UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2011
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ohio | | 0-10161 | | 34-1339938 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor Akron, Ohio | | 44308 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(330) 996-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 5.04 | | TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRADING UNDER REGISTRANT’S EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLANS. |
On May 16, 2011, FirstMerit Corporation (the “Company”) sent a notice to its directors and executive officers pursuant to Rule 104 of Regulation BTR notifying them of the early termination of the previously announced blackout period (the “Blackout Period”) for the FirstMerit Corporation and Affiliates Employees’ Salary Savings Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). Previously, the Company had notified its directors and executive officers that the Blackout Period would run from May 9, 2011 until May 23, 2011 in order to make a number of changes to the menu of mutual funds available for participant investment selection within the Plan. However, on May 13, 2011, the Company notified Plan participants that the Plan administration activities had been completed and that the Blackout Period had been terminated. Consequently, as of May 16, 2011, all previously announced trading restrictions imposed on the Company’s directors and executive officers as a result of the Blackout Period under Regulation BTR have been lifted. The notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| ITEM 9.01 | | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | FirstMerit Corporation Notice of Blackout Period Termination dated May 16, 2011 (filed herewith). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | FirstMerit Corporation
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| | By: | /s/ Carlton E. Langer | |
| | | Carlton E. Langer | |
| | | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
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Date: May 16, 2011
