INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today reported net income of $9.3 million, or $0.10 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, as compared to net income of $8.7 million, or $0.09 diluted earnings per share, in the fourth quarter of 2012. Included in the fourth quarter 2013 results were technology conversion related costs of $4.5 million, or $0.03 diluted earnings per share. The increase in net income was primarily the result of lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower net interest income, realized net losses on liquidated trust preferred securities and previously mentioned conversion charges.

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Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights


    --  Net income of $9.3 million, or $0.10 diluted earnings per share.
    --  Initiated "Operation: Excellence" and incurred $4.5 million, or $0.03
        diluted earnings per share, of technology conversion charges and
        accelerated depreciation for hardware and software to be replaced.
    --  Trust preferred securities liquidation loss of $1.3 million, or $0.01
        diluted earnings per share.
    --  Nonperforming loans decreased $48.2 million, or 45%, over the last 12
        months.
    --  Loan growth of $43.8 million, or 4% on an annualized basis.
    --  Dividends on common stock increased to $0.07 per share, or 17%.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, net income was $41.5 million, or $0.43 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $42.0 million, or $0.40 diluted earnings per share for the year 2012. The slight decrease in year-over-year net income can be attributed to $4.6 million in technology conversion charges and accelerated depreciation, or $0.03 diluted earnings per share. Net income was also impacted by reduced provision for credit losses and noninterest expense, offset by lower net interest income and noninterest income. Full year earnings per share were affected by the repurchase of 4,453,956 shares of common stock in 2013.

T. Michael Price, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I am especially pleased with the progress our organization has made on strategic initiatives. Building a strong credit infrastructure and culture that creates competitive advantage, and enthusiastically migrating to a culture of operational efficiency, are two of those initiatives. Our fourth quarter credit quality metrics and kick-off of a major technology conversion are reflective of our strategic progress."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Fourth quarter 2013 net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased $0.9 million, or 2%, to $47.3 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. The decrease was the result of a 22 basis point decline in net interest margin, partially offset by a $79.1 million increase in loans and a $154.3 million increase in investment securities. Net interest margin was 3.35%, 3.43% and 3.57% for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Third quarter 2013 net interest income includes the effect of $1.0 million of income received on other-than-temporary impaired pooled trust preferred securities that added approximately 8 basis points to the net interest margin for that period. For the year ended December 31, 2013, net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased $4.6 million, or 2%. The decrease was primarily due to a 22 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, 2013 and 2012 was 3.39% and 3.61%, respectively.

Loan growth for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 was $43.8 million as compared to September 30, 2013 and $79.1 million over the last 12 months. Other significant changes to the balance sheet over the last 12 months included a $29.1 million increase in demand deposits, the early redemption of $32.5 million of fixed rate trust preferred debt obligations, a $270.4 million increase in short-term borrowings and the repurchase of 4,453,956 shares of common stock for $32.2 million.

Price noted, "I am pleased with our team's success in increasing loans and transactional deposit accounts during the past year. The improvement in asset quality has also reduced the need for loan portfolio derisking which had challenged our net loan growth in the past."

Credit Quality

The provision for credit losses was $1.2 million and $19.2 million for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013, respectively, as compared to $5.7 million and $20.5 million in the prior-year periods. The full year 2013 provision for credit losses included a $13.1 million charge-off in the second quarter of 2013 for an $18.6 million legacy credit relationship to a local real estate developer which has a net remaining balance of $2.4 million at December 31, 2013.

