FirstMerit Executive Management Presents to Financial Analyst Community

Thu Nov 20, 5:00 PM

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paul G. Greig, chairman and CEO, and members of the FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) executive management team will present to the analyst community on Thursday, December 4 at 12:15 p.m. ET in New York. The presentation will address business and financial performance and strategies, and may 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.

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.

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

    Media Contact: Rob Townsend
    Media Relations Officer
    Phone: 330.384.7075

SOURCE FirstMerit Corporation