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) December 10, 2014
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 001-11267 | 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) | |||
(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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 10, 2014, the board of directors (the “Board”) of FirstMerit Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Corporation”), elected Nancy Worman as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Corporation, effective immediately. As Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Worman will serve as the principal accounting officer of the Corporation.
Ms. Worman, age 66, previously served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Corporation since 2003. She has over 30 years of experience in accounting, tax and financial management. Ms. Worman is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. magna cum laude from the University of Albany-SUNY.
As Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Worman will continue to receive her current base salary and will continue to be entitled to the benefits under, and obligations of, the Corporation’s compensation programs and other benefits plans in which she currently participates.
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 (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Terrence E. Bichsel | |
| Terrence E. Bichsel Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: December 15, 2014