At December 31, 2013, nonperforming loans were $59.4 million, a decrease of $48.2 million, or 45% from December 31, 2012. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 1.39%, 1.68% and 2.56% for the periods ended December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, net charge-offs were $1.9 million compared to $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, net charge-offs were $32.2 million, or 0.76% of average loans, compared to $14.6 million, or 0.35% of average loans for the year 2012. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans outstanding was 1.27%, 1.30% and 1.60% for December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

OREO acquired through foreclosure was $11.7 million at December 31, 2013 as compared to $9.7 million at September 30, 2013 and $11.3 million at December 31, 2012.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income, excluding net securities gains, increased $0.6 million, or 4%, in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year. Increased revenue on deposit accounts and swap transactions were partially offset by less revenue from bank-owned life insurance. For the full year, noninterest income, excluding net securities gains and losses, decreased $3.9 million in 2013. The decrease is primarily the result of $2.5 million less gains on the sale of loans and OREO properties in 2013, a $1.9 million early termination fee received in 2012 on a joint venture, partially offset by improved performance in deposit fees, interchange income and swap revenues.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, a loss of $1.3 million was recognized on the early redemption of pooled trust preferred securities with a book value of $6.6 million. Senior note holders elected to liquidate all assets of the trust, resulting in losses for the mezzanine notes that were owned.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased $1.5 million, or 3%, in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the fourth quarter of 2012, primarily from a $2.5 million technology conversion charge and $2.0 million of accelerated depreciation, included in furniture and equipment expense related to hardware and software to be replaced in the technology conversion, and a $1.1 million increase in salaries and employee benefits due to an increase in the cost of health insurance, partially offset by $3.1 million of reductions in OREO write-downs to fair market value as compared to 2012. On September 30, 2013, First Commonwealth executed a contract with Jack Henry and Associates to license the Jack Henry and Associates SilverLake System® core processing software and to outsource certain data processing services. A system conversion is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2014. First Commonwealth will incur approximately $11.0 - $12.0 million of costs related to accelerated depreciation for data processing hardware and software, early termination charges on existing contracts and staffing and employment-related charges beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 through the anticipated conversion date. First Commonwealth expects to achieve $6.0 to $8.0 million in lower annual technology-related expenses as well as employment and other operational expense as a result of the conversion.

Despite $4.6 million in technology conversion charges and accelerated depreciation, noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 decreased $8.4 million, or 5%, as compared to the prior year. Improvements included $1.0 million in data processing, $8.3 million of loan collection/OREO costs, $3.3 million reduction in fraud losses and $1.3 million in other operating expenses, partially offset by the aforementioned technology conversion charges of $2.6 million and the aforementioned $2.0 million of accelerated depreciation included in furniture and equipment expense, and a $1.6 million early redemption fee on $32.5 million of fixed rate trust preferred debt obligations redeemed in 2013.

Full time equivalent staff was 1,362 and 1,395 for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 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 68% for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to 69% for 2012.

Dividends and Capital

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation declared a common stock quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on January 28, 2014, which is payable on February 21, 2014 to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2014. This dividend represents a 3.4% projected annual yield utilizing the January 28, 2014 closing market price of $8.26.

On January 29, 2013, First Commonwealth's Board of Directors authorized a $25.0 million common stock repurchase program in addition to the $50.0 million common stock repurchase program announced on June 19, 2012. Under these programs, 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 without prior notice. First Commonwealth may suspend or discontinue the programs at any time. As of December 31, 2013, First Commonwealth has purchased 10,116,039 shares at an average price of $6.88 per share under these programs.

Conference Call

First Commonwealth will host a quarterly conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2013 on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 2:00 PM (ET). The call can be accessed by dialing (toll free) 1-877-353-0037 or through the company's Investor web page at http://ir.fcbanking.com. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours 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 $6.2 billion financial holding company headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It operates 110 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.

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    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)


                                                             For the Three Months Ended                             For the Years Ended

                                                  December 31,       September       December 31,             December    December
                                                                         30,                                          31,         31,

                                                             2013            2013                 2012                  2013       2012
                                                             ----            ----                 ----                  ----       ----

    SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


    Net interest income (FTE)(1)                          $47,303                       $48,255        $48,223                          $188,732       $193,321

    Provision for credit losses                    1,216                    2,714         5,706                   19,227        20,544

    Noninterest income                            13,264                   17,083        14,103                   60,163        65,434

    Noninterest expense                           45,327                   40,045        43,842                  168,824       177,207

    Net income                                     9,259                   15,854         8,735                   41,482        41,954


    Earnings per common share (diluted)                     $0.10                         $0.16          $0.09                             $0.43          $0.40


    KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS


    Return on average assets                        0.60%                    1.02%         0.58%                    0.68%         0.71%

    Return on average shareholders' equity          5.14%                    8.83%         4.55%                    5.70%         5.46%

    Efficiency ratio(2)                            73.15%                   61.50%        70.38%                   67.52%        68.54%

    Net interest margin (FTE)(1)                    3.35%                    3.43%         3.57%                    3.39%         3.61%


    Book value per common share                             $7.47                         $7.45          $7.49

    Tangible book value per common share(4)         5.78                     5.76          5.86

    Market value per common share                   8.82                     7.59          6.82

    Cash dividends declared per common

    share                                           0.06                     0.06          0.05                                  $0.23           $0.18


    ASSET QUALITY RATIOS

    Allowance for credit losses as a percent of

    end-of-period loans                             1.27%                    1.30%         1.60%

    Allowance for credit losses as a percent of

    nonperforming loans                            91.31%                   77.17%        62.47%

    Nonperforming loans as a percent of

    end-of-period loans                             1.39%                    1.68%         2.56%

    Nonperforming assets as a percent of total

    assets                                          1.15%                    1.33%         1.99%

    Net charge-offs as a percent of average

    loans (annualized)                              0.18%                    0.49%         0.25%


    CAPITAL RATIOS


    Shareholders' equity as a percent of

    total assets                                   11.45%                   11.56%        12.44%

    Tangible common equity as a percent of

      tangible assets(3)                            9.09%                    9.18%        10.01%

    Leverage Ratio                                 10.00%                    9.84%        11.24%

    Risk Based Capital - Tier I                    12.10%                   12.04%        13.28%

    Risk Based Capital - Total                     13.26%                   13.22%        14.53%




    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands, except share data)

                                                                                                      For the Three Months Ended              For the Years Ended

                                                                                                   December 31,           September 30,     December 31,         December 31,  December 31,

                                                                                                                 2013                 2013                  2012         2013               2012
                                                                                                                 ----                 ----                  ----         ----               ----

    INCOME STATEMENT

    Interest income                                                                                                    $51,308                                     $52,308                       $53,867     $206,358     $219,075

    Interest expense                                                                                            5,002                5,079                              6,676                        21,707       30,146
                                                                                                                -----                -----                              -----                        ------       ------

    Net Interest Income                                                                                        46,306               47,229                             47,191                       184,651      188,929

    Taxable equivalent adjustment(1)                                                                              997                1,026                              1,032                         4,081        4,392
                                                                                                                  ---                -----                              -----                         -----        -----

    Net Interest Income (FTE)                                                                                  47,303               48,255                             48,223                       188,732      193,321

    Provision for credit losses                                                                                 1,216                2,714                              5,706                        19,227       20,544
                                                                                                                -----                -----                              -----                        ------       ------

    Net Interest Income after Provision

    for Credit Losses (FTE)                                                                                    46,087               45,541                             42,517                       169,505      172,777

    Changes in fair value on impaired securities                                                                4,851                  236                                644                         9,792        2,193

    Non-credit related gains on securities not

    expected to be sold (recognized in other

    comprehensive income)                                                                                      (4,851)                (236)                              (644)                       (9,792)      (2,193)
                                                                                                               ------                 ----                               ----                        ------       ------

    Net Impairment Losses                                                                                           -                    -                                 -                            -           -

    Net securities (losses) gains                                                                              (1,395)                 229                                 29                        (1,158)         192

    Trust income                                                                                                1,489                1,406                              1,426                         6,166        6,206

    Service charges on deposit accounts                                                                         4,209                4,227                              3,768                        15,652       14,743

    Insurance and retail brokerage commissions                                                                  1,382                1,822                              1,334                         6,005        6,272

    Income from bank owned life insurance                                                                       1,320                1,359                              1,481                         5,539        5,850

    Gain on sale of assets                                                                                         97                1,356                                291                         2,153        4,607

    Card related interchange income                                                                             3,532                3,536                              3,540                        13,746       13,199

