FirstMerit Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.29 Per Share

Thu Nov 20, 12:25 PM

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share on the Corporation's Common Stock, payable December 15, 2008 to shareholders of record on December 1, 2008.

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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.

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    Phone: 330.384.7109

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