FirstMerit Corporation
Analysts/Media Contact: Thomas O’Malley
Director Corporate Communications/Investor Relations Officer
Phone: 330.384.7109

FirstMerit Announces Conference Call To Discuss 2008 Second Quarter Earnings

Akron, Ohio (July 15, 2008) - FirstMerit's senior management will host an earnings
conference call on July 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to provide an overview of
second quarter results and highlights. To participate in the conference call, please dial
(888) 693-3477 ten minutes before start time and provide the reservation number:
56237375. A replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on July 22, 2008 through July 29, 2008 by dialing (800) 642-1687, and
entering the PIN: 56237375.

The second quarter earnings release will be available at approximately 7:30 a.m. that
same morning on the Internet at http://www.firstmerit.com under the Investor Relations
portion of the website. Any material non-public information that might be disclosed
during the conference call will be posted on the website immediately after the conference
call ends.

About FirstMerit

FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in
Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.5 billion as of March 31, 2008 and 159 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.

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