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.

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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

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