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

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $14.69 per share, or $0.36725 per depository share, on the Company's 5.875% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series A, payable February 4, 2016, to shareholders of record on January 20, 2016.

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About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $25.2 billion as of September 30, 2015, and 367 banking offices and 399 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. and FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation. For more information, visit us at firstmerit.com.

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