FirstMerit Corporation to Present at Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corp. (Nasdaq: FMER) will be participating in the Sandler O'Neill + Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference in Aventura, Fla., on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 1:35 p.m. ET.  Paul G. Greig, Chairman & CEO, 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 $14.4 billion as of September 30, 2010 and 207 banking offices and 213 ATMs 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. Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.

FirstMerit Corporation

Analysts/Media Contact: Thomas O'Malley

Director Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Officer

Phone: 330.384.7109

SOURCE FirstMerit Corporation

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