FirstMerit Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 Per Share

Published on Thursday, 17 November 2011 13:09 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share on the Company's common stock, unchanged from last quarter, payable December 19, 2011, to shareholders of record on November 28, 2011.

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About FirstMerit

FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $14.7 billion as of September 30, 2011 and 207 banking offices and 215 ATM locations in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and the Chicago area. FirstMerit Corporation provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. FirstMerit ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the North Central Region in a Tie" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study(SM). Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.

FirstMerit Corporation

Analysts: Thomas O'Malley/Investor Relations Officer

Phone: 330.384.7109

Media Contact: Robert Townsend/Media Relations Officer

Phone: 330.384.7075

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