FirstMerit Corporation http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/FirstMerit_Corporation-1006178 27 Nov 2009 05:03:08 EST 1006178 FirstMerit Corporation en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire the USD ### mil asset based loan portfolio of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc, for an estimated USD #.## mil based on the industry standard Capitalization Rate (or Leverage Rate) of #%. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire ## branches, located in Chicago, Illinois, of First.13 Nov 2009 11:06:59 EST33791531931R337915319287FirstMerit CorpFirst Bank-Asset Based Loan PortfolioFirstMerit CorpFirst Banks Inchttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/FirstMerit_Corp_acquires_First_Bank_Asset_Based_Loan_from_First_Banks_Inc-2126896020sdc/21268960202126896020Copyright © 2009, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedNasdaqCommercial Banks, Bank Holding CompaniesUnited StatesNational commercial banks6021OHOhioPublicFMER6021:National commercial banks6712:Offices of bank holding companies6021:National commercial banks6712:Offices of bank holding companiesKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPCommercial Banks, Bank Holding CompaniesUnited StatesNational commercial banks6021DEDelawareSubsidiary254996002Bk hldg coBk hldg coCashCash OnlyReceivables1116071001Nov 13 20090.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000US30 Sep 090.000001.0876090.457000.00000679.6510010761.35500U.S. Dollar0.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.0000016.0000017.0000018.0000019.00000FirstMerit Corp, headquarteredin Akron, Ohio, is a bankholding company for FirstMeritBank NA, which has assets of$10.6 billion as of June 30,2008 and 160 banking officesand 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio andWestern Pennsylvania counties.It offers a range of bankingand other financial servicesto consumers and businessesthrough its core operations.The company's othersubsidiaries are FirstMeritMortgage Corp, FirstMeritTitle Agency Ltd andFirstMerit CommunityDevelopment Corp. It wasfounded in 1981.FirstMerit Corp, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a bankholding company for FirstMerit Bank NA, which has assets of$10.6 billion as of June 30, 2008 and 160 banking officesand 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties.It offers a range of banking and other financial services toconsumers and businesses through its core operations. Thecompany's other subsidiaries are FirstMerit Mortgage Corp,FirstMerit Title Agency Ltd and FirstMerit CommunityDevelopment Corp. It was founded in 1981.FirstMerit Corp, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a bank holding company for FirstMerit Bank NA, which has assets of $10.6 billion as of June 30, 2008 and 160 banking offices and 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. It offers a range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. The company's other subsidiaries are FirstMerit Mortgage Corp, FirstMerit Title Agency Ltd and FirstMerit Community Development Corp. It was founded in 1981.1.000002.00000The asset based loan portfolioof First Bank.The asset based loan portfolio of First Bank.The asset based loan portfolio of First Bank.0.000000.000000.000000.00000NU.S. Dollar11 Nov 09Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 11/11/2009Date Effective:Acq. of AssetsFriendly0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.000007.28 U.S. Dollar7.280000.000007.28 U.S. Dollar7.280000.000000.000000.000000.000007.280007.28 U.S. Dollar1.00000N4.391000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000007.280007.280000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000100.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001754.669000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.0000016.0000017.00000US - FirstMerit Corp(FirstMerit) definitivelyagreed to acquire the USD 104mil asset based loanportfolio of First Bank(First), Creve Coeur,Missouri, a unit of FirstBanks Inc, for an estimatedUSD 7.28 mil based on theindustry standardCapitalization Rate (orLeverage Rate) of 7%.Concurrently, FirstMeritdefinitively agreed toacquire 24 branches, locatedin Chicago, Illinois, ofFirst.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire the USD 104 mil asset based loan portfolio of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc, for an estimated USD 7.28 mil based on the industry standard Capitalization Rate (or Leverage Rate) of 7%. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches, located in Chicago, Illinois, of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire the USD 104 mil assetbased loan portfolio of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First BanksInc, for an estimated USD 7.28 mil based on the industry standard Capitalization Rate (orLeverage Rate) of 7%. