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): December 1, 2003
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ohio | | 0-10161 | | 34-1339938 |
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| III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor Akron, Ohio | | 44308 | | (330) 996-6300 |
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Copy to:
J. Bret Treier
Brouse McDowell LPA
500 First National Tower
Akron, Ohio 44308-1471
(330) 535-5711
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5. Other Events
On December 1, 2003, FirstMerit Corporation issued a press release announcing the sale of a substantial portion of its portfolio of manufactured housing loans to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Loan Purchase Agreement dated December 1, 2003. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7 Financial Statements,Pro FormaFinancial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Text of FirstMerit Corporation Press Release dated December 1, 2003
SIGNATURE
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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| Dated: December 1, 2003 | | By: | | /s/ Terrence E. Bichsel
Terrence E. Bichsel, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer |
