Document:

EX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT 
 DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 4, 2013, between FirstMerit Corporation, an Ohio corporation, and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company, as Depositary, and all holders from time to
time of Depositary Shares (as hereinafter defined). 
 WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, it is desired to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the deposit of the Company’s Preferred Shares
(as hereinafter defined) with the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of the Receipts (as hereinafter defined) evidencing Depositary Shares representing a fractional interest in the
Preferred Shares deposited; and 
 WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed to this Deposit Agreement,
with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement; 
 NOW, THEREFORE in
consideration of the premises contained herein, it is agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS 
 The following
definitions shall apply to the respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of such terms) used in this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts: 

SECTION 1.01. “Amendment to the Articles” shall mean the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation establishing the
Preferred Shares as a series of Series Preferred Stock, without par value, of the Company. 
 SECTION 1.02. “Articles of
Incorporation” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and as may be further amended from time to time, of the Company. 

SECTION 1.03. “Company” shall mean FirstMerit Corporation, an Ohio corporation, and its successors. 

SECTION 1.04. “Corporate Office” shall mean the corporate office of the Depositary at which at any particular time its
business in respect of matters governed by this Deposit Agreement shall be administered, which at the date of this Deposit Agreement is located at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. 

SECTION 1.05. “Deposit Agreement” shall mean this agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time. 
 SECTION 1.06. “Depositary” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited
liability trust company, having its principal office in the United States, and any successor as Depositary hereunder. 
 SECTION 1.07.
“Depositary Share” shall mean a fractional interest of 1/40 of a Preferred Share deposited with the Depositary hereunder and the same proportionate interest in any and all other property received by the Depositary in respect of such
Preferred Share and held under this Deposit Agreement, all as evidenced by the Receipts. Subject to the terms of this Deposit Agreement, each owner of a Depositary Share is entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of
the Preferred Share represented by such Depositary Share, including the dividend, voting, redemption, and liquidation rights contained in the Amendment to the Articles and the Articles of Incorporation. 

SECTION 1.08. “Depositary’s Agent” shall mean an agent appointed by the Depositary as provided, and for the purposes
specified, in Section 7.07. 
 SECTION 1.09. “Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Amendment to the Articles. 
 SECTION 1.10. “Preferred Shares” shall mean the 5.875% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred
Stock, Series A, without par value, heretofore validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 
 SECTION 1.11. “Receipt”
shall mean a depositary receipt issued hereunder to evidence one or more Depositary Shares, whether in definitive or temporary form, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto. 

SECTION 1.12. “record date” shall mean the date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04. 

SECTION 1.13. “record holder” or “holder” as applied to a Receipt shall mean the person in whose name a Receipt is
registered on the books maintained by the Depositary for such purpose. 

 SECTION 1.14. “Registrar” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company, or any bank or trust company appointed to register ownership and transfers of Receipts or the deposited Preferred Shares, as the case may be, as herein provided. 

SECTION 1.15. “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933. 

SECTION 1.16. “Special Redemption Right” shall mean the rights assigned to the Company upon a “Regulatory Capital
Treatment Event,” as such term is defined in the Amendment to the Articles. 
 SECTION 1.17. “Transfer Agent” American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company, or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the Receipts, as herein provided. 

SECTION 1.18. Other capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Amendment to the
Articles. 
 ARTICLE II 
 FORM OF
RECEIPTS; DEPOSIT OF PREFERRED SHARES; 
 EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, 

SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS 

SECTION 2.01. Form and Transferability of Receipts. (a) Definitive Receipts issued on or after the date hereof shall be engraved
or printed or lithographed with steel- engraved borders and underlying tint and shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter
provided. Pending the preparation of definitive Receipts, the Depositary, upon, and pursuant to, the written order of the Company, delivered in compliance with Section 2.02, shall be authorized and instructed to, and shall, execute and deliver
temporary Receipts which may be printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as the persons executing such Receipts may determine (but which do not affect the rights or duties of the Depositary), as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Company and the
Depositary will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable for definitive Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at the
Corporate Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate, without charge to the holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary is authorized and instructed to, and shall, execute
and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Company’s expense and without any charge
therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Deposit Agreement, and with respect to the Preferred Shares deposited, as definitive Receipts. 

(b) Receipts issued on or after the date hereof shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized
signatory of the Depositary, provided that if a Registrar (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed then such Receipts shall also be countersigned by manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar.
No Receipt issued on or after the date hereof shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The Depositary shall
record on its books each Receipt executed as provided above and delivered as hereinafter provided. 
 (c) Receipts issued on or after the
date hereof shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All Receipts issued on or after the date hereof shall be dated the date of their issuance. 

(d) Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be required by the Depositary and approved by the Company, or which the Company has determined are required to comply with any applicable law or regulation or with the rules and regulations of any
securities exchange upon which the Preferred Shares or the Depositary Shares may be listed for trading or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are
subject. 
 (e) Title to any Receipt (and the beneficial ownership of the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt) that is properly
endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that until a Receipt shall be
transferred on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.04, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the record holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, including
without limitation, for the purpose of determining the person entitled to (i) distribution of dividends or other distributions or (ii) any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes. 

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Receipts shall initially be issued in global form for book-entry settlement through DTC. The Company
hereby appoints the Depositary acting through any authorized officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, for purposes of executing any agreements, certifications or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in
order to effect and maintain such Receipts for DTC eligibility. So long as the Receipts are eligible for book-entry settlement with DTC, unless otherwise required by law, all Depositary Shares shall be represented by a single receipt (the
“Global Receipt”), which shall be deposited with DTC (or its custodian) evidencing all such Depositary Shares and registered in the name of the nominee of DTC (initially expected to be Cede & Co.). The Global Receipt shall be in
such form and shall bear such legend or legends as may be appropriate or required by DTC in order for 

 
it to accept the Depositary Shares for its book-entry settlement system. The Depositary or such other entity as is agreed to by DTC may hold the Global Receipt as custodian for DTC. Ownership of
beneficial interests in the Global Receipt shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) DTC or its nominee for such Global Receipt, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with
DTC. The Global Receipt shall be exchangeable for Definitive Receipts only if (i) DTC notifies the Company at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Receipts and a
successor to DTC is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of the date the Company is so informed in writing or (ii) DTC notifies the Company at any time that it has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under applicable law and a
successor to DTC is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of the date the Company is so informed in writing. The Company shall provide written notice to the Depositary upon receipt of a notice described in cause (i) or (ii) of the
preceding sentence. Until such written notice is received by the Depositary, the Depositary may presume conclusively for all purposes that the events described in clause (i) and (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph have not
occurred. If the beneficial owners of interests in Depositary Shares are entitled to exchange such interests for Definitive Receipts as the result of an event described in clause (i), or (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, then
without unnecessary delay, the Depositary is hereby directed to and shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver to the Depositary for cancellation the Global Receipt, and the Company shall instruct the Depositary in writing to execute and
deliver to the beneficial owners of the Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the Global Receipt Definitive Receipts in physical form evidencing such Depositary Shares. 