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches,located in Chicago, Illinois, of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire the USD 104 mil asset based loan portfolio of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc, for an estimatedUSD 7.28 mil based on the industry standard Capitalization Rate (or Leverage Rate) of 7%. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches, located in Chicago, Illinois, of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire the USD 104 mil asset based loan portfolio of First Bank (First), CreveCoeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc, for an estimated USD 7.28 mil based on the industry standard Capitalization Rate (or LeverageRate) of 7%. 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Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire the loan portfolio of First.13 Nov 2009 11:06:59 EST33791531936K337915319287FirstMerit CorpFirst Bank-Branches,Chicago, Illinois(24)FirstMerit CorpFirst Banks Inchttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/FirstMerit_Corp_acquires_First_Bank_Branches_Chicago_IL_from_First_Banks_Inc-2126886020sdc/21268860202126886020Copyright © 2009, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedNasdaqCommercial Banks, Bank Holding CompaniesUnited StatesNational commercial banks6021OHOhioPublicFMER6021:National commercial banks6712:Offices of bank holding companies6021:National commercial banks6712:Offices of bank holding companiesKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPCommercial Banks, Bank Holding CompaniesUnited StatesNational commercial banks6021ILIllinoisSubsidiary254996002Bk hldg coBk hldg coUnspecifiedAssets1116068001Nov 13 20090.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000US30 Sep 090.000001.0876090.457000.00000679.6510010761.35500U.S. Dollar0.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.0000016.0000017.0000018.0000019.00000FirstMerit Corp, headquarteredin Akron, Ohio, is a bankholding company for FirstMeritBank NA, which has assets of$10.6 billion as of June 30,2008 and 160 banking officesand 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio andWestern Pennsylvania counties.It offers a range of bankingand other financial servicesto consumers and businessesthrough its core operations.The company's othersubsidiaries are FirstMeritMortgage Corp, FirstMeritTitle Agency Ltd andFirstMerit CommunityDevelopment Corp. It wasfounded in 1981.FirstMerit Corp, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a bankholding company for FirstMerit Bank NA, which has assets of$10.6 billion as of June 30, 2008 and 160 banking officesand 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties.It offers a range of banking and other financial services toconsumers and businesses through its core operations. Thecompany's other subsidiaries are FirstMerit Mortgage Corp,FirstMerit Title Agency Ltd and FirstMerit CommunityDevelopment Corp. It was founded in 1981.FirstMerit Corp, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a bank holding company for FirstMerit Bank NA, which has assets of $10.6 billion as of June 30, 2008 and 160 banking offices and 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. It offers a range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. The company's other subsidiaries are FirstMerit Mortgage Corp, FirstMerit Title Agency Ltd and FirstMerit Community Development Corp. It was founded in 1981.1.000002.0000024 Chicago-area branches ofFirst Bank.24 Chicago-area branches of First Bank.24 Chicago-area branches of First Bank.0.000000.000000.000000.00000N11 Nov 09Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 11/11/2009Date Effective:Acq. of AssetsFriendly0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.0000000.000000.0000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.0000000.00000N0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000100.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001754.669000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.00000US - FirstMerit Corp(FirstMerit) definitivelyagreed to acquire 24 branchesof First Bank (First), CreveCoeur, Missouri, a unit ofFirst Banks Inc. Concurrently,FirstMerit definitivelyagreed to acquire the loanportfolio of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire the loan portfolio of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches of First Bank(First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc. Concurrently, FirstMeritdefinitively agreed to acquire the loan portfolio of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit of First Banks Inc. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed toacquire the loan portfolio of First.US - FirstMerit Corp (FirstMerit) definitively agreed to acquire 24 branches of First Bank (First), Creve Coeur, Missouri, a unit ofFirst Banks Inc. Concurrently, FirstMerit definitively agreed to acquire the loan portfolio of First.0.00000RBC Capital Markets1.00000Hovde Financial, Inc.1.000000.00000Pending1059.2090090.45700679.6510010761.355000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Status:Pending-999.00000np0.00000-999.00000np0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000006021:National commercial banks254996002NasdaqUnited States6021OhioPublicFMER6021:National commercial banks6712:Offices of bank holding companies137777002New YorkUnited States6021MissouriPublicFBSPRA0.000000.000000.000000.00000Bryan Cave LLPDeal InformationTF Mergers & Acquisitionshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2538997T2538997ccbn/T2538997norm12 Nov 2009 09:12:00 EST2538997Final Transcript of FMER presentation, 12-Nov-09 8:55am ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit at Sandler O'Neill & Partners East Coast Financial Services Conference TranscriptFMER8:55am ETTranscript...Scott Siefers - Sandler O'Neill & Partners - Analyst All right. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for coming in. So, our next presenter this morning is going to be FirstMerit, which, for the time being, is an $## billion bank headquartered in Akron, Ohio. So, a pretty timely meeting in that just yesterday afternoon, FirstMerit announced its first foray into Chicago, so I'm sure we'll hear a little bit more about that in Paul's prepared remarks. So, on that note, this morning we'll be hearing from FirstMerit's Chairman and CEO, Paul Greig. And here with Mr. Greig is Tom O'Malley, FirstMerit's investor relations officer. Paul? Paul Greig - FirstMerit - Chairman and CEO Thanks, Scott. Good morning, and welcome to the conference. Thanks for your interest in FirstMerit. FirstMerit has a strong franchise that we certainly think has an opportunity to grow, and we're going to be talking about some of that growth that we announced just yesterday. On a relative basis, we posted really strong results... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2551351T2551351ccbn/T2551351norm11 Nov 2009 11:05:00 EST2551351Final Transcript of FMER M&A conference call or presentation, 11-Nov-09 4:00pm ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit to Acquire 24 Chicago-Area Branches and the Midwest Asset Based Loan Business From First Bank TranscriptFMER4:00pm ETTranscript...Tom O'Malley FirstMerit Corporation - IR Officer Paul Greig FirstMerit Corporation - Chairman, President, and CEO Terry Bichsel FirstMerit Corporation - CFO... 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(“First Banks” or the “Company”)(NYSE:FBSPRA) , headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, today announced (a) the signing of a Purchase and Assumption...First BankFIRSTMERIT CORPFBSPRAFMERNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2480799T2480799ccbn/T2480799norm27 Oct 2009 05:09:00 EST2480799Final Transcript of FMER earnings conference call or presentation, 27-Oct-09 2:00pm ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptFMER2:00pm ETTranscript...Tom O'Malley FirstMerit - IR Officer Paul Greig FirstMerit - Chairman & CEO Bill Richgels FirstMerit - Chief Credit Officer Terry Bichsel FirstMerit - CFO... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2431488T2431488ccbn/T2431488norm15 Sep 2009 10:06:00 EST2431488Final Transcript of FMER presentation, 15-Sep-09 3:45pm ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit at Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference TranscriptFMER3:45pm ETTranscript...Matthew Keating - Barclays Capital - Analyst We're very pleased this afternoon to have FirstMerit basically capping off day one of the Barclays Capital Financial Services Conference. My name is Matthew Keating. I work with Jason Goldberg, our large and mid cap banks analyst. So we're very pleased again to have FirstMerit presenting this afternoon. FirstMerit, for those of you that aren't aware, is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. It provides a complete range of banking services and has about ### branches in ## Ohio and western Pennsylvania counties. We're quite pleased to have Terry Bichsel, Chief Financial Officer of FirstMerit presenting this afternoon. Mr. Bichsel has over ## years of banking experience, joining FirstMerit in #### from Bank One Corporation. Also in attendance from the Company is Tom O'Malley, the Investor Relations Officer and Director of Corporate Communications. So without further ado, I'd like to turn it over to Terry Bichsel.... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/bir/303138303138bir/303138norm17FirstMerit Corp.First Bancorp of OhioCoBancorp Inc.Security First Corp.Signal Corp.Summit BankSecurity First Corp. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio)Security Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandFirstFederal Financial Services Corp.Peoples Savings Bank (Ashtabula, Ohio)United States31 Jul 2009 06:15:00 ESTFinance: Bank holding company for nationally chartered commercial banks.NASDAQ551111M6712G5221106021FMERFinance: Bank holding company for nationally chartered commercial banks.Company Profiles & FinancialsGale Company Profileshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2317953T2317953ccbn/T2317953norm28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 EST2317953Final Transcript of FMER earnings conference call or presentation, 28-Jul-09 2:00pm ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptFMER2:00pm ETTranscript...Tom O'Malley FirstMerit - IR, Officer Paul Greig FirstMerit - Chairman, CEO Bill Richgels FirstMerit - Chief Credit Officer Terry Bichsel FirstMerit - CFO C O N F E R E N C E C A L L P A R T I C I P A N T S... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/730844730844spcred/730844normglobal30 Jun 2009 10:18:00 EST400Full ReportThe latest Full Report from S&PUnited StatesRegional BanksUnited StatesGlobal IssuersFull ReportUSA40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Corp.300758USAFMERFULLUSA33764P40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Bank, N.A.126762USA70868ZFIGLOBISSCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/730845730845spcred/730845normglobal30 Jun 2009 10:18:00 EST175SummaryThe latest Summary from S&PUnited StatesRegional BanksUnited StatesGlobal IssuersSummaryUSA40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Corp.300758USAFMERSUMMARYUSA33764P40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Bank, N.A.126762USA70868ZFIGLOBISSCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2202411T2202411ccbn/T2202411norm08 May 2009 02:07:00 EST2202411Final Transcript of FMER presentation, 7-May-09 11:50am UKTFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit at Barclays Capital London Financial Services Conference TranscriptFMER11:50am UKTTranscript...Unidentified Participant Here is FirstMerit. We're thrilled to have them today. The Company's been attending the conference, as many of you probably know, for a number of years and we're thrilled to have them back. They've been in existence for over ### years. They're based in Northeast Ohio. They currently have over ### branches throughout both Ohio and Pennsylvania. A couple of noteworthy items for all of you. Firstly, the Company recently did repay the TARP funds they received. It's definitely in the minority there; and a good thing, obviously. And they also -- the Company, for everybody should be aware that they maintain a TCE ratio of #.#%, which is clearly above a number of their peers. So with that, we're pleased to have Paul Greig here, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Paul? Paul Greig - FirstMerit - Chairman, President, CEO Thanks, Chris. Good morning. Welcome. And thanks for your interest in FirstMerit. FirstMerit came off of a really good year in #### and... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2163189T2163189ccbn/T2163189norm28 Apr 2009 03:08:00 EST2163189Final Transcript of FMER earnings conference call or presentation, 28-Apr-09 2:00pm ETFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit Q1 2009 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptFMER2:00pm ETTranscript...Thomas O'Malley FirstMerit Corporation - Investor Relations Officer Paul Greig FirstMerit Corporation - Chairman and CEO Bill Richgels FirstMerit Corporation - Chief Credit Officer Terry Bichsel FirstMerit Corporation - CFO Mark DuHamel FirstMerit Corporation - Treasurer C O N F E R E N C E C A L L P A R T I C I P A N T S... Credit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/716299spcred/716299norm716299The latest News from S&Pglobal17 Apr 2009 03:57:00 EST100NewsUnited StatesRegional BanksUnited StatesFinancial InstitutionsGlobal IssuersNewsUSA40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Corp.300758USAFMERNEWSGLOBISSFICredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2114256ccbn/T2114256normT2114256... - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods - AnalystThis morning we're going to kick off the conference in this room with FirstMerit. FirstMerit is an $## billion in asset bank, holding Company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Admittedly, Akron is a challenging market from an economic standpoint, but I think it's important to note that new management has improved the credit profile of the Company. We think it's one of the stronger balance sheets relative to its peers. And recently FirstMerit has put together a string of pretty solid quarters. Here today for the Company is Paul Greig, CEO. We also have Mark Duhamel, Treasurer, and Tom O'Malley from Investor Relations. With that, I will turn it over to Paul. ... 