First Merchants Corporation filings document a financial holding-company disclosure record centered on First Merchants Bank, Nasdaq-listed common stock under FRME, and depositary shares representing Series A non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock under FRMEP. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, earnings-call exhibits, common and preferred dividend declarations, board changes, compensation-plan actions, and completed merger activity.
Proxy materials describe shareholder voting matters, director elections, board structure, executive compensation, equity awards, and governance practices. Merger-related and capital-structure disclosures record share conversion terms, preferred-stock dividend mechanics, director compensation, and related exhibits for material corporate events.
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 Corporation has an investor filing to sell 4,161 shares of its common stock under Rule 144. The planned sale through E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION has an aggregate market value of 174345.9 and is expected around 02/10/2026 on NASDAQ.
These 4,161 shares were originally acquired on 02/08/2021 as vested restricted stock awards granted by First Merchants Corporation. The filing notes there are 56,951,939 common shares outstanding, providing context for the size of this planned sale.
First Merchants Corporation announced a regular cash dividend of $0.36 per common share. The dividend will be paid on March 20, 2026 to shareholders who are on record as of March 6, 2026. The company furnished the related press release as an exhibit.
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.
First Merchants Corporation has expanded its Board of Directors from twelve to thirteen members and appointed Larry W. Myers to the new Class III seat. His initial term runs until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, when he will be considered for a one-year term.
Myers, the long-time President and CEO of First Savings Bank and First Savings Financial Group, joined the board shortly after First Merchants completed its merger with First Savings on February 1, 2026. He will serve on the Risk and Credit Policy Committee and participate in the equity compensation plan for non-employee directors, with director compensation beginning in the third quarter of 2026.
The company, a $21.4 billion financial holding company, highlights Myers’ deep community banking experience and knowledge of the southern Indiana market as support for its growth strategy and shareholder value focus.