First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. to Present at Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference

• Press Release
• Source: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
• On 9:09 am EST, Tuesday November 10, 2009

LOCKPORT, N.Y., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FNFG - News) announced today that investors will have an opportunity to hear the Company's strategy and outlook as it presents at the Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference at approximately 1:35 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The conference presentation will be webcast and can be accessed by visiting http://www.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/SOP_200911, or teleconferenced by calling 1-617-614-3944, passcode: Session 2. The presentation will also be available for viewing within the investor relations tab of the Company's website at www.fnfg.com on the presentations link and will be archived for approximately 90 days following the event.

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary First Niagara Bank, had assets of $14.1 billion and deposits of $9.9 billion at September 30, 2009. First Niagara Bank is a community-oriented bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through 170 branches and five Regional Market Centers across Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania. In July 2009, First Niagara announced its plans to acquire Harleysville National Corporation and its $5.6 billion in assets and 83 branches in the Philadelphia area, subject to regulatory and Harleysville shareholder approval. For more information, visit www.fnfg.com.