FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION
601 PHILADELPHIA STREET
INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA 15701
January 23, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Ms. Era Anagnosti
Legal Branch Chief
Office of Financial Services
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
| Re: | First Commonwealth Financial Corporation |
Registration Statement on FormS-4
FileNo. 333-214703
Dear Ms. Anagnosti:
The undersigned hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormS-4 (FileNo. 333-214703) (the “FormS-4”) of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation be declared effective at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, January 25, 2017. We respectfully request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Erich M. Hellmold of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP at (202)457-6190 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing to the addressees listed on the cover page of the FormS-4.
Very truly yours, | ||
| FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew C. Tomb | |
Name: | Matthew C. Tomb, Esq. | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer | ||
| cc: James | J. Barresi, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
Erich M. Hellmold, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jessica Livingston, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
