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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 15, 2004
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
| Ohio | 0-10161 | 34-1339938 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (IRS employer identification number) | ||
| III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor Akron, Ohio | 44308 | (330) 996-6300 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | (Telephone Number) |
Copy to:
J. Bret Treier
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
106 South Main Street, Suite 801
Akron, Ohio 44308
(330) 245-1153
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 Press Release | ||||||||
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Text of FirstMerit Corporation Press Release dated January 15, 2004 |
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 15, 2004, FirstMerit Corporation (the “Company”) announced financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s financial results for these periods is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
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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.
| FirstMerit Corporation | ||||
| Dated: January 15, 2004 | By: | /s/ Terrence E. Bichsel | ||
| Terrence E. Bichsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |