FirstMerit : Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.17 Per Share

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company's common stock, payable March 21, 2016, to shareholders of record on February 29, 2016.

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About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $25.5 billion as of December 31, 2015, and 366 banking offices and 400 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.

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