FFBZ First Fed Bancorp (MM)

First Federal Bancorp Shareholders Approve Merger ZANESVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- J. William Plummer, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Federal Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFBZ), today reported that at the special meeting of the shareholders held on November 8, 2004, the shareholders of First Federal Bancorp adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Park National Corporation, Park Merger Corp. and First Federal Bancorp, Inc. The companies are currently awaiting regulatory approvals. The closing of the mergers is expected to take place before the end of 2004 if all required regulatory approvals are received in sufficient time, although no assurance can be provided that the regulatory approvals will be received or that the transactions will be closed. First Federal Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank of Eastern Ohio, whose primary markets include Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, and Tuscarawas counties. DATASOURCE: First Federal Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: Connie Ayres LaPlante, Treasurer of First Federal Bancorp, Inc., +1-740-588-2265

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