SECTION 2.02. Deposit of Preferred Shares; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof. (a) Concurrently with the
execution of this Deposit Agreement, the Company is initially depositing the Preferred Shares with the Depositary and delivering instructions to the Depositary to issue 4,000,000 Depositary Shares in book-entry form by registering such Preferred
Shares in the name of the Depositary in the records maintained by the Depositary in its capacity as the Registrar of the Preferred Shares, together with all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the provisions
of this Deposit Agreement and a written order of the Company directing the Depositary to deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts for the Depositary Shares representing such deposited
Preferred Shares or directing the Depositary to issue and register the Depositary Shares representing such deposited Preferred Shares in book-entry form in the name of, or in the name of the person or persons designated by, the person or persons
stated in such order, as the case may be. The Depositary is acknowledging the receipt of such Preferred Shares and related documentation and is agreeing to hold such Preferred Shares in book-entry form in an account to be established by the
Depositary at the Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary shall determine. To the extent that the Company issues additional Preferred Shares and (i) causes such Preferred Shares to be issued in book-entry form by registration
thereof in the name of the Depositary upon the records maintained by the Registrar of the Preferred Shares, or (ii) deposits with the Depositary certificates representing such Preferred Shares registered in the name of the Depositary, properly
endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Depositary, together with all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with
the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary a written order of the Company directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a
Receipt or Receipts for the Depositary Shares representing such Preferred Shares or directing the Depositary to issue and register the Depositary Shares representing such deposited Preferred Shares in book-entry form in the name of, or in the name
of the person or persons designated by, the person or persons stated in such order, as the case may be. 
 (b) If required by the
Depositary, Preferred Shares presented for deposit by the Company at any time, whether or not the register of shareholders of the Company is closed, shall also be accompanied by an agreement or assignment, or other instrument satisfactory to the
Depositary, that will provide for the prompt transfer to the Depositary or its nominee of any dividend or to receive other property that any person in whose name the Preferred Shares is or has been registered may thereafter receive upon or in
respect of such deposited Preferred Shares, or in lieu thereof such agreement of indemnity or other agreement as shall be satisfactory to the Depositary. 

(c) Upon receipt by the Depositary (or the then Registrar of the Preferred Shares if other than the Depositary) of instructions to issue and
register Preferred Shares in book-entry form in the name of the Depositary or upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates (if applicable) for Preferred Shares issued on or after the date hereof and deposited hereunder, together
with the other documents specified above, and upon the registration of such Preferred Shares in the name of the Depositary, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the
order of, the person or persons in the written order delivered to the Depositary referred to in Section 2.02(a), a Receipt or Receipts for (or issue in book-entry form to the applicable persons, as the case may be) the number of whole
Depositary Shares representing such Preferred Shares and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office, except that, at the
request, risk and expense of any person requesting such delivery, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such person. To the extent that the Company issues any Preferred Shares after the date hereof, the Company shall
notify the Depositary of such issuance. 
 (d) Other than in the case of splits, combinations or other reclassifications affecting the
Preferred Shares, or in the case of dividends or other distributions of Preferred Shares, if any, there shall be deposited hereunder not more than the number of Preferred Shares as set forth in the Amendment to the Articles, as such may be amended.

 (e) The Company shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the
Depositary to perform its obligations under this Deposit Agreement. 
 SECTION 2.03. Optional Redemption and Special Redemption of
Preferred Shares. (a) Preferred Shares will only be redeemable on a Dividend Payment Date (i) on or after February 4, 2018 and on a Dividend Payment Date and (ii) pursuant to the Special Redemption Right, in each case subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in the Amendment to the Articles. Whenever the Company shall elect to redeem deposited Preferred Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Amendment to the Articles, it shall (unless otherwise agreed

 
with the Depositary) give the Depositary not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior written notice of the date of such proposed redemption and of the number of such Preferred Shares
held by the Depositary to be redeemed and the applicable redemption price, determined pursuant to the Amendment to the Articles, including the amount, if any, of declared and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of such redemption. The
Depositary shall mail, first-class postage prepaid, notice of the redemption of Preferred Shares and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the Depositary Shares representing the Preferred Shares to be redeemed, not less than 30 and not more than
60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Preferred Shares and Depositary Shares (the “redemption date”), to the holders of record of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed (such holders to be the
holders of record on the record date fixed for such redemption pursuant to Section 4.04, if one is so fixed), at the addresses of such holders as the same appear on the records of the Depositary (provided that, if the Receipts evidencing the
Depositary Shares are held in book-entry form, the Company may give such notice in any manner permitted by the Depositary), or by such other method approved by the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion; but neither failure to mail any such notice
nor any defect in any such notice or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Depositary Shares except as to the holder of the Depositary Shares as to whom such notice was defective or not given.

 In connection with the exercise of the right to redeem Preferred Shares, the Company shall provide the Depositary with such notice in a
timely manner sufficient to enable such notice to be mailed to holders in accordance with this Section, and each such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the number of deposited Preferred
Shares and Depositary Shares to be redeemed; (iv) if fewer than all the Depositary Shares held by any holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary Shares held by such holder to be so redeemed; (v) the place or places where
Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (vi) the dividend on the Depositary Shares to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on the redemption date. 

(b) In the event that notice of redemption has been made as described in Section 2.03(a) and the Company shall then have paid in full to
the Depositary the redemption price (determined pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Amendment to the Articles) of the Preferred Shares deposited with the Depositary to be redeemed (including any declared and unpaid dividends to, but not including,
the Redemption Date), the Depositary shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such Preferred Shares so called for redemption by the Company and from and after the redemption date (unless the Company shall have failed to redeem the
Preferred Shares to be redeemed by it as set forth in the Company’s notice provided for in Section 2.03(a)), the Depositary Shares called for redemption shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of Receipts
evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the redemption price) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate as provided in Section 5(e) of the Amendment to the Articles. Upon surrender in accordance
with said notice of the Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depositary shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed at a redemption price of $25.00 per Depositary Share plus
any declared and unpaid dividends, without regard to any undeclared dividends, to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The foregoing shall be further subject to the terms and conditions of the Amendment to the Articles. 

(c) If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depositary will deliver upon or promptly
after the related Redemption Date, to the holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with payment of the redemption price payable in respect of the Depositary Shares called for redemption, a new Receipt evidencing the
Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption. 
 SECTION 2.04. Registration of Transfers of
Receipts. The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as the Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Depositary Shares, and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment and, as such, shall register on its books from time to time transfers of the
Depositary Shares, including transfers of Receipts, upon any surrender thereof by the holder in person or by a duly authorized attorney, agent or representative properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or
endorsement, together with evidence of the payment by the applicable party of any transfer taxes as may be required by law. Upon such surrender, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts and deliver the same to or upon the order of the
person entitled thereto evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered. 

SECTION 2.05. Combinations and Split-Ups of Receipts. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or such other
office as the Depositary may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of Receipts, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt or Receipts in the
authorized denominations requested evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered. 

        SECTION 2.06. Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Preferred Shares. (a) Any holder of a
Receipt or Receipts may withdraw any or all of the deposited Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt or Receipts and all money and other property, if any, represented by such Depositary Shares by surrendering
such Receipt or Receipts at the Corporate Office or at such other office as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals, provided that a holder of a Receipt or Receipts may not withdraw such Preferred Shares (or money and other
property, if any, represented thereby) which have previously been called for redemption. After such surrender, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall notify the Transfer Agent for the Preferred Shares and shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to such holder, or to the person or persons designated by such holder as hereinafter provided, the number of Preferred Shares and all such money and other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or
Receipts so surrendered for withdrawal, but holders of such Preferred Shares will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Preferred Shares hereunder or to receive Depositary Shares therefor. If the Receipt or Receipts delivered by the holder to
the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of deposited Preferred Shares to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time,
in addition to such Preferred Shares and such money and other property, if any, to be withdrawn, deliver to such holder, or (subject to Section 2.04) upon his order, a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares.
Delivery of such Preferred Shares and such money and other property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the
Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer. 