    Other income                                                                                                2,630                3,148                              2,234                        12,060       14,365
                                                                                                                -----                -----                              -----                        ------       ------

    Total Noninterest Income                                                                                   13,264               17,083                             14,103                        60,163       65,434

    Salaries and employee benefits                                                                             21,724               20,998                             20,668                        86,012       86,069

    Net occupancy expense                                                                                       3,477                3,274                              3,313                        13,607       13,255

    Furniture and equipment expense(5)                                                                          5,255                3,294                              3,134                        15,118       12,460

    Data processing expense                                                                                     1,498                1,492                              1,708                         6,009        7,054

    Pennsylvania shares tax expense                                                                             1,415                1,516                              1,503                         5,638        5,706

    Intangible amortization                                                                                       216                  193                                358                         1,064        1,467

    Collection and repossession expense                                                                           974                  860                              1,106                         3,836        5,756

    Other professional fees and services                                                                          966                  848                              1,162                         3,731        4,329

    FDIC insurance                                                                                              1,054                1,178                              1,275                         4,366        5,032

    Loss on sale or write-down of assets                                                                           45                  479                              3,179                         1,054        7,394

    Operational losses                                                                                            325                  238                                334                         1,115        4,367

    Loss on redemption of subordinated debt                                                                         -                    -                                 -                         1,629           -

    Conversion related expenses                                                                                 2,523                   65                                 -                         2,588           -

    Other operating expenses                                                                                    5,855                5,610                              6,102                        23,057       24,318
                                                                                                                -----                -----                              -----                        ------       ------

    Total Noninterest Expense                                                                                  45,327               40,045                             43,842                       168,824      177,207

    Income before Income Taxes                                                                                 14,024               22,579                             12,778                        60,844       61,004

    Taxable equivalent adjustment(1)                                                                              997                1,026                              1,032                         4,081        4,392

    Income tax provision                                                                                        3,768                5,699                              3,011                        15,281       14,658
                                                                                                                -----                -----                              -----                        ------       ------

    Net Income                                                                                                          $9,259                                     $15,854                        $8,735      $41,482      $41,954
                                                                                                                        ======                                     =======                        ======      =======      =======

    Shares Outstanding at End of Period                                                                    95,245,215           95,544,765                         99,629,494                    95,245,215   99,629,494

    Average Shares Outstanding Assuming

    Dilution                                                                                               95,138,836           96,208,545                        101,787,103                    97,029,832  103,885,663

    (5) - Includes $2.0 million of accelerated depreciation expense related to the technology conversion.




    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands)


                                       December             September            December
                                          31,                  30,                31,

                                           2013                2013               2012
                                           ----                ----               ----

     BALANCE
     SHEET
     (Period
     End)

    Assets

    Cash
     and
     due
     from
     banks                                          $74,427              $88,179            $98,724

     Interest-
     bearing
     bank
     deposits                             3,012               5,077              4,258

    Securities                        1,353,809               1,324,767              1,199,531


    Loans                             4,283,833               4,240,004              4,204,704

     Allowance
     for
     credit
     losses                             (54,225)              (54,957)              (67,187)

    Net
     loans                            4,229,608               4,185,047              4,137,517


     Goodwill
     and
     other
     intangibles                        161,267               161,483              162,331

    Other
     assets                             392,738               386,409              393,029
                                        -------               -------              -------

    Total
     Assets                                      $6,214,861           $6,150,962         $5,995,390
                                                 ==========           ==========         ==========


     Liabilities
     and
     Shareholders'
     Equity

     Noninterest-
     bearing
     demand
     deposits                                      $912,361             $908,436           $883,269


     Interest-
     bearing
     demand
     deposits                            89,149               96,587              97,963

     Savings
     deposits                         2,506,631               2,491,315              2,543,990

    Time
     deposits                         1,095,722               1,121,463              1,032,659

    Total
     interest-
     bearing
     deposits                         3,691,502               3,709,365              3,674,612


    Total
     deposits                         4,603,863               4,617,801              4,557,881


    Short-
     term
     borrowings                         626,615               551,628              356,227

