Bank First and First Commonwealth Financial report insider stock transactions

Bank First Director Tracy C. Pearson has purchased 1,024 shares of the company at an average price of $156.97 per share. According to an SEC Form 4 filing, the transaction, valued at approximately $160,737, establishes a direct stake for Pearson, who previously held no common stock in the Wisconsin-based regional bank.

Separately, James Reske, the Chief Financial Officer of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, sold 2,072 shares of company stock at an average price of $21.25 per share. The sale, totaling $44,030, was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following this transaction, Reske retains 73,060 shares in the corporation.