 (b) If the deposited Preferred Shares and the money and other property being withdrawn are to be
delivered to a person or persons other than the record holder of the Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of Preferred Shares, such holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary and
the Depositary may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such holder for withdrawal of such Preferred Shares be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement in blank and such
other document as the Depositary shall determine are reasonably required hereunder, including those documents specified in Section 3.01. 

(c) The Depositary shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the deposited Preferred Shares and the money and other property, if any,
represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal at the Corporate Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the holder
thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such holder. 
 SECTION 2.07. Limitations on Execution and
Delivery, Transfer, Split-Up, Combination, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts. (a) As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depositary, any of the
Depositary’s Agents or the Company may require any or all of the following: (i) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Company shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any tax or other
charge and stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge with respect to the Preferred Shares being deposited or withdrawn); (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and
genuineness of any signature (or the authority of any signature); and (iii) compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Company may establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement as may be required by
any securities exchange upon which the deposited Preferred Shares, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be included for quotation or listed on any applicable self-regulatory body. 

(b) The deposit of Preferred Shares may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Preferred Shares may be suspended, the transfer of
Receipts may be refused, and the transfer, split-up, combination, surrender, exchange or redemption of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of shareholders of the Company is closed or (ii) if any
such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Company at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission,
or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement. 
 SECTION 2.08. Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated and
surrendered to the Depositary or destroyed or lost or stolen, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed,
lost or stolen Receipt, provided that the holder thereof provides the Depositary with (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction, loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of such
holder’s ownership thereof, (ii) a request for such execution and delivery, which must be received by the Depositary before the Depositary has notice that the Receipt has been acquired by such holder, (iii) indemnification
satisfactory to the Depositary and the Company, and (iv) any other documents reasonably required by the Depositary. 
 SECTION 2.09.
Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is
authorized, but not required, to destroy such Receipts so cancelled. 
 ARTICLE III 

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE COMPANY 

SECTION 3.01. Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information. Any person presenting Preferred Shares for deposit or any holder of a
Receipt may be required from time to time to file with the Depositary such proof of residence, guarantee of signature or other information, and to execute such certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the Depositary may
reasonably deem necessary or proper or the Company may reasonably require by written request to the Depositary. The Depositary or the Company may withhold or delay the delivery of any Receipt, the transfer, redemption, or exchange of any Receipt,
the withdrawal of the deposited Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by any Receipt, the distribution of any dividend or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof, until such proof or other
information is filed, such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made. 
 SECTION 3.02. Payment of Fees
and Expenses. The Company will pay the charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Preferred Shares, the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares and any redemption or exchange of the Preferred Shares. Any other
charges and expenses of the Depositary incident to the performance of its respective obligations arising from the Depositary arrangements will only be paid by the Company only after prior consultation and agreement between the Depositary and the
Company and consent by the Company to the incurrence of such expenses, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to make payments to the Depositary of certain fees and expenses and taxes or other charges
to the extent provided in Section 5.07, or provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary that such fees and expenses and taxes or other charges have been paid. Until such payment is made, transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal
of the Preferred Shares or money or other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused, any dividend or other distribution may be withheld, and any part or all of the Preferred Shares or other
property represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be sold for 

 
the account of the holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such holder a reasonable number of days prior to such sale). Any dividend or other distribution so withheld and
the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any payment of such fees or expenses, the holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency. 

SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties as to Preferred Shares. In the case of the initial deposit of the Preferred Shares
hereunder, the Company and, in the case of subsequent deposits thereof, each person so depositing Preferred Shares under this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Preferred Shares and each certificate
therefor, if any, are valid and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized to do so. The Company hereby further represents and warrants that such Preferred Shares, when issued, will be, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Such
representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Shares and the issuance of Receipts. 
 SECTION 3.04.
Representation and Warranties as to Receipts and Depositary Shares. The Company hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued, will evidence legal and valid interests in the Depositary Shares and each Depositary Share will
represent a legal and valid 1/40 fractional interest in a deposited Preferred Share. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Preferred Shares and the issuance of Receipts. 

ARTICLE IV 
 THE PREFERRED SHARES;
NOTICES 
 SECTION 4.01. Cash Distributions. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on
the deposited Preferred Shares, including any cash received upon redemption of any Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 2.03, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.02, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed
for such distribution pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders;
provided, however, that (i) in case the Company or the Depositary shall be required to and shall withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of the Preferred Shares represented by the Receipts held by any
holder an amount on account of taxes or as otherwise required by law, regulation or court order, the amount made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares represented by such Receipts subject to such withholding shall
be reduced accordingly and (ii) holders of Receipts on such record date will be entitled to receive the dividend or distribution payable in respect of the Preferred Shares represented by the Receipts, notwithstanding the redemption of such
Receipts after such record date and on or prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date or the Company’s default in the payment of the dividend due on such Preferred Shares on such Dividend Payment Date. The Depositary shall distribute or
make available for distribution, as the case may be, only such amount as can be distributed without attributing to any holder of Receipts a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributable shall be held by the Depositary (without liability
for interest thereon) and shall be added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the Depositary for distribution to record holders of Receipts then outstanding. Prior to any such distribution, to the extent the Depositary does not have
the requisite tax form from a holder, the Depositary may require such holder to provide the Depositary with a properly completed Form W-8 (i.e., Form W-8BEN, Form W-8EXP, Form W-8IMY, Form W8ECI or another applicable Form W-8) or Form W-9 (which
form shall set forth such holder’s certified taxpayer identification number if requested on such form), as may be applicable. Each holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in the event of non-compliance with the preceding sentence, the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor law), may require withholding by the Depositary of a portion of any of the distribution to be made hereunder. 

SECTION 4.02. Distributions Other Than Cash. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash on the deposited
Preferred Shares, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.02, distribute to record holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as
practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such holders, in any manner that the Depositary and the Company may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution. If,
in the opinion of the Depositary after consultation with the Company, such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such record holders, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an
amount on account of taxes), the Depositary deems, after consultation with the Company, such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Company, adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the
purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such
sale shall, subject to Section 3.02, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by the Depositary to record holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The
Company shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the holders of Receipts unless the Company shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that the distribution of such securities or property has been
registered under the Securities Act or that registration is not required. The Company shall advise the Depositary of the nature of any property, and if the Depositary in its reasonable judgment determines that it may incur liability by reason of
being deemed an owner thereof, the Depositary shall have the right to refuse such property, but the Depositary shall assist the Company in determining an appropriate means of distributing such property. 

