35% of average loans on an annualized basis, compared to $65.8 million, or 1.62% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the year 2011. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans outstanding was 1.60%, 1.52% and 1.51% for December 31, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Other Real Estate Owned ("OREO") acquired through foreclosure was $11.3 million at December 31, 2012 which represented a decrease of $4.8 million from September 30, 2012 and an $18.8 million decrease from December 31, 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2012, there were $3.2 million of write-downs charged to noninterest expense, primarily associated with two OREO properties, based on updated appraisals.

Price commented, "We have made significant progress resolving many of the problem loans that negatively affected our performance in the 2009-2011 timeframe. That progress now allows our organization to focus more intensely on the fundamentals of community banking."

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income, excluding net securities gains, decreased $1.4 million, or 9%, in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. This decrease is primarily the result of $1.6 million in gains from the sale of two OREO properties in 2011, $1.0 million in rental revenue from an OREO property in 2011, offset by a $0.5 million increase in card-related interchange income and $0.7 million of improved credit adjustments on commercial loan interest rate swaps.

There were no significant recognized net securities gains or other-than-temporary impairment charges for the fourth quarter of 2012 or 2011. First Commonwealth also did not incur any other-than-temporary impairment charges for 2012 or 2011. Net securities gains for the year 2012 were $0.2 million compared to net securities gains of $2.2 million for the year 2011.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, noninterest income, excluding net securities gains, increased $9.8 million, or 18%, when compared to the full-year 2011. Significant changes to noninterest income for the twelve-month period included increases of $7.4 million in credit adjustments on commercial loan interest rate swaps, $1.2 million in card-related interchange income and $0.5 million in gains on the sale of troubled assets. The $7.4 million increase in credit adjustments on commercial loan interest rate swaps was primarily the result of a $6.8 million adverse mark-to-market credit adjustment for a troubled commercial loan relationship in 2011.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense decreased $4.7 million, or 10%, in the fourth quarter of 2012 from the fourth quarter of 2011, primarily from $3.0 million less in OREO write-downs to current fair value and lower OREO operating expense in 2012. Also affecting fourth quarter 2012 noninterest expense comparisons are a $0.9 million decrease in staff expenses and a $0.4 million decrease for unfunded commitment expense.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to 2011, noninterest expense increased slightly to $177.2 million as compared to $176.8 million.

The most significant year-over-year changes in noninterest expense included reductions of $0.8 million for occupancy and $3.9 million in OREO write-downs and OREO operating expense. These reductions were offset by a $3.5 million external fraud recognized in the third quarter of 2012 and a $1.0 million increase in data processing expense.

Full time equivalent staff was 1,395 and 1,442 for the periods ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Salaries and employee benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $1.4 million from the year 2011, primarily due to increased incentive expense and the effects of normal merit increases.

The efficiency ratio, calculated as total noninterest expense as a percentage of total revenue (total revenue consists of net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, plus total noninterest income, excluding net impairment losses and net securities gains), was 69% for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to 70% for 2011.

Dividends and Capital

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation declared a common stock quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, which is payable on February 22, 2013 to shareholders of record as of February 11, 2013. This dividend represents a 3% projected annual yield utilizing the January 29, 2013 closing market price of $7.47.

On June 19, 2012 First Commonwealth announced a $50.0 million common stock repurchase program. As of December 31, 2012, First Commonwealth has purchased 5,662,083 shares at an average price of $6.62 per share.

On January 29, 2013, First Commonwealth's Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program for up to $25.0 million in shares of First Commonwealth's common stock. Under this program, management is authorized to repurchase shares through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Depending on market conditions and other factors, repurchases may be made at any time or from time to time, without prior notice. First Commonwealth may suspend or discontinue the program at any time.

First Commonwealth's Board of Directors also authorized the redemption of approximately $32.5 million in issued and outstanding 9.50% mandatorily redeemable capital securities issued by First Commonwealth Capital Trust I. First Commonwealth expects to complete the redemption of these securities during the first quarter of 2013.

First Commonwealth's capital ratios for Total, Tier I and Leverage at December 31, 2012 were 14.5%, 13.3% and 11.2%, respectively.

Conference Call

First Commonwealth will host a quarterly conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2012 on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 2:00 PM (ET). The call can be accessed by dialing (toll free) 1-888-317-6016 or through the company's web page, http://www.fcbanking.com via the "Investor Relations" link. A replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the conference. A link to the call replay will be accessible at this web page for 30 days.

