X0303 4 2010-02-01 0 0001051741 FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC FNFG 0001262240 O BRYAN KEVIN M 6950 SOUTH TRANSIT ROAD LOCKPORT NY 14094 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Credit Common Stock 2010-02-01 4 D 0 1086 13.72 D 52703 D Common Stock 49762 I by 401K Common Stock 1973 I by ESOP Common Stock 10200 I by Trust Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12.02 2009-01-28 2018-01-28 Common Stock 18678 18678 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12.87 2005-05-04 2014-05-04 Common Stock 13000 13000 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12.91 2005-12-28 2015-05-03 Common Stock 17500 17500 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 12.93 2010-01-26 2019-01-26 Common Stock 12555 12555 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 14.44 2011-01-25 2020-01-25 Common Stock 14997 14997 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 14.7 2008-01-31 2017-01-31 Common Stock 12700 12700 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 14.83 2007-09-08 2016-09-08 Common Stock 23700 23700 D By: Ann M. Segarra, power of attorney For: Kevin M. O'Bryan 2010-02-02