Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on July 29, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio, to merge with FirstMerit Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, FirstMerit Bank, N.A., both of Akron, Ohio.

Attached is the Board's order relating to this action.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System