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): July 29, 2016
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 001-11267 | 34-1339938 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. 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
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 29, 2016, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (“Huntington”) received the approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2016, by and among Huntington, FirstMerit Corporation (“FirstMerit”) and West Subsidiary Corporation, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington (“Merger Sub”), which provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into FirstMerit, with FirstMerit as the surviving corporation, and the subsequent merger of FirstMerit with and into Huntington, with Huntington as the surviving corporation.
The merger is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the approval of the bank merger from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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 | ||||||
| Date: July 29, 2016 | By: | /s/ Carlton E. Langer | ||||
| Name: | Carlton E. Langer | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||