FirstMerit Corporation to Present at Barclays Capital Financial Services Conference

• Press Release
• Source: FirstMerit Corporation
• On 4:00 pm EDT, Tuesday September 8, 2009

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corp. (Nasdaq: FMER - News) will present at the Barclays Capital Financial Services Conference to be held in New York City on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. EDT. Terrence E. Bichsel, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss business, financial performance and strategies. The presentation will 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. A replay of the webcast will be archived in the investor relations section of FirstMerit's Web site at http://www.firstmerit.com.

About FirstMerit

FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.7 billion as of June 30, 2009 and 155 banking offices and 176 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

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