    Long-
     term
     borrowings                         216,552               216,668              280,221
                                        -------               -------              -------

    Total
     borrowings                         843,167               768,296              636,448


    Other
     liabilities                         56,134               53,509              55,054

     Shareholders'
     equity                             711,697               711,356              746,007
                                        -------               -------              -------

    Total
     Liabilities
     and
     Shareholders'
     Equity                                      $6,214,861           $6,150,962         $5,995,390
                                                 ==========           ==========         ==========




    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands)


                                                                                     For the Three Months Ended

                                                            December 31,   Yield/          September 30,          Yield/      December 31,    Yield/

                                                                    2013    Rate                             2013     Rate                 2012     Rate
                                                                    ----    ----                             ----     ----                 ----     ----

    NET INTEREST MARGIN (Quarterly Averages)


    Assets

     Loans (FTE)(1)                                                      $4,277,981       4.17%                     $4,258,372       4.19%                  $4,214,000 4.48%

     Securities and interest bearing bank deposits (FTE)(1)    1,318,332                  2.21%         1,327,656                    2.50%        1,165,991            2.52%
                                                               ---------                               ---------                                ---------

         Total Interest-Earning Assets (FTE)(1)                5,596,313                  3.71%         5,586,028                    3.79%        5,379,991            4.06%

    Noninterest-earning assets                                   565,809                                 576,741                                  582,755

    Total Assets                                                         $6,162,122                    $6,162,769                               $5,962,746
                                                                         ==========                    ==========                               ==========


    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

    Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits                         $2,605,992       0.10%                     $2,608,249       0.11%                  $2,609,722 0.16%

    Time deposits                                              1,117,567                  1.05%         1,144,766                    1.06%        1,082,785            1.28%

    Short-term borrowings                                        561,976                  0.28%           547,393                    0.26%          365,697            0.28%

    Long-term borrowings                                         216,618                  1.76%           216,733                    1.77%          237,975            3.20%
                                                                 -------                                 -------                                  -------

    Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities                         4,502,153                  0.44%         4,517,141                    0.45%        4,296,179            0.62%

    Noninterest-bearing deposits                                 895,652                                 885,346                                  853,520

    Other liabilities                                             49,270                                  47,932                                   48,565

    Shareholders' equity                                         715,047                                 712,350                                  764,482
                                                                 -------                                 -------                                  -------

    Total Noninterest-Bearing Funding Sources                  1,659,969                               1,645,628                                1,666,567

    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                           $6,162,122                    $6,162,769                               $5,962,746
                                                                         ==========                    ==========                               ==========



    Net Interest Margin (FTE) (annualized)(1)                                  3.35%                                    3.43%                                 3.57%




    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED
     FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in
     thousands)


                                                           For the Years Ended

                                             December 31,   Yield/     December 31,    Yield/

                                                     2013    Rate                 2012    Rate
                                                     ----    ----                 ----    ----

    NET INTEREST MARGIN
     (Year-to-Date
     Averages)


    Assets

     Loans (FTE)(1)                                       $4,255,593       4.23%                  $4,165,292  4.60%

     Securities and
      interest bearing
      bank deposits
      (FTE)(1)                                  1,303,976                  2.32%        1,183,769             2.69%
                                                ---------                              ---------

         Total Interest-
          Earning Assets
          (FTE)(1)                              5,559,569                  3.79%        5,349,061             4.18%

    Noninterest-earning
     assets                                       572,413                                 591,086

    Total Assets                                          $6,131,982                   $5,940,147
                                                          ==========                   ==========


    Liabilities and
     Shareholders'
     Equity

    Interest-bearing
     demand and savings
     deposits                                             $2,612,847       0.12%                  $2,567,387  0.18%

    Time deposits                               1,154,984                  1.07%        1,138,112             1.49%

    Short-term
     borrowings                                   478,388                  0.26%          402,196             0.27%

    Long-term borrowings                          233,483                  2.08%          202,598             3.76%
                                                  -------                                -------

    Total Interest-
     Bearing Liabilities                        4,479,702                  0.48%        4,310,293             0.70%

    Noninterest-bearing
     deposits                                     876,111                                 810,041

    Other liabilities                              48,335                                 50,859

    Shareholders' equity                          727,834                                768,954
                                                  -------                                -------

    Total Noninterest-
     Bearing Funding
     Sources                                    1,652,280                               1,629,854

    Total Liabilities
     and Shareholders'
     Equity                                               $6,131,982                   $5,940,147
                                                          ==========                   ==========



    Net Interest Margin
     (FTE)
     (annualized)(1)                                            3.39%                                   3.61%





    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands)


                                                  December 31,    September 30,   December 31,

                                                             2013          2013          2012
                                                             ----          ----          ----

    ASSET QUALITY DETAIL

    Nonperforming Loans:


    Loans on nonaccrual basis                             $28,908                     $42,122                     $43,539

    Troubled debt restructured loans on

    nonaccrual basis                             16,980                  17,807                      50,979

    Troubled debt restructured loans on

    accrual basis                                13,495                  11,290                      13,037

    Total Nonperforming Loans                             $59,383                     $71,219                    $107,555

    Other real estate owned ("OREO")             11,728                   9,656                      11,262

    Repossessions ("Repo")                          322                     695                         575

    Total Nonperforming Assets                            $71,433                     $81,570                    $119,392

    Loans past due in excess of 90 days and

    still accruing                                         $2,505                      $2,364                      $2,447

    Criticized loans                            162,361                 180,593                     288,502

    Nonperforming assets as a percentage

    of total loans, plus OREO and Repos            1.66%                   1.92%                       2.83%

    Allowance for credit losses                           $54,225                     $54,957                     $67,187


                                                            For the Three Months Ended                 For the Years Ended

                                                  December 31,    September 30,  December 31,  December 31,  December 31,

                                                             2013          2013          2012          2013          2012
                                                             ----          ----          ----          ----          ----

    Net Charge-offs:

    Commercial, financial, agricultural

    and other                                                $987                      $3,000                        $174          $17,944          $4,764

    Real estate construction                       (361)                    (63)                        784                   272           3,019

    Commercial real estate                          447                     800                          59                10,377             441

    Residential real estate                          33                     686                         753                   550           3,406

    Loans to individuals                            842                     786                         863                 3,046           2,961
                                                    ---                     ---                         ---                 -----           -----

    Net Charge-offs                                        $1,948                      $5,209                      $2,633          $32,189         $14,591

    Net charge-offs as a percentage of average

    loans outstanding (annualized)                 0.18%                   0.49%                       0.25%                 0.76%           0.35%

    Provision for credit losses as a percentage

    of net charge-offs                            62.42%                  52.10%                     216.71%                59.73%         140.80%

    Provision for credit losses                            $1,216                      $2,714                      $5,706          $19,227         $20,544



    FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    Unaudited

    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)


    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,

                                                   2013                       2013                      2012
                                                   ----                       ----                      ----

    Tangible Equity:

    Total
     shareholders'
     equity                                    $711,697                   $711,356                  $746,007

    Less:
     intangible
     assets                         161,267                     161,483                     162,331
                                    -------                     -------                     -------

    Tangible
     Equity                         550,430                     549,873                     583,676

    Less:
     preferred
     stock                                -                         -                        -
                                        ---                       ---                      ---

    Tangible
     Common
     Equity                                    $550,430                   $549,873                  $583,676


    Tangible Assets:

    Total assets                             $6,214,861                 $6,150,962                $5,995,390

    Less:
     intangible
     assets                         161,267                     161,483                     162,331
                                    -------                     -------                     -------

    Tangible
     Assets                                  $6,053,594                 $5,989,479                $5,833,059


    (3)Tangible
     Common
     Equity as a
     percentage
     of Tangible
     Assets                            9.09%                      9.18%                    10.01%


    Shares
     Outstanding
     at End of
     Period                      95,245,215                     95,544,765                     99,629,494

    (4)Tangible
     Book Value
     Per Common
     Share                                        $5.78                      $5.76                     $5.86

    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