SECTION 4.03. Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges. (a) If the Company shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to
the persons in whose names deposited Preferred Shares are registered on the books of the Company any rights, preferences or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, preferences or privileges of any other nature, such
rights, preferences or privileges shall in each such instance be made available by the Depositary to the record holders of Receipts in such manner as the Company shall instruct (including by the issue to such record holders of warrants representing
such rights, preferences or privileges); provided, however, that (i) if at the time of issue or offer of any such rights, preferences or privileges the Company determines upon advice of its legal counsel that it is not lawful or
feasible to make such rights, preferences or privileges available to the holders of Receipts (by the issue of warrants or otherwise) or (ii) if and to the extent instructed by holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights,
preferences or privileges, 

 
the Depositary shall then, if so instructed by the Company, and if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, preferences or privileges so permit, sell such rights, preferences or privileges of
such holders at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Section 3.01 and Section 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the record
holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, preferences or privileges, unless the Company shall have provided to
the Depositary the opinion of counsel required by Section 4.03(b). 
 (b) If registration under the Securities Act of the securities to
which any rights, preferences or privileges relate is required in order for holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, preferences or privileges relate, the Company agrees that it will promptly file a registration
statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, preferences or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective
sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, preferences or privileges to enable such holders to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the holders of Receipts any right,
preference or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such a registration statement shall have become effective or unless the offering and sale of such securities to such holders are exempt from registration under
the provisions of the Securities Act and the Company shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to such effect. 
 (c) If
any other action under the law of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, preferences or privileges to be made available to holders of Receipts, the Company agrees
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, preferences or privileges to enable such holders to exercise such rights,
preferences or privileges. 
 (d) The Depositary will not be deemed to have any knowledge of any item for which it is supposed to receive
notification under any Section of this Deposit Agreement unless and until it has received such notification. 
 SECTION 4.04. Notice of
Dividends; Fixing of Record Date for Holders of Receipts. Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable, any distribution other than cash shall be made, or any rights, preferences or privileges shall at any time be
offered, with respect to the deposited Preferred Shares, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of (i) any meeting at which holders of such Preferred Shares are entitled to vote or of which holders of such Preferred Shares are entitled
to notice or (ii) any election on the part of the Company to redeem any such Preferred Shares, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date if a record date is fixed by the Company with respect to the Preferred Shares (which
record date shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Company with respect to the Preferred Shares), for the determination of the holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or
privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting or to receive notice of such meeting or the determination of holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive the
amount of the Redemption Price on the Preferred Shares on a Redemption Date payable with respect to their Receipts. 
 SECTION 4.05.
Voting Rights. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of deposited Preferred Shares are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail (or otherwise transmit by an authorized method), to
the record holders of Receipts a notice, which shall be provided by the Company and which shall contain (i) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting, (ii) a statement that the holders of Receipts at the close of business
on a specified record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of law, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Preferred Shares represented
by their respective Depositary Shares and (iii) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of a holder of a Receipt on such record date, the Depositary shall vote or cause to be voted
the amount of Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with the instructions set forth in such request. To the extent any such instructions request the voting of a fractional interest of a share
of deposited Preferred Shares, the Depositary shall aggregate such interest with all other fractional interests resulting from requests with the same voting instructions and shall vote the number of whole votes resulting from such aggregation in
accordance with the instructions received in such requests. Each Preferred Share is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which the Preferred Shares vote and, accordingly, each Depositary Share is entitled to 1/40 of a vote on such matters. The
Company hereby agrees to take all reasonable actions that may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Preferred Shares or cause such Preferred Shares to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions
from the holder of a Receipt, the Depositary will abstain from voting to the extent of the Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. The Depositary shall not be required to exercise discretion in voting any
Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt. 
         SECTION 4.06. Changes
Affecting Preferred Shares and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc. Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of Preferred Shares, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or
consolidation affecting the Company or to which it is a party or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Depositary shall, upon the written instructions of the Company, make such adjustments in (i) the fraction of an
interest represented by one Depositary Share in one Preferred Share and (ii) the ratio of the redemption price per Depositary Share to the Redemption Price of a Preferred Share, in each case as may be required by or as is consistent with the
provisions of the Amendment to the Articles and the Articles of Incorporation to fully reflect the effects of such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or sale. In any such case the Depositary may, upon the written instructions of the Company, execute and deliver additional Receipts. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding but subject to the rights of holders of Depositary
Shares provided for in Section 2.04, holders of Receipts shall have the right from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Preferred Shares or any such
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of substantially all the assets of the Company to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to 

 
exchange or surrender the Preferred Shares represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into which the
deposited Preferred Shares evidenced by such Receipts for which such Preferred Shares might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction. The Company shall cause an effective provision to be made in
the corporate charter of the resulting or surviving corporation (if other than the Company) for protection of such rights as may be applicable upon exchange of the deposited Preferred Shares for securities or property or cash of the surviving
corporation in connection with the transactions set forth above. The Company shall cause any such surviving corporation (if other than the Company) expressly to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder. 

SECTION 4.07. Inspection of Reports. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Receipts at the Corporate Office
and at such other places as it may from time to time deem advisable during normal business hours any reports and communications received from the Company that are both received by the Depositary as the holder of deposited Preferred Shares and made
generally available to the holders of the Preferred Shares. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit certain notices and reports to the holders of Receipts as provided in Section 5.05. 

SECTION 4.08. Lists of Receipt Holders. Promptly upon request from time to time by the Company, the Depositary or Registrar, as
applicable, shall furnish to the Company a list, as of a recent date specified by the Company, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares of all persons in whose names Receipts are registered on the books of the Depositary or
Registrar, as applicable. 
 SECTION 4.09. Tax and Regulatory Compliance. The Depositary shall be responsible for
(i) preparation and mailing of 1099 and similar and successor forms for all open and closed accounts, (ii) foreign tax withholding, (iii) withholding at the then applicable rate of dividends from holders of Receipts subject to back-up
withholding, (iv) mailing W-9 and similar and successor forms to new holders of Receipts without a certified taxpayer identification number, (v) processing certified W-9 and similar and successor forms, (vi) preparation and filing of
state information returns and (vii) escheatment services. 
 SECTION 4.10. Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Deposit Agreement, but subject to Section 5(e) of the Amendment to the Articles, in the event that the Depositary determines that any distribution in property is subject to any tax or other charge which the Depositary is obligated by law
to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes, by public or private sale, and the Depositary shall distribute the
net proceeds of any such sale or the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes to the holders of Receipts entitled thereto in proportion to the number of Depositary Shares held by them, respectively. 

ARTICLE V 
 THE DEPOSITARY AND THE
COMPANY 
 SECTION 5.01. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary and the Registrar. (a) The
Depositary shall maintain at the Corporate Office facilities for the execution and delivery transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up, combination and redemption of Receipts and for the deposit and withdrawal of Preferred Shares and at the offices
of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up, combination and redemption of Receipts and for the deposit and withdrawal of Preferred Shares, all in accordance with the provisions of
this Deposit Agreement. 
 (b) The Depositary or Registrar, as applicable, shall keep books at the Corporate Office for the registration and
transfer of Receipts, which books at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the record holders of Receipts as provided by applicable law. The Depositary may close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by
it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder. 
 (c) If the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the
Preferred Shares represented by such Depositary Shares shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange, the Depositary may, with the approval of the Company, appoint a Registrar (acceptable to the Company) for registration
of such Receipts or Depositary Shares in accordance with the requirements of such exchange. Such Registrar (which may be the Depositary if so permitted by the requirements of such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar appointed by the
Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Company. If the Receipts, such Depositary Shares or such Preferred Shares are listed on one or more other stock exchanges, the Depositary will, at the request and expense of the Company,
arrange such facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender, redemption and exchange of such Receipts, such Depositary Shares or such Preferred Shares as may be required by law or applicable stock exchange regulations. 

        SECTION 5.02. Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the
Registrar or the Company. Neither the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar nor the Company shall incur any liability to any holder of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation
thereunder of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or, in the case of the Company, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Articles of
Incorporation or the Amendment to the Articles or, in the case of the Company, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the
Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Company shall be prevented or forbidden from doing or performing any act or thing that the terms of this Deposit Agreement provide shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary,
any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Company incur any liability to any holder of a Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing that the terms of this Deposit Agreement
provide shall or may be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement. 

 SECTION 5.03. Scope of the Depositary’s Obligations. (a) The Depositary shall
act solely as agent for the Company under this Deposit Agreement and owes no duties hereunder to any other person. The Depositary undertakes to perform the duties and only the duties that are specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Deposit Agreement against the Depositary. 
 (b) None of the Depositary, any
Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding with respect to the deposited Preferred Shares, Depositary Shares or Receipts that in its
opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required. 

