SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO.14)*

                             FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                           COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
          -------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    33791502
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                                 (CUSIP Number)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).









CUSIP      33791502                                              13G page 2 of 6




     

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|   1 | Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.                                     |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |      Cincinnati Financial Corporation 31-0746871                                                  |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                                        (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                             ----- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                             ----- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC Use Only                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization                                                              |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |      Fairfield, Ohio                                                                              |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            Number of          |     5 |  Sole Voting Power                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             Shares            |       |  7,431,500*                                                     |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          Beneficially         |     6 |  Shared Voting Power                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            Owned by           |       |  -0-                                                            |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              Each             |     7 |  Sole Dispositive Power                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            Reporting          |       |  7,431,500                                                      |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|           Person With         |     8 |  Shared Dispositive Power                                       |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |  -0-                                                            |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |      7,431,500                                                                                    |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10 | Check Box                                                                                         |
|     | If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares                                        |
|     |                                                                                             [   ] |
|     |      N/A                                                                                    ----- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |     8.8%                                                                                          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | Type of Reporting Person*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |     PH, IC, IA                                                                                    |
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:          FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION



Item 1 (b) Address of issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                              111 CASCADE PLAZA
                              7TH FLOOR
                              AKRON, OHIO  44308

Item 2 (a)  Name of Person Filing:  CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Item 2 (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:
                              P.O. BOX 145496
                              CINCINNATI, OHIO  45250-5496

Item 2 (c)  Citizenship:   OHIO

Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
                       COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE

Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
                                 33791502

Item 3. Type of Reporting Person

(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a) (6) of the Act

(c) [X] Insurance Company as defined in sections 3(a) (19) of the Act

(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
        Act

(e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
        Advisers Act of 1940

(f) [ ] Employees Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
        provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1947 or
        Endowment Fund

(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-b (ii) (G)

(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1 (b) (1) (ii) (H)







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Item 4 Ownership:


(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:     7,431,500



(b)  Percent of Class:              8.8%



(c)  Number of Shares as to which CFC has:



     (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote
           ...............................................    7,431,500


    (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote
           ...............................................          -0-


   (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct
           the disposition of.............................     7,431,500

    (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
           the disposition of..............................         -0-



Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or less of A Class:

                                       N/A

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another person.

                                       N/A





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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
        Security Being Reported on by the parent Holding Company:

This Schedule 13G is being filed by the Cincinnati Financial Corporation for
itself or, if item 3(g) has been checked, as a parent holding company with
respect to the holding of its following subsidiaries:

         [X] Cincinnati Financial Corporation (31-0746871), a parent holding
             company, in accordance with 240.13d-(b) (ii) (G)

         [X] Cincinnati Insurance Company (31-0542366), an insurance company as
             defined in sections 9 (a) (19) of the Act

         [ ] Cincinnati Casualty Company (31-0826946), an insurance company as
             defined in sections 3 (a) (19) of the Act

         [X] Cincinnati Indemnity Company (31-1241793), an insurance company as
             defined in sections 3 (a) (19) of the Act

         [X] Cincinnati Life Insurance Company (31-1213778), an insurance
             company as defined in sections 3 (a) (19) of the Act

         [ ] Cincinnati Financial Retirement Plan Trust (31-0746871), an
             employee benefit plan, pension fund which is subject to the
             provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1947
             or Endowment Fund

         [X] CinFin Capital Management (31-1596849), an Investment Adviser
             registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940











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Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:



Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group:



Item 10.  Certification:

                  By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
                  the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
                  purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
                  influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
                  were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
                  any transaction having such purposes or effect.

                  Signature

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                  belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
                  statement is true, complete and correct.

                  DATE:    FEBRUARY 05, 2004

                  THE CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                  By    /s/Kenneth W. Stecher
                        -----------------------
                        KENNETH W. STECHER
                        CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

                  *This stock is held in custody by the Fifth Third Bank or
                  Charles Schwab Institutional.