AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of
FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.29 per share on the Corporation's Common Stock on January 15, 2009,
unchanged from last quarter, payable March 16, 2009 to shareholders of record
on March 2, 2009.
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 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
