SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 27, 2000
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FIRST COMMONWEALTH CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
VIRGINIA 0-5392 54-0832816
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(State or other Juris- (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation File Number) identification No.)
5250 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
P.O. BOX 5147
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62705
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Regisrant's telephone number, including area code (217)-241-6300
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The Boards of Directors of United Trust Group, Inc. and each of its affiliates
accepted the resignation of Larry E. Ryherd as Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer effective March 27, 2000.
Mr. Jesse T. Correll was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer of each of the companies.
Mr. Correll is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of First
Southern Funding, LLC and First Southern Bancorp, Inc., an affiliate of First
Southern Funding, LLC. First Southern Bancorp, Inc. owns First Southern National
Bank, which operates out of 14 locations in central Kentucky. Mr. Correll is
United Trust Group, Inc.'s largest shareholder through his ownership control of
First Southern Funding, LLC and its affiliates.
United Trust Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company that owns controlling
interests in three life insurance companies; Universal Guaranty Life Insurance
Company, Appalachian Life Insurance Company and Abraham Lincoln Insurance
Company. The administrative offices of these companies are located primarily in
Springfield, Illinois.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST COMMONWEALTH CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ James E. Melville
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James E. Melville
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
By: /s/ Theodore C. Miller
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Theodore C. Miller
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 4, 2000
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