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.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements about First Commonwealth's future plans, strategies and financial performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may." Such statements are based on assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, performance or achievements contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Global and domestic economies could fail to recover from the recent economic downturn or could experience another severe contraction, which could adversely affect our revenues, increase credit-related costs and reduce the values of our assets and liabilities. Global financial markets could experience a recurrence of significant turbulence, which could reduce the availability of funding to certain financial institutions and lead to a tightening of credit, a reduction of business activity, and increased market volatility. Continued stress in the commercial real estate markets, as well as a delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets, could cause additional credit losses and deterioration in asset values. In addition, our business and financial performance is likely to be negatively impacted by effects of recently enacted and future legislation and regulation. Our results could also be adversely affected by continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions; changes in interest rates; deterioration in the credit quality of our loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in our investment securities portfolio; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and non-banks; changes in customer behavior and preferences; effects of mergers and acquisitions and related integration; effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; and management's ability to effectively manage credit risk, market risk, operational risk, compliance and legal risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. First Commonwealth undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.


    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
    Unaudited
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                       For the Three Months Ended                        For the Year Ended
                                                                       December 31,               September 30,                             December 31,          December 31,           December 31,
                                                                                           2012                    2012                                     2011                   2012                   2011
                                                                                           ----                    ----                                     ----                   ----                   ----
    SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Net interest income (FTE)(1)                                                        $48,223                 $47,704                                  $48,906               $193,321               $195,367
    Provision for credit losses                                                           5,706                   6,754                                   25,912                 20,544                 55,816
    Noninterest income                                                                   14,103                  17,855                                   15,478                 65,434                 57,669
    Noninterest expense                                                                  43,842                  44,765                                   48,576                177,207                176,826
    Net income (loss)                                                                     8,735                   9,847                                   (5,717)                41,954                 15,274

    Earnings per common share (diluted)                                                   $0.09                   $0.09                                   ($0.05)                 $0.40                  $0.15

    KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS

    Return on average assets                                                               0.58%                   0.66%                                   -0.40%                  0.71%                  0.27%
    Return on average shareholders' equity                                                 4.55%                   5.07%                                   -2.94%                  5.46%                  2.00%
    Efficiency ratio(2)                                                                   70.38%                  68.45%                                   75.45%                 68.54%                 70.49%
    Net interest margin (FTE)(1)                                                           3.57%                   3.54%                                    3.78%                  3.61%                  3.80%

    Book value per common share                                                           $7.49                   $7.45                                    $7.23
    Tangible book value per common share(4)                                                5.86                    5.88                                     5.67
    Market value per common share                                                          6.82                    7.05                                     5.26
    Cash dividends declared per common share                                               0.05                    0.05                                     0.03                  $0.18                  $0.12

    ASSET QUALITY RATIOS

    Allowance for credit losses as a percent of end-of-period loans(6)                     1.60%                   1.52%                                    1.51%
    Allowance for credit losses as a percent of nonperforming loans(6)                    62.47%                  68.27%                                   62.01%
    Nonperforming loans as a percent of end-of-period loans(5)                             2.56%                   2.23%                                    2.76%
    Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets(5)                                   1.99%                   1.85%                                    2.44%
    Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans (annualized)                             0.25%                   0.41%                                    3.63%

    CAPITAL RATIOS

    Shareholders' equity as a percent of total assets                                     12.44%                  12.98%                                   12.99%
    Tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets(3)                             10.01%                  10.54%                                   10.48%
    Leverage Ratio                                                                        11.24%                  11.69%                                   11.91%
    Risk Based Capital - Tier I                                                           13.28%                  13.68%                                   13.46%
    Risk Based Capital - Total                                                            14.53%                  14.93%                                   14.71%

    (5)- Includes held for sale loans.
    (6)- Excludes held for sale loans.

    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
    Unaudited
    (dollars in thousands, except share data)

                                                                    For the Three Months Ended                            For the Year Ended
                                                                     December 31,              September 30,                                 December 31,              December 31,              December 31,
                                                                                         2012                       2012                                         2011                      2012                      2011
                                                                                         ----                       ----                                         ----                      ----                      ----

    INCOME STATEMENT
       Interest income                                                                $53,867                    $53,880                                      $56,487                  $219,075                  $231,545
       Interest expense                                                                 6,676                      7,230                                        8,854                    30,146                    41,678
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        Net Interest Income                                                            47,191                     46,650                                       47,633                   188,929                   189,867
    Taxable equivalent adjustment(1)                                                    1,032                      1,054                                        1,273                     4,392                     5,500
                                                                                        -----                      -----                                        -----                     -----                     -----
        Net Interest Income  (FTE)                                                     48,223                     47,704                                       48,906                   193,321                   195,367

    Provision for credit losses                                                         5,706                      6,754                                       25,912                    20,544                    55,816
                                                                                        -----                      -----                                       ------                    ------                    ------
        Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses (FTE)                    42,517                     40,950                                       22,994                   172,777                   139,551

    Changes in fair value on impaired securities                                          644                      1,374                                         (207)                    2,193                      (425)
    Non-credit related (gains) losses on securities not expected to
    be sold (recognized in other comprehensive income)                                   (644)                    (1,374)                                         207                    (2,193)                      425
                                                                                         ----                     ------                                          ---                    ------                       ---
    Net Impairment Losses                                                                   0                          0                                            0                         0                         0

    Net securities gains                                                                   29                        163                                            0                       192                     2,185
    Trust income                                                                        1,426                      1,631                                        1,413                     6,206                     6,498
    Service charges on deposit accounts                                                 3,768                      3,736                                        3,765                    14,743                    14,775
    Insurance and retail brokerage commissions                                          1,334                      1,844                                        1,500                     6,272                     6,376
    Income from bank owned life insurance                                               1,481                      1,465                                        1,438                     5,850                     5,596
    Gain on sale of assets                                                                291                        757                                        1,883                     4,607                     4,155
    Card related interchange income                                                     3,540                      3,260                                        3,073                    13,199                    11,968
    Credit risk on interest rate swaps                                                   (371)                       375                                       (1,044)                      755                    (6,687)
    Other income                                                                        2,605                      4,624                                        3,450                    13,610                    12,803
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    Total Noninterest Income                                                           14,103                     17,855                                       15,478                    65,434                    57,669

    Salaries and employee benefits                                                     20,668                     21,280                                       21,577                    86,069                    84,669
    Net occupancy expense                                                               3,313                      3,235                                        3,336                    13,255                    14,069
    Furniture and equipment expense                                                     3,134                      3,118                                        3,110                    12,460                    12,517
    Data processing expense                                                             1,708                      1,987                                        1,545                     7,054                     6,027
    Pennsylvania shares tax expense                                                     1,503                      1,510                                        1,434                     5,706                     5,480
    Intangible amortization                                                               358                        367                                          371                     1,467                     1,534
    Collection and repossession expense                                                 1,106                      1,281                                        2,580                     5,756                     7,583
    Other professional fees and services                                                1,162                      1,028                                        1,367                     4,329                     5,297
    FDIC insurance                                                                      1,275                      1,258                                        1,230                     5,032                     5,490
    Loss on sale or write-down of assets                                                3,179                        426                                        4,754                     7,394                     9,428
    Operational losses                                                                    334                      3,657                                          371                     4,367                       779
    Other operating expenses                                                            6,102                      5,618                                        6,901                    24,318                    23,953
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    Total Noninterest Expense                                                          43,842                     44,765                                       48,576                   177,207                   176,826

    Income (loss) before Income Taxes                                                  12,778                     14,040                                      (10,104)                   61,004                    20,394
    Taxable equivalent adjustment(1)                                                    1,032                      1,054                                        1,273                     4,392                     5,500
    Income tax provision (benefit)                                                      3,011                      3,139                                       (5,660)                   14,658                      (380)
                                                                                        -----                      -----                                       ------                    ------                      ----
    Net Income (loss)                                                                  $8,735                     $9,847                                      ($5,717)                  $41,954                   $15,274
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    Shares Outstanding at End of Period                                            99,629,494                103,890,029                                  104,916,994                99,629,494               104,916,994
    Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution                                  101,787,103                104,098,383                                  104,765,492               103,885,663               104,700,393

    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
    Unaudited
    (dollars in thousands)

                                                              December 31,                              September 30,                              December 31,
                                                                                  2012                                      2012                                       2011
                                                                                  ----                                      ----                                       ----
    BALANCE SHEET (Period End)
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                                                    $98,724                                   $85,183                                    $74,967
    Interest-bearing bank deposits                                               4,258                                     3,881                                      3,511
    Securities                                                               1,199,531                                 1,163,301                                  1,182,572
    Loans held for sale                                                              0                                         0                                     13,412

    Loans                                                                    4,204,704                                 4,214,299                                  4,043,643
    Allowance for credit losses                                                (67,187)                                  (64,114)                                   (61,234)
    Net loans                                                                4,137,517                                 4,150,185                                  3,982,409

