FirstMerit Corporation to Present at Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corp. (Nasdaq: FMER) will be participating in the Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:10 a.m. ET. Paul G. Greig, Chairman & CEO, will discuss business, financial performance and strategies. The presentation will include forward-looking statements.

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Interested investors may access the live audio presentation, with slides available for viewing, by visiting http://www.firstmerit.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be archived in the investor relations section of FirstMerit's web site at http://www.firstmerit.com.

About FirstMerit

FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.7 billion as of September 30, 2008 and 158 banking offices and 182 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.

    FirstMerit Corporation
    Analysts/Media Contact: Thomas O'Malley
    Director Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Officer
    Phone: 330.384.7109

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