(c) The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Registrar may rely upon, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in
reliance upon, (i) any communication from Company, any predecessor Depositary or Depositary’s Agent, any predecessor co-Depositary or any Registrar (other than Depositary), predecessor Registrar or co-Registrar; (ii) any instruction,
notice, request, direction, consent, report, certificate, opinion or other instrument, paper, document or electronic transmission believed by the Depositary to be genuine and to have been signed or given by the proper party or parties;
(iii) the identity, authority or rights of the parties (other than with respect to the Depositary) executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver this Deposit Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for under this
Deposit Agreement, (iv) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, Foreign Investor Registered Securities Transfer Global Program
or other comparable “signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing, (v) any instructions received through Direct Registration System/Profile; or (vi) any law, act,
regulation or any reasonable interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed. 

(d) In connection with any question of law arising in the course of the Depositary performing its duties hereunder, the Depositary may consult
with legal counsel (including internal counsel) whose advice shall be an indication of good faith in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Depositary hereunder. 

(e) The Depositary, its parent, affiliate, or subsidiaries, any Depositary’s Agent, and the Registrar may own, buy, sell or deal in any
class of securities of the Company and its affiliates and its Receipts or Depositary Shares or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company or its affiliates may be interested or contract with or lend money to or otherwise
act as fully or as freely as if it were not the Depositary or the Depositary’s Agent hereunder. The Depositary may also act as transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Company and its affiliates or act in any other capacity
for the Company or its affiliates. 
 (f) It is intended that neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent shall be deemed to be
an “issuer” of securities under the federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Depositary and any Depositary’s Agent are acting only in a ministerial capacity as
Depositary for the deposited Preferred Shares; provided, however, that the Depositary agrees to comply with all information reporting and withholding requirements applicable to it under law or this Deposit Agreement in its capacity as
Depositary. Neither the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent nor the Registrar shall be under any duty or responsibility to ensure compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance, transfer or
exchange of the Receipts, Preferred Shares or Depositary Shares; provided, however, that each of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent and the Registrar agrees to comply with all federal and state securities laws applicable to it
in its respective capacity as Depositary, Depositary’s Agent and Registrar. 
 (g) Neither the Depositary (or its officers, directors,
employees or agents) nor any Depositary’s Agent makes any representation or has any responsibility as to the validity of any registration statement pursuant to which the Depositary Shares may be registered under the Securities Act, the
deposited Preferred Shares, the Depositary Shares, the Receipts (except its countersignature thereon) or any instruments referred to therein or herein, or as to the correctness of any statement made in any such registration statement or herein;
provided, however, that the Depositary is responsible for its representations in this Deposit Agreement, for the validity of any action taken or required to be taken by the Depositary in connection with this Deposit Agreement and for
any information provided to the Company in writing for the purpose of including such information in any such registration statement. 
 (h)
In the event the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar believes any ambiguity, uncertainty or conflict exists in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by it pursuant to this
Deposit Agreement, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar shall promptly notify the Company of the details of such alleged ambiguity, uncertainty or conflict, and may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and the
Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar shall be fully protected and shall incur no liability to any person from refraining from taking such action, absent gross negligence or intentional misconduct (as determined by a final judgment of
a court of competent jurisdiction), unless and until (i) the rights of all parties have been fully and finally adjudicated by a court of appropriate jurisdiction or (ii) the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar receives
written instructions with respect to such matter signed by the Company that eliminates such ambiguity, uncertainty or conflict to the satisfaction of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar. 

(i) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar shall
deem it necessary that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed)
may be deemed to be conclusively provided and established by a certificate signed by any one of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any other officer
of the Company that any of the foregoing officers expressly designates in writing, and delivered to the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar; and such certificate shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the
Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar and the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Deposit
Agreement in 

 
reliance upon such certificate. The Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this
Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts (except its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only. 

(j) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amendment to the Amendment to the Articles shall affect the rights, duties,
obligations or immunities of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar hereunder, except as may be agreed to in writing by the Depositary or Registrar, and the Company. 

(k) The Depositary and the Registrar hereunder: 

(i) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein (and no implied duties or obligations), or as may
subsequently be agreed to in writing by the parties; and 
 (ii) shall have no obligation to make payment hereunder to holders of Receipts
unless the Company shall have provided the necessary federal or other immediately available funds or securities or property, as the case may be, to pay in full amounts due and payable with respect thereto. 

SECTION 5.04. Limitation of Liability. In the absence of bad faith, gross negligence, misconduct or breach of this Deposit Agreement on
its part, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it or for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under this Deposit Agreement. Any
liability of the Depositary under this Agreement will be limited to the amount of annual fees paid by the Company to the Depositary. Without limiting the indemnification obligations described in Section 5.06, in no event will the Depositary or
the Company be liable for special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Depositary or the Company has been advised of the possibility of
such losses or damages and regardless of the form of action. 
 SECTION 5.05. Notices, Reports and Documents. The Company agrees that
it will deliver to the Depositary, and the Depositary will, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the record holders of Receipts, in each case at the address recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including
financial statements) required by law, by the rules of any national securities exchange upon which the Preferred Shares, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts are included for quotation or listed or by the Articles of Incorporation, as amended by
the Amendment to the Articles to be furnished by the Company to holders of the deposited Preferred Shares and, if requested by the holder of any Receipt, a copy of this Deposit Agreement, the form of Receipt, the Articles of Incorporation as
amended, and the form of Preferred Shares. Such transmission will be at the Company’s expense and the Company will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the
Depositary will transmit to the record holders of Receipts at the Company’s expense such other documents as may be requested by the Company. 

SECTION 5.06. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar for, and hold
each of them harmless from and against, any loss, liability, claim (whether with or without basis in fact or law), demand, cost or expense (collectively, “Loss”) arising out of or in connection with its acting as Depositary,
Depositary’s Agent or Registrar, respectively, under this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts or this appointment, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any Loss or enforcing this Deposit Agreement, except to
the extent that such Loss shall have been determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Depositary’s, Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The
Depositary shall indemnify the Company for, and hold it harmless from and against, any Loss arising out of or in connection with the services provided by the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar under this Deposit Agreement or this
appointment, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any Loss or enforcing this Deposit Agreement to the extent that such Loss shall have been determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be
a result of the Depositary’s, Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct. If a party (“Indemnitor”) shall be obligated to provide indemnification for any Loss to the other party
(“Indemnitee”), such Indemnitor shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Loss with counsel approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) upon delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of
Indemnitor’s election to do so, provided that Indemnitor shall not be entitled to assume such defense if (a) Indemnitee has reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to
those available to Indemnitor or (b) there is a conflict or potential conflict of interest between Indemnitor and Indemnitee. 

SECTION 5.07. Fees, Charges and Expenses. No charges and expenses of the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent hereunder shall be
payable by the Company, except as provided in this Section, and no charges and expenses of the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent hereunder shall be payable by any other person except as provided in this Section. The Company shall pay all
transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of this Deposit Agreement. The Company shall also pay all charges and expenses of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Preferred Shares and
the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares, any redemption or exchange of the Preferred Shares at the option of the Company and all withdrawals of the Preferred Shares by holders of Depositary Shares. If a holder of Receipts requests the
Depositary to perform duties not required under this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall notify the holder of the cost of the performance of such duties prior to the performance thereof. Such holder will be liable for the charges and expenses
related to such performance. The Depositary may refuse to effect any transfer of a Receipt or any withdrawal of Preferred Shares evidenced thereby until all such charges and expenses with respect to such Receipt or Preferred Shares are paid. 

