PAIDAS GEORGE P 4

4 · FIRSTMERIT CORP /OH/ · Filed Jan 28, 2005

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4

Period: 2004-03-19

FIRSTMERIT CORP /OH/FMER

PAIDAS GEORGE P

Sr. Executive Vice President

Transactions

Other
Common Stock
[F1]
2004-03-19$25.59/sh+0.068$2→ 51,339.05 total
Other
Common Stock
[F1]
2004-06-25$24.96/sh+0.07$2→ 51,339.12 total
Purchase
Common Stock
[F2]
2004-09-03$26.08/sh+9.585$250→ 51,348.705 total
Other
Common Stock
[F1]
2004-09-24$27.34/sh+0.066$2→ 51,348.771 total
Other
Common Stock
[F1]
2004-12-27$28.14/sh+0.158$4→ 51,348.929 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2005-01-26$21.75/sh+10,172$221,241→ 61,520.929 total
Tax PaymentSwap
Common Stock
2005-01-26$26.54/sh−8,336$221,237→ 53,184.929 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2005-01-26$24.38/sh+5,000$121,900→ 58,184.929 total
Tax PaymentSwap
Common Stock
2005-01-26$26.54/sh−4,593$121,898→ 53,591.929 total
Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2005-01-26$19.96/sh+11,000$219,560→ 64,591.929 total
Tax PaymentSwap
Common Stock
2005-01-26$26.54/sh−8,272$219,539→ 56,319.929 total
Other
Common Stock
[F3]
2004-03-31$26.67/sh+105.946$2,826→ 6,661.275 total(indirect: by Managed Account)
Other
Common Stock
[F3]
2004-06-30$24.75/sh+140.541$3,478→ 6,801.816 total(indirect: by Managed Account)
Other
Common Stock
[F3]
2004-09-30$26.08/sh+94.478$2,464→ 6,896.294 total(indirect: by Managed Account)
Other
Common Stock
[F3]
2004-12-31$27.06/sh+37.78$1,022→ 6,934.074 total(indirect: by Managed Account)
Exercise/Conversion
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
[F4]
2005-01-26$19.96/sh−11,000$219,560→ 22,000 total
Exercise: $19.96From: 2004-02-20Exp: 2013-02-20→ Common Stock (11,000 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2005-01-26$21.75/sh−10,172$221,241→ 0 total
Exercise: $21.75From: 2000-11-16Exp: 2006-02-15→ Common Stock (10,172 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2005-01-26$24.38/sh−5,000$121,900→ 2,500 total
Exercise: $24.38From: 1999-08-20Exp: 2008-08-20→ Common Stock (5,000 underlying)
Award
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2005-01-26$26.54/sh+4,593$121,898→ 4,593 total
Exercise: $26.54From: 2005-01-26Exp: 2008-08-20→ Common Stock (4,593 underlying)
Award
Non-Qualified Stock Option
2005-01-26$26.54/sh+8,272$219,539→ 8,272 total
Exercise: $26.54From: 2005-01-26Exp: 2013-02-20→ Common Stock (8,272 underlying)

Footnotes (4)

[F1]Shares acquired pursuant to FirstMerit Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
[F2]Stock bonus to reporting person under FirstMerit Employee Service Award Program.
[F3]Allocated to the reporting person's account under FirstMerit Corporation 401(k) Plan.
[F4]Grant to reporting person of option to buy 33,000 shares of common stock under FirstMerit Corporation's 2002 Stock Plan. Option to vest in equal amounts on February 20, 2004, February 20, 2005 and February 20, 2006.

Signature

By: Terry E. Patton For: George P. Paidas|2005-01-28

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