04 Mar 2009 01:07:00 ESTFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Regional Bank Conference TranscriptFMER8:00am ETTranscriptCredit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/703010spcred/703010norm703010The latest News from S&Pglobal17 Feb 2009 07:07:29 EST100NewsUnited StatesRegional BanksUnited StatesGlobal IssuersFinancial InstitutionsNewsNEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 17, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it raised its ratings on FirstMerit Corp., including raising the long-term counterparty credit rating on the company to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. At the same time, we raised the ratings on the company's operating subsidiary, FirstMerit Bank N.A. to 'A-/A-1' from 'BBB+/A-2'. The outlooks are stable. "The upgrade reflects the positive and seemingly sustainable impact the management team has made since taking the helm of FirstMerit about three years ago," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Dan Teclaw. FirstMerit is effectively executing on a simple business model. Management inherited a plain-vanilla banking platform and upgraded it into a solidly profitable, low-risk commercial banking franchise. The managementUSA40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Corp.300758USAFMERNEWSGLOBISSFICredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/703011spcred/703011norm703011The latest Research Update from S&Pglobal17 Feb 2009 07:07:29 EST175Research UpdateUnited StatesRegional BanksUnited StatesGlobal IssuersFinancial InstitutionsResearch UpdateOn Feb. 17, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services raised its ratings on FirstMerit Corp., including raising the long-term counterparty credit rating on the company to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. At the same time, we raised the ratings on the company's operating subsidiary, FirstMerit Bank N.A. to 'A-/A-1' from 'BBB+/A-2'. The outlooks are stable. The upgrade reflects the positive and seemingly sustainable impact the management team has made since taking the helm of FirstMerit about three years ago. FirstMerit is effectively executing on a simple business model. Management inherited a plain-vanilla banking platform and upgraded it into a solidly profitable, low-risk commercial banking franchise. The management team focused the staff on taking ownership of the platform, which has translated into qualityUSA40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Corp.300758USAFMERRESUPDUSA33764P40101015 401010 4010 40FirstMerit Bank, N.A.126762USA70868ZGLOBISSFICredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2065644ccbn/T2065644normT2065644...Good afternoon. My name is [Christy] and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the FirstMerit's Fourth Quarter #### earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers remarks there will be a question and answer session. (Operator Instructions) Thank you. Mr. O' Malley, you may begin your conference. ... 27 Jan 2009 03:06:00 ESTFirstMerit54.0000FinalFirstMerit Q4 2008 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptFMER2:00pm ETTranscriptCredit & Investment ResearchThomson StreetEventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/fitch/455838_pr_framefitch/455838_pr_framehtml455838_pr_frameFitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with independent, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.FirstMerit Corporation8009035513 Jan 2009 02:16:00 EST0101010085Press ReleaseFMERCredit & Investment ResearchFitch Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/srp/2195921959srp/21959norm00003548692195933791510206 Oct 2006 12:23:00 ESTFirstMerit_FMER_Defense_Analytics_Profile.pdfFMER...Section ####.## of the Ohio Revised Code permits a director, in determining what that director reasonably believes to be the best interests of the corporation, to consider, in addition to the interests of the corporation's shareholders, the interests of the corporation's employees, suppliers, creditors, and customers, the economy, the community and societal considerations, and the long-term as well as short-term interests of the corporation and its shareholders, including the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the corporation. ("Expanded constituency")... Credit & Investment ResearchSharkRepellent.net