 ARTICLE VI 

AMENDMENT, TERM AND TERMINATION 

SECTION 6.01. Amendment. This Deposit Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement signed by
both the Company and the Depositary; provided, however, that no such amendment (other than any change in the fees of any Depositary, Registrar or Transfer Agent) which (i) would materially and adversely alter the rights of the
holders of the Receipts or (ii) imposes additional charges or (iii) would be materially and adversely inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Preferred Shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as amended by the
Amendment to the Articles shall be effective unless such amendment shall have been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the Depositary Shares then outstanding. In no event shall any amendment impair the right, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.05 and Section 2.06 of Article II, of any holder of any Depositary Shares to surrender the Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares with instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the holder the deposited Preferred Shares
and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Every holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective shall be deemed, by
continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by this Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. 

SECTION 6.02. Term of Agreement. The Depositary’s appointment hereunder shall commence on February 4, 2013, and shall
continue through February 4, 2023 (the “Initial Term”). The Company may terminate this agreement at any time. Following the Initial Term, this Deposit Agreement shall automatically renew for successive additional one-year terms. 

SECTION 6.03. Automatic Termination. (a) This agreement shall automatically terminate and shall cease to have any force or effect
in the event that (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares have been redeemed; (ii) a final distribution in respect of the Preferred Shares has been made to the holders of Depositary Shares in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, and such distribution has been paid to the holders of Depositary Shares; or (iii) there has been consent of holders of Depositary Shares representing not less than two-thirds of the Depositary Shares outstanding. 

(b) The Depositary may suspend providing services hereunder or terminate this Deposit Agreement at any time by delivering to the Company
notice of its resignation and the Company may at any time remove the Depositary, with any such resignation or removal taking effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. Such successor depositary will
be appointed by the Company within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal. Upon termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will discontinue the transfer of Receipts, will suspend the distribution of dividends to the
holders thereof and will not give any further notices (other than notice of such termination) or perform any further acts under this Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary will continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining
to Preferred Stock and will continue to deliver Preferred Stock certificates together with such dividends and distributions and the net proceeds of any sales of rights, preferences, privileges, or other property in exchange for Receipts surrendered.
At a time after the expiration of three years from the date of termination, the Depositary may sell the Preferred Stock and hold the proceeds of such sale, without interest, for the benefit of the holders of Receipts who have not then surrendered
their Receipts. After making such sale, the Depositary will be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement, except to account for such proceeds. 

(c) Upon termination of this Deposit Agreement, all fees earned and expenses incurred by the Depositary up to and including the date of such
termination shall be immediately due and payable to the Depositary on or before the effective date of such termination. 
 (d) Prior to
termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall provide the Depositary with written instructions as to the disposition of records, as well as any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Depositary. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Deposit Agreement, the respective rights and duties of the Company and the Depositary under this Deposit Agreement shall cease upon termination of this Deposit Agreement. 

(e) In case at any time this Deposit Agreement shall be terminated, the Company shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of
termination, appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States of America and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. If a successor depositary shall not
have been appointed and accepted appointment in 60 days, the resigning Depositary may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor depositary. Every successor depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the
Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor and for
all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Deposit Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Company, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all
rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all rights, title and interest in the deposited Preferred Shares and any moneys or property held hereunder to such successor and shall deliver to such successor
a list of the record holders of all outstanding Receipts. Any successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to the record holders of Receipts. 

        (f) Subject to the right of the Company to terminate this Deposit Agreement pursuant to Section 6.03, any
corporation or association or other entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted, or any corporation or association or other entity to which all or a substantial part of the assets of the Depositary may be
transferred, shall be the successor of such Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act. Such successor depositary may execute the Receipts either in the name of the predecessor depositary or in the name of the
successor depositary. 
 (g) The provisions of Section 6.03(e) and (f) as they apply to the Depositary apply to the Registrar as
if specifically enumerated therein. 

 ARTICLE VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 SECTION 7.01.
Counterparts. This Deposit Agreement may be executed manually in any number of counterparts, each of which such counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts when taken together shall
constitute one and the same original instrument. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business hours at the Corporate Office and the respective
officer of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any holder of a Receipt. 
 SECTION 7.02. Exclusive Benefits of Parties. Nothing
in this Deposit Agreement shall be construed to give any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their respective successors hereunder any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Deposit Agreement; but this Deposit Agreement
shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors hereunder. 
 SECTION 7.03.
Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Deposit Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Deposit Agreement is found to violate a law, it
will be severed from the rest of the Deposit Agreement and ignored. 
 SECTION 7.04. Conflicts with Amendment to the Articles. In the
event of any conflict between the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and the provisions of the Amendment to the Articles, the provisions of the Amendment to the Articles will govern, and the Company will instruct the Depositary accordingly. 

SECTION 7.05. Assignment. This Deposit Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns;
provided that this Deposit Agreement may not be assigned, or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which the other party will not unreasonably withhold, condition or
delay; provided further that consent is not required for an assignment by the Depositary to affiliates, another division, subsidiaries or in connection with its reorganization or to successors of all or a majority of the Depositary’s
assets or business. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing will be void. 
 SECTION 7.06. Notices. (a) All
notices, demands and other communications given pursuant to this Deposit Agreement shall be in writing, shall be deemed effective on the date of receipt or first refusal by the recipient, and may be sent by e-mail, facsimile, overnight delivery
service, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to: 
  

			
	 If to the Company:
  

FirstMerit Corporation
 III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor

Akron, Ohio 44308
 (330) 996-6300

Attention: Judith A. Steiner
	  	 with an additional copy to:
  

FirstMerit Corporation
 III Cascade Plaza, 7th Floor

Akron, Ohio 44308
 (330) 996-6300

Attention: Carlton E. Langer

  

			
	 If to the Depositary:
  

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
 6201 15th
Avenue
 Brooklyn, New York 11219
 Attention: Corporate Trust
Department
	  	 with an additional copy to:
  

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
 6201 15th
Avenue
 Brooklyn, New York 11219
 Attention: General
Counsel

 (b) Any notices given to any record holder of a Receipt hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by telegram or telex or telecopier confirmed by letter, addressed to such record holder at the address of such record holder as it appears on the books of the
Depositary or, if such holder shall have filed with the Depositary in a timely manner a written request that notices intended for such holder be mailed to some other address, at the address designated in such request. 

SECTION 7.07. Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary may from time to time appoint Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for
the Depositary for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement and may at any time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary will notify the Company of any such
action. 
 SECTION 7.08. Holders of Receipts Are Parties. The holders of Receipts from time to time shall be deemed to be parties to
this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts by acceptance of delivery thereof. 

SECTION 7.09. Governing Law. This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and
thereof shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to principles of conflicts of law; provided, however, that all provisions regarding the rights, duties and obligations of the
Depositary shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made to be performed entirely within such State. 

 SECTION 7.10. Inspection of Deposit Agreement. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be
filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business hours at the Corporate Office and the respective offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any holder of any Receipt. 

SECTION 7.11. Headings. The headings contained in this Deposit Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A are for
the purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of this Deposit Agreement. 
 SECTION 7.12. Entire
Agreement. This Deposit Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral communications, understandings, and agreements with respect to the subject
matter of this Deposit Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the Exhibits hereto are an integral part of this Deposit Agreement. 

SECTION 7.13. Confidentiality. (a) In connection with the Depositary’s appointment hereunder, each party shall obtain
confidential information related to the other party or its stockholders that is not available to the general public (“Confidential Information”), which Confidential Information shall include the terms and conditions of this Deposit
Agreement and the exhibits attached hereto. Each party agrees that the Confidential Information shall be held and treated by it, its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents and subcontractors (collectively, “Representatives”) in
confidence and, except as hereinafter provided, shall not be disclosed in any manner whatsoever except as otherwise required by law, regulation, subpoena or governmental authority. Confidential Information shall be used by each party and its
Representatives only for the purposes for which provided and shall be disclosed by such party only to those Representatives who have a need to know in order to accomplish the business purpose in connection with which the Confidential Information has
been provided. Confidential Information does not include information that (i) is now or subsequently becomes generally available to the public through no fault or breach on the part of the receiving party; (ii) the receiving party had
rightfully in its possession prior to disclosure to it by the disclosing party; (iii) is independently developed by the receiving party without the use of or reference to any Confidential Information; or (iv) the receiving party rightfully
obtains on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the disclosing party who has the right to transfer or disclose it. Nothing herein shall limit the disclosure of this Agreement as required hereby, including Exhibit A and applicable law,
including federal securities laws. 
 (b) In connection with the provision of services under this Deposit Agreement, the Company may direct
the Depositary to release information, including non-public personal information (“NPPI”), as defined in Title V of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act and the regulations issued thereunder (including but not limited to Regulation P of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve) to the Company’s agents or other third party service providers, including, without limitation, broker/dealers, custodians and depositories. In addition, the Company consents to the release of information,
including NPPI, (i) to any of the Depositary’s Representatives in connection with the services provided hereunder and (ii) as required by law, regulation, subpoena or governmental authority. The Depositary shall not be liable for the
release of information in accordance with the foregoing provisions. 
 SECTION 7.14. Survival of Terms. Sections 5.04, 5.06, 5.07 and
7.13 shall survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement and any succession of any Depositary, Registrar or Depositary’s Agent. 

SECTION 7.15. Force Majeure. The Depositary shall not be liable for any failures, delays or losses, arising directly or indirectly out
of conditions beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of government, exchange or market ruling, suspension of trading, work stoppages or labor disputes, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions, electrical or mechanical
failure, computer hardware or software failure, communications facilities failures including telephone failure, war, terrorism, insurrection, fires, earthquakes, storms, floods, acts of God or similar occurrences. 

SECTION 7.16. Submission to Jurisdiction; Foreign Law. 

(a) The parties irrevocably (i) submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court sitting in New York City or the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Deposit Agreement, and (ii) waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, any defense based on
inconvenient forum, improper venue or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. 
 (b) The Depositary shall
not be required hereunder to comply with the laws or regulations of any country other than the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof. The Depositary may consult with foreign counsel, at the Company’s expense, to resolve
any foreign law issues that may arise as a result of the Company or any other party being subject to the laws or regulations of any foreign jurisdiction. 

        SECTION 7.17. Patriot Act. The Company acknowledges that the Depositary is subject to the customer
identification program requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act and its implementing regulations (the “Customer Identification Program Requirements”), and that the Depositary must obtain, verify and record information that allows the
Depositary to identify the Company. Accordingly, prior to accepting an appointment hereunder, the Depositary has received information from the Company that will help the Depositary to identify the Company, including without limitation the
Company’s physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificate of good standing, license to do business, or any other information that the Depositary deems necessary and that pending verification of received
information, the Depositary may request further such information. The Company agrees to provide all reasonably requested information necessary for the Depositary to verify the Company’s identity in accordance with the Customer Identification
Program Requirements. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FirstMerit Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC have duly
executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all holders of Receipts outstanding on the date hereof shall become parties hereto and all holders of Receipts issued after the date hereof shall become parties hereto
by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  

			
	FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/s/ Terrence E. Bichsel
	Name:	 	Terrence E. Bichsel
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

			
	 AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC,
  

as Depositary

		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael A. Nespoli
	Name:	 	Michael A. Nespoli
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

 Exhibit A 

SPECIMEN 
 Form of Temporary
Receipt – Exchangeable for Definitive Engraved Receipts – When Ready for Delivery. 
 [If this Receipt is issued in global form, include the
following:] Unless this Receipt is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to FirstMerit Corporation or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment,
and any Receipt issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.  

RECEIPT FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES, 

EACH REPRESENTING 1/40 OF A SHARE OF 

5.875% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A, WITHOUT PAR VALUE 

FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION 

CUSIP 337915 300 
 SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF 
 THE
STATE OF OHIO 
 American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, 

as Depositary (the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that 
  

			
	is the registered owner of	  	DEPOSITARY SHARES

 (“Depositary Shares”), each Depositary Share representing 1/40 of one share of 1/40th ownership interest in a share
of the 5.875% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, without par value (the “Shares”) ($25.00 Liquidation Preference per Depositary Share), of FirstMerit Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Ohio (the “Corporation”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2013 (the “Deposit Agreement”), among the
Corporation, the Depositary and the holders from time to time of Receipts for Depositary Shares. By accepting this Receipt, the holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement. This
Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer and, if a
Registrar in respect of the Receipt (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, also by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of such Registrar. 

Dated: 
  

			
	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC,
		
	By:	 	
		 	Authorized Signature

 All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Corporation’s Articles
of Incorporation, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to each Depositary Receipt holder who so requests. If the restrictions on transfer are violated, certain of the Preferred Shares represented by
the Depositary Shares evidenced by this Depositary Receipt may be subject to repurchase by the Corporation on the terms and conditions set forth in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation. 

FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION 

FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST TO EACH REGISTERED HOLDER OF RECEIPTS
WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, WITH RESPECT TO THE 5.875% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A, WITHOUT PAR VALUE, OF FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION. ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE
ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT. 
  
  

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Receipt, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	TEN COM        	  	– as tenants in common	  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT	  	 Custodian

	TEN ENT	  	– as tenants by the entireties	  		  	(Cust) (Minor)
	JT TEN	  	– as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	  		  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 

(Date)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

ASSIGNMENT 
 For value received,
                 hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto 
  

					
		 	 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
  
	 	
		 	 	 	

  

			
	      

	
	      

		
	      

represented by the within Receipt, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	 	Depositary Shares
		
	      
	 	Attorney
	to transfer the said Depositary Shares on the books of the within names Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.

  
  

					
	Dated:                                     
           	 	Signature(s):	 	      
  

     

		 		 	NOTICE THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE RECEIPT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
			
		 	Signature(s) Guaranteed:	 	      

		 		 	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C.
RULE 17Ad-15.EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN 

  
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 DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN 

ATLAS GROWTH PARTNERS, L.P. 

EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 5, 2016 

Atlas Growth Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
“Partnership”), has adopted this Distribution Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), to be administered by the Partnership, Anthem
Securities, Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”) or an unaffiliated third party (the “Administrator”), in each case as agent for participants in the Plan (“Participants”), on the terms
and conditions set forth below. 
 1. Election to Participate. Any purchaser of Class A Common Units of the
Partnership (“Class A Common Units”) or Class T Common Units of the Partnership (“Class T Common Units,” and, collectively with the “Class A Common Units,”
the “Common Units”) may become a Participant by making a written election to participate on such purchaser’s subscription agreement at the time of subscription for Common Units or by delivering a completed and executed
authorized form to the Administrator, which can be obtained from the Administrator. Any unitholder who has not previously elected to participate in the Plan may so elect at any time by completing and executing an authorization form obtained from the
Administrator or any other appropriate documentation as may be acceptable to the Administrator. Participants in the Plan generally are required to have the full amount of their cash distributions (other than “Excluded
Distributions” as defined below) with respect to all Common Units owned by them reinvested pursuant to the Plan. However, the Administrator shall have the sole discretion, upon the request of a Participant, to accommodate a
Participant’s request for less than all of the Participant’s Common Units to be subject to participation in the Plan. 
 2.
Distribution Reinvestment. The Administrator will receive all cash distributions (other than Excluded Distributions) paid by the Partnership with respect to Common Units of Participants (collectively, the
“Distributions”). Participation will commence with the next Distribution payable after receipt of the Participant’s election pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof, provided it is received at least ten (10) days prior
to the last day of the period to which such Distribution relates. Subject to the preceding sentence, regardless of the date of such election, a holder of Common Units will become a Participant in the Plan effective on the first day of the period
following such election, and the election will apply to all Distributions attributable to such period and to all periods thereafter. As used in this Plan, the term “Excluded Distributions” shall mean (a) those cash or
other distributions designated as Excluded Distributions by the general partner of the Partnership and (b) any distribution and unitholder servicing fee payable to the Dealer Manager with respect to Class T Common Units. 

3. General Terms of Plan Investments. 

(a) The Partnership initially intends to offer Class A Common Units pursuant to the Plan at a price equal to 93.00% of the primary
offering price of the Class A Common Units, regardless of the price per unit paid by the Participant for the Common Units in respect of which the Distributions are paid. Purchases of Class A Common Units will be made directly from the
Partnership and shall be made in Class A Common Units, i.e., distributions paid on Class A Common Units and Class T Common Units, as applicable, will be used to purchase Class A Common Units. A unitholder may not participate in
the Plan through distribution channels that would be eligible to purchase Class A Common Units in the public offering of Common Units pursuant to the Partnership’s prospectus outside of the Plan at prices below $9.30 per unit. From
time to time, the Partnership may reset the purchase price of a Class A Common Unit to an amount that it determines to be the fair market value of such Common Unit. 

(b) Sales commissions will not be paid for the Class A Common Units purchased pursuant to the Plan. 

(c) Dealer Manager fees will not be paid for the Class A Common Units purchased pursuant to the Plan. 

(d) For each Participant, the Administrator will maintain an account, which shall reflect for each period in which Distributions are paid (a
“Distribution Period”) the Distributions received by the Administrator on behalf of such Participant. A Participant’s account shall be reduced as purchases of Class A Common Units are made on behalf of such
Participant. 

  
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 (e) Distributions shall be invested in Class A Common Units by the Administrator promptly
following the payment date with respect to such Distributions to the extent Class A Common Units are available for purchase under the Plan. If sufficient Class A Common Units are not available, any such funds that have not been invested in
Class A Common Units within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Administrator and, in any event, by the end of the fiscal quarter in which they are received, will be distributed to Participants. Any interest earned on such accounts will
be paid to the Partnership and will become property of the Partnership. 
 (f) Participants may acquire fractional Class A Common
Units, computed to four decimal places, so that 100% of the Distributions will be used to acquire Class A Common Units. The ownership of the Class A Common Units shall be reflected on the books of Partnership or its transfer agent.

 4. Absence of Liability. The Partnership, the Dealer Manager and the Administrator shall not have any responsibility or liability
as to the value of the Class A Common Units or any change in the value of the Class A Common Units acquired for the Participant’s account. The Partnership, the Dealer Manager and the Administrator shall not be liable for any act done
in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act hereunder. 
 5. Suitability. Each Participant shall notify the Administrator
if, at any time during his participation in the Plan, there is any material change in the Participant’s financial condition or inaccuracy of any representation under the subscription agreement for the Participant’s initial purchase of
Common Units. A material change shall include any anticipated or actual decrease in net worth or annual gross income or any other change in circumstances that would cause the Participant to fail to meet the suitability standards set forth in the
Partnership’s prospectus for the Participant’s initial purchase of Common Units. 
 6. Reports to Participants. Within
ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, the Administrator will mail to each Participant a statement of account describing, as to such Participant, the Distributions received, the number of Class A Common Units purchased and
the per unit purchase price for such Class A Common Units pursuant to the Plan during the prior year. Each statement also shall advise the Participant that, in accordance with Paragraph 5 hereof, the Participant is required to notify the
Administrator if there is any material change in the Participant’s financial condition or if any representation made by the Participant under the subscription agreement for the Participant’s initial purchase of Common Units becomes
inaccurate. Tax information regarding a Participant’s participation in the Plan will be sent to each Participant by the Partnership or the Administrator at least annually. 

7. Taxes. Participants in the Plan will be treated as receiving the cash distributions that they would have received if they had
elected not to participate in the Plan. Class A Common Units received under the Plan will have a holding period beginning on the day after purchase under the Plan, and a U.S. federal income tax basis equal to their cost, which will equal
the gross amount of the deemed distribution. In addition, participants in the Plan will be treated as receiving taxable income in an amount by which the value of the Class A Common Units received under the Plan exceed $9.30 per unit or the
then applicable purchase price. 
 8. Termination. 

(a) A Participant may terminate or modify his participation in the Plan at any time by written notice to the Administrator. To be effective
for any Distribution, such notice must be received by the Administrator at least ten (10) days prior to the last day of the Distribution Period to which it relates. 

(b) Prior to the listing of the Common Units on a national securities exchange, a Participant’s transfer of Common Units will terminate
participation in the Plan with respect to such transferred Common Units as of the first day of the Distribution Period in which such transfer is effective, unless the transferee of such Common Units in connection with such transfer demonstrates to
the Administrator that such transferee meets the requirements for participation hereunder and affirmatively elects participation by delivering an executed authorization form or other instrument required by the Administrator. 

(c) Notwithstanding Section 8(a) and (b) above, the Plan shall automatically terminate at the time when the Common Units are listed
on a national securities exchange. 

  
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 9. State Regulatory Restrictions. The Administrator is authorized to deny participation in
the Plan to residents of any state or foreign jurisdiction that imposes restrictions on participation in the Plan that conflict with the general terms and provisions of this Plan, including, without limitation, any general prohibition on the payment
of broker-dealer commissions for purchases under the Plan. In this regard, no commissions will be paid to broker-dealers for Participants’ purchases in the Plan. 

10. Amendment to or Suspension or Termination of the Plan. 

(a) Except for Section 8(a) of this Plan, which shall not be amended prior to a listing of the Common Units on a national securities
exchange, the terms and conditions of this Plan may be amended by the Partnership at any time, including but not limited to an amendment to the Plan to substitute a new Administrator to act as agent for the Participants, by mailing an appropriate
notice at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date thereof to each Participant. 
 (b) The Administrator may terminate a
Participant’s individual participation in the Plan and the Partnership may suspend or terminate the Plan itself, at any time. 
 (c)
After termination of the Plan or termination of a Participant’s participation in the Plan, the Administrator will send to each Participant a check for the amount of any Distributions in the Participant’s account that have not been invested
in Class A Common Units. Any future Distributions with respect to such former Participant’s Class A Common Units made after the effective date of the termination of the Participant’s participation will be sent directly to the
former Participant. 
 11. Governing Law. This Plan and the Participants’ election to participate in the Plan shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 12. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by any
provision of this Plan shall be in writing and, if to the Administrator, addressed to Administrator, c/o DST Systems, Inc., 333 W. 11th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 or such other address as may be specified by the Administrator by written notice to
all Participants. Notices to a Participant may be given by letter addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s last address of record with the Administrator or by providing the relevant information in a press release or a report filed by
the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each Participant shall notify the Administrator promptly in writing of any changes of address. 

13. No Certificates. The ownership of the Common Units will be in book entry form. 

  
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