FirstMerit Corporation to Present at The Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services...

FirstMerit Corporation to Present at The Lehman Brothers Global Financial
Services Conference

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstMerit Corp.
(Nasdaq: FMER) will be participating in the Lehman Brothers Global Financial
Services Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:15a.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 $10.6 billion as of June 30, 2008
and 160 banking offices and 175 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
counties. FirstMerit 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

Thomas O'Malley, Director Corporate Communications-Investor Relations Officer,
of FirstMerit Corporation, +1-330-384-7109