FirstMerit Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Preferred Stock of $14.69 Per Share

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) today announced a dividend of $14.69 per share, or $0.36725 per depository share, on the Company's 5.87% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series A, payable November 4, 2013 to shareholders of record on October 18, 2013.

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About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $23.5 billion as of June 30, 2013, and 416 banking offices and 452 ATM locations in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Pennsylvania. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal affiliates include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation. For more information, visit us at firstmerit.com.

FirstMerit Corporation
Media Contact: Rob Townsend
Phone: 330.384.7075
E-mail: robert.townsend@firstmerit.com  

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