First Charter Corporation to Hold Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

First Charter Corporation (NASDAQ:FCTR) expects to report its second quarter 2007 earnings after the market closes on Monday, July 23, 2007. First Charter Corporation’s executive management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, to discuss the second quarter 2007 financial results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-379-3953 and using access code 10295387 or via live audio webcast. Participants are encouraged to call in 15 minutes prior to the call in order to register for the event. The second quarter earnings release, live audio webcast, and presentation materials will be available on www.firstcharter.com under the Investor Relations section. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET) on July 24, 2007, until midnight (ET) on July 31, 2007. The replay will be accessible by calling 800-642-1687 and using access code 10295387. The replay will also be available via webcast on www.firstcharter.com under the Investor Relations section for 30 days. Corporate Profile First Charter Corporation (NASDAQ:FCTR), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a regional financial services company with assets of $4.9 billion and is the holding company for First Charter Bank. First Charter operates 58 full-service financial centers, four insurance offices, and 137 ATMs in North Carolina and Georgia, and also operates loan origination offices in Asheville, North Carolina and Reston, Virginia. First Charter provides businesses and individuals with a broad range of financial services, including banking, financial planning, wealth management, investments, insurance, and mortgages. For more information about First Charter, visit the Company’s Web site at www.firstcharter.com or call 800-601-8471. Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. Various factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. For further information and a summary of certain of the factors, which could affect the accuracy of these forward-looking statements, refer to First Charter’s reports filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which are available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) or at First Charter’s website (www.firstcharter.com). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s judgments only as of the date hereof. First Charter undertakes no obligation to publicly revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events and circumstances that arise after the date hereof.