FirstMerit Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.17 Per Share

AKRON, Ohio, May 19, 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 June 20, 2016, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2016.

About FirstMerit
FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of approximately $26.1 billion as of March 31, 2016, and 368 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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