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): April 22, 2004
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ohio | | 0-10161 | | 34-1339938 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
file number) | | (IRS employer
identification number) |
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| 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) 208-1000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 FirstMerit Corporation Notice of Blackout Period
Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans
On April 22, 2004, FirstMerit Corporation sent a notice to its directors and executive officers pursuant to Rule 104(b)(2) of Regulation BTR with respect to a blackout period for the FirstMerit Corporation and Affiliates Employees’ Salary Savings Retirement Plan. The notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. FirstMerit Corporation received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on April 20, 2004.
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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| | | FirstMerit Corporation |
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| Dated: April 22, 2004 | | By: | | /s/ Terrence E. Bichsel |
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| | | | Terrence E. Bichsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