    Goodwill and other intangibles                                             162,331                                   162,690                                    163,799
    Other assets                                                               393,029                                   398,398                                    420,452
                                                                               -------                                   -------                                    -------
    Total Assets                                                            $5,995,390                                $5,963,638                                 $5,841,122
                                                                            ==========                                ==========                                 ==========

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
    Noninterest-bearing demand deposits                                       $883,269                                  $858,003                                   $780,377

    Interest-bearing demand deposits                                            97,963                                    97,834                                     95,945
    Savings deposits                                                         2,543,990                                 2,433,065                                  2,430,802
    Time deposits                                                            1,032,659                                 1,105,532                                  1,197,560
    Total interest-bearing deposits                                          3,674,612                                 3,636,431                                  3,724,307

    Total deposits                                                           4,557,881                                 4,494,434                                  4,504,684

    Short-term borrowings                                                      356,227                                   461,770                                    312,777
    Long-term borrowings                                                       280,221                                   180,471                                    207,414
                                                                               -------                                   -------                                    -------
    Total borrowings                                                           636,448                                   642,241                                    520,191

    Other liabilities                                                           55,054                                    53,072                                     57,704
    Shareholders' equity                                                       746,007                                   773,891                                    758,543
                                                                               -------                                   -------                                    -------
    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                              $5,995,390                                $5,963,638                                 $5,841,122
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                                                                For the Three Months Ended                                                     For the Year Ended
                                                              December 31,                 Yield/       September 30,             Yield/           December 31,              Yield/       December 31,            Yield/       December 31,            Yield/
                                                                                  2012      Rate                            2012   Rate                                2011   Rate                           2012  Rate                           2011  Rate
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    NET INTEREST MARGIN (Quarterly and Year-to-Date Averages)

    Assets
    Loans (FTE)(1)(5)                                                       $4,214,000            4.48%               $4,186,446         4.50%                   $4,026,069         4.86%              $4,165,292        4.60%              $4,061,822        4.99%
    Securities and interest bearing bank deposits (FTE)(1)                   1,165,991            2.52%                1,175,476         2.55%                    1,113,525         2.99%               1,183,769        2.69%               1,075,127        3.18%
                                                                             ---------                                 ---------                                  ---------                             ---------                            ---------
    Total Interest-Earning Assets (FTE)(1)                                   5,379,991            4.06%                5,361,922         4.08%                    5,139,594         4.46%               5,349,061        4.18%               5,136,949        4.61%
    Noninterest-earning assets                                                 582,755                                   588,954                                    599,025                               591,086                              591,505
    Total Assets                                                            $5,962,746                                $5,950,876                                 $5,738,619                            $5,940,147                           $5,728,454
                                                                            ==========                                ==========                                 ==========                            ==========                           ==========

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
    Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits                            $2,609,722            0.16%               $2,530,100         0.16%                   $2,524,019         0.26%              $2,567,387        0.18%              $2,485,077        0.31%
    Time deposits                                                            1,082,785            1.28%                1,101,991         1.45%                    1,216,941         1.67%               1,138,112        1.49%               1,343,281        1.92%
    Short-term borrowings                                                      365,697            0.28%                  485,754         0.25%                      232,629         0.30%                 402,196        0.27%                 182,864        0.40%
    Long-term borrowings                                                       237,975            3.20%                  181,038         4.10%                      192,862         3.92%                 202,598        3.76%                 184,185        4.05%
                                                                               -------                                   -------                                    -------                               -------                              -------
    Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities                                       4,296,179            0.62%                4,298,883         0.67%                    4,166,451         0.84%               4,310,293        0.70%               4,195,407        0.99%
    Noninterest-bearing deposits                                               853,520                                   824,784                                    751,072                               810,041                              720,005
    Other liabilities                                                           48,565                                    53,823                                     50,312                                50,859                               49,163
    Shareholders' equity                                                       764,482                                   773,386                                    770,784                               768,954                              763,879
                                                                               -------                                   -------                                    -------                               -------                              -------
    Total Noninterest-Bearing Funding Sources                                1,666,567                                 1,651,993                                  1,572,168                             1,629,854                            1,533,047
    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                              $5,962,746                                $5,950,876                                 $5,738,619                            $5,940,147                           $5,728,454
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    Net Interest Margin (FTE) (annualized)(1)                                                     3.57%                                  3.54%                                      3.78%                                3.61%                                3.80%

    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
    Unaudited
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                                                                                                                  December 31,              September 30,                                December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                      2012                       2012                                        2011
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    ASSET QUALITY DETAIL

    Nonperforming Loans:

    Loans on nonaccrual basis                                                                                                                                                      $45,057                    $40,704                                     $33,635
    Loans on nonaccrual basis held for sale                                                                                                                                              0                          0                                      13,412
    Troubled debt restructured loans on nonaccrual basis                                                                                                                            49,461                     46,026                                      44,841
    Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual basis                                                                                                                               13,037                      7,176                                      20,276
    Total Nonperforming Loans                                                                                                                                                     $107,555                    $93,906                                    $112,164
    Other real estate owned ("OREO")                                                                                                                                                11,262                     16,016                                      30,035
    Repossessions ("Repo")                                                                                                                                                             575                        617                                         476
    Total Nonperforming Assets                                                                                                                                                    $119,392                   $110,539                                    $142,675
    Loans past due in excess of 90 days and still accruing                                                                                                                          $2,447                     $2,998                                     $11,015
    Criticized loans                                                                                                                                                               288,502                    269,041                                     292,023
    Nonperforming assets as a percentage
    of total loans, plus OREO and Repos                                                                                                                                               2.83%                      2.61%                                       3.50%
    Allowance for credit losses                                                                                                                                                    $67,187                    $64,114                                     $61,234


                                                                                                                                                                For the Three Months Ended                            For the Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                                  December 31,              September 30,                                December 31,              December 31,          December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                      2012                       2012                                        2011                  2012                  2011
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    Net Charge-offs:

    Commercial, financial, agricultural and other                                                                                                                                     $174                     $1,197                                      $3,334                $4,764                $6,641
    Real estate construction                                                                                                                                                           784                      1,987                                      13,361                 3,019                27,931
    Commercial real estate                                                                                                                                                              59                         27                                      17,833                   441                24,512
    Residential real estate                                                                                                                                                            753                        481                                       1,407                 3,406                 3,975
    Loans to individuals                                                                                                                                                               863                        624                                         860                 2,961                 2,752
                                                                                                                                                                                       ---                        ---                                         ---                 -----                 -----
    Net Charge-offs                                                                                                                                                                 $2,633                     $4,316                                     $36,795               $14,591               $65,811
    Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans
    outstanding (annualized)                                                                                                                                                          0.25%                      0.41%                                       3.63%                 0.35%                 1.62%
    Provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs                                                                                                                  216.71%                    156.49%                                      70.42%               140.80%                84.81%
    Provision for credit losses                                                                                                                                                     $5,706                     $6,754                                     $25,912               $20,544               $55,816


    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

    (1)Net interest income has been computed on a fully taxable equivalent basis ("FTE") using the 35% federal income tax statutory rate.
    (2) Efficiency ratio is "total noninterest expense" as a percentage of total revenue. Total revenue consists of "net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis,
      " plus "total noninterest income," excluding "net impairment losses" and "net securities gains."

                                                                                                                                                                  December 31,              September 30,                                December 31,
                                                                                                                                                                                      2012                       2012                                        2011
                                                                                                                                                                                      ----                       ----                                        ----
    Tangible Equity:
    Total shareholders' equity                                                                                                                                                    $746,007                   $773,891                                    $758,543
    Less: intangible assets                                                                                                                                                        162,331                    162,690                                     163,799
                                                                                                                                                                                   -------                    -------                                     -------
    Tangible Equity                                                                                                                                                                583,676                    611,201                                     594,744
    Less: preferred stock                                                                                                                                                                0                          0                                           0
                                                                                                                                                                                       ---                        ---                                         ---
    Tangible Common Equity                                                                                                                                                        $583,676                   $611,201                                    $594,744

    Tangible Assets:
    Total assets                                                                                                                                                                $5,995,390                 $5,963,638                                  $5,841,122
    Less: intangible assets                                                                                                                                                        162,331                    162,690                                     163,799
                                                                                                                                                                                   -------                    -------                                     -------
    Tangible Assets                                                                                                                                                             $5,833,059                 $5,800,948                                  $5,677,323

    (3)Tangible Common Equity as a percentage of Tangible Assets                                                                                                                     10.01%                     10.54%                                      10.48%

    Shares Outstanding at End of Period                                                                                                                                         99,629,494                103,890,029                                 104,916,994
    (4)Tangible Book Value Per Common Share                                                                                                                                          $5.86                      $5.88                                       $5.67
    Note: Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present these non-gaap measures.  These measures provide useful information
    to management and investors by allowing them to make peer comparisons.

SOURCE First Commonwealth Financial Corporation