AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit's (Nasdaq: FMER)
senior management will host an earnings conference call on January 27, 2009 at
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to provide an overview of fourth quarter results and
highlights. To participate in the conference call, please dial (888) 693-3477
ten minutes before start time and provide the reservation number: 79853842. A
replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on January 27, 2009 through February 4, 2009 by dialing
(800) 642-1687, and entering the PIN: 79853842.
The fourth quarter earnings release will be available at approximately
7:30 a.m. that same morning on the Internet at http://www.firstmerit.com under
the Investor Relations portion of the website. Any material non-public
information that might be disclosed during the conference call will be posted
on the website immediately after the conference call ends.
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
