LOCKPORT, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNFG) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of fourteen cents ($0.14) per share on outstanding FNFG common stock. The dividend is payable on February 23, 2010 to stockholders of record on February 9, 2010.
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Niagara Bank, will have $19.3 billion in assets, 254 branches and $13.9 billion in deposits at the close of its acquisition of Harleysville National Corporation, which is expected in the first quarter of 2010, subject to regulatory approval. First Niagara Bank is a community-oriented bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses across Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.fnfg.com.