Every Form 4 that First Merchants Corp (FRME) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow FRME and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full FRME filings page.
Brooks Susan W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP director Susan W. Brooks received a stock award of 584 shares of common stock at $38.73 per share. This compensation-related grant increased her direct holdings to 12,014.88 shares.
The total includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 7,671 shares, which typically vest over time and are subject to continued service or other conditions.
FLUHLER STEPHAN reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Merchants Corp reported a compensation-related insider transaction by Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President Stephan Fluhler. He received a grant of 217.383 shares of phantom stock, each economically equivalent to one share of FRME common stock.
After this award, Fluhler holds a total of 1,557.379 phantom stock units. According to the terms, these phantom shares will be settled in either cash or FRME common stock, at his election, when he separates from First Merchants. This is a derivative award, not an open-market stock purchase or sale.
HARDWICK MARK K reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP Chief Executive Officer Mark K. Hardwick received a grant of 33.434 shares of phantom stock on March 23, 2026. Each phantom stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of FRME common stock and will be settled in cash or FRME shares, at his election, upon separation from First Merchants. Following this compensation award, his phantom stock balance increased to 3,323.914 units.
First Merchants Corp director and First Vice President Larry W. Myers sold 5,000 shares of common stock at $41.50 per share in an open-market transaction. After this sale, he directly holds 109,491 shares, with additional indirect holdings in a Spousal IRA and a 401k plan.
First Merchants Corp’s Chief Risk Officer Eva D. Scurlock reported multiple stock option exercises on February 12, 2026. She exercised employee stock options covering 4,762, 681, and 5,986 shares of common stock at exercise prices of $26.04 and $21.79.
Corresponding entries show acquisitions of the same numbers of First Merchants common shares, and a separate transaction where 3,810 shares were disposed of at $41.64 in a tax-withholding transaction. After these moves, she directly held 27,682.128 common shares, including 9,842.109 shares from restricted stock awards.
First Merchants Corp executive Stephan Fluhler reported an open-market sale of company stock. On 02/11/2026, he sold 4,161 shares of First Merchants common stock at a price of $41.96 per share. After the sale, he directly beneficially owned 21,999.805 shares, which include restricted stock awards totaling 15,879.362 shares, and indirectly held 3,642.059 shares through a 401(k) plan.
First Merchants Corp’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joseph C. Peterson, reported a transaction in the company’s common stock. On 02/08/2026, 1,789 shares were disposed of in a transaction coded “F” at a price of $42.34 per share.
After this transaction, Peterson beneficially owned 38,025.267 shares of First Merchants common stock, held directly. This total includes 19,889.125 shares of restricted stock awards, as noted in the footnote to the filing.
First Merchants Corp executive Martin John reported a share disposition. On February 8, 2026, he completed a transaction coded “F” involving 5,398 shares of Common Stock at $42.34 per share.
After this transaction, John beneficially owns 64,877.688 shares of First Merchants Common Stock, including 22,928.443 shares of Restricted Stock Awards. His ownership is reported as held directly.
First Merchants Corp Chief Financial Officer Michele Kawiecki reported a disposition of 1,782 shares of common stock on February 8, 2026 at $42.34 per share under transaction code F. After this transaction, she directly beneficially owned 61,221.287 common shares.
She also indirectly held 2,008.079 common shares through a 401(k) plan. According to a footnote, her reported holdings include Restricted Stock Awards totaling 37,430.843 shares, indicating a substantial portion of her position is in restricted equity.
First Merchants Corp (FRME) reported an insider equity transaction by Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President Steven C. Harris. On 02/08/2026, he disposed of 970 shares of common stock at $42.34 per share, coded as transaction type "F".
After this transaction, Harris beneficially owned 19,884.061 shares of common stock directly, which the footnote states includes 8,003.666 shares of Restricted Stock Awards. He also held 148.478 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan.
First Merchants Corp officer Stephan Fluhler reported a disposition of 1,795 shares of common stock on February 8, 2026, coded as transaction type F at a price of $42.34 per share. After this transaction, he directly held 26,160.805 common shares, including 15,879.362 restricted stock awards.
He also indirectly held 3,642.059 common shares through a 401(k) Plan. Fluhler serves as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of First Merchants Corp.
First Merchants Corp Chief Risk Officer Eva D. Scurlock reported selling 3,227 shares of common stock on February 6, 2026 at a price of $42.29 per share. After this sale, she beneficially owned 20,063.128 shares, including 2,223.109 shares of restricted stock awards.