LOCKPORT, N.Y., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FNFG), today announced that it will release 2009 second quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday, July 23, 2009. A conference call will follow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, in which management will discuss the Company's financial results and business strategy, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Those wishing to participate in the call may dial toll-free 1-877-709-8150. A replay of the call will be available until August 6, 2009 by dialing 1-877-660-6853, account #240, ID # 327034.

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary First Niagara Bank, has assets of $9.6 billion and deposits of $6.2 billion at March 31, 2009. First Niagara Bank is a community-oriented savings bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through 113 branches and four Regional Market Centers across Upstate New York. In April 2009, the Company announced plans to add another 57 branches in Pittsburgh, Warren and Erie, Pa., additional deposits of $4.2 billion and additional loans of $839 million in an acquisition that is expected to close in September 2009. For more information, visit www.fnfg.com.

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