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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): August 11, 2014 (August 7, 2014)
FirstMerit Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 1-11267 | 34-1339938 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor Akron, Ohio | 44308 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 996-6300
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On August 11, 2014, FirstMerit Corporation issued a press release announcing it has submitted redemption notices to the trustees for all outstanding trust preferred securities issued by Citizens Funding Trust I and Citizens Michigan Statutory Trust I, which will result in the redemption of $73.7 million trust preferred securities on September 26, 2014. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated August 11, 2014.
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.
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Carlton E. Langer
Carlton E. Langer
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary
Date: August 11, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated August 11, 2014.