FirstMerit Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

23. Earnings Per Share

The reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the basic EPS calculation to the numerator and denominator used in the diluted EPS calculation is presented in the table below:

24. Regulatory Matters

The Corporation is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on the Corporation’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Corporation must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Corporation’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Corporation’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to quantitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier I capital to average assets. Management believes, as of year-end 1999, the Corporation meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. The capital terms used in this note to the consolidated financial statements are defined in the regulations as well as in the “Capital Resources” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

As of year-end 1999, the most recent notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) categorized the Corporation as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Corporation must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table. In Management’s opinion, there are no conditions or events since the OCC’s notification that have changed the Corporation’s categorization as “well capitalized.”

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