Welcome to our dedicated page for First Merchants SEC filings (Ticker: FRME), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The First Merchants Corporation (FRME) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. First Merchants is an Indiana-incorporated financial holding company whose common stock and depositary shares for its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (FRMEP), are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Through its full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank, the company operates a community banking business that includes personal and business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance.
Among the key filings available are Form 8-K current reports, which First Merchants uses to disclose material events. These include quarterly earnings announcements, where the company reports net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense, loan and deposit balances, asset quality measures, and capital ratios, along with details about scheduled earnings conference calls and webcasts. Other 8-K filings document dividend declarations on common stock and on the Series A preferred stock, specifying cash dividend amounts, record dates, and payment dates.
Filings also cover corporate actions such as the entry into a material definitive agreement. For example, First Merchants has filed an 8-K describing its Agreement and Plan of Merger with First Savings Financial Group, Inc., outlining the all-stock merger terms, exchange ratio, anticipated timing, and related voting and registration arrangements. Additional exhibits, such as merger agreements, voting agreements, press releases, and investor presentations, are incorporated by reference in these reports.
On this page, users can review FRME’s SEC filings to analyze how the company describes its financial condition, capital structure, dividend practices, and significant transactions. AI-powered summaries can help explain the contents of lengthy documents, highlight key items in earnings releases, and clarify the implications of corporate actions and preferred stock terms for common and preferred shareholders.
First Merchants Corp (FRME) director Kevin D. Johnson reported an open-market purchase of company common stock on 09/30/2025. The filing shows Mr. Johnson acquired 580 shares at a reported price of $37.70 per share, increasing his total beneficial ownership to 7,823 shares. The total holdings include 7,359 restricted stock awards, as noted in the explanation. The Form 4 was signed on 10/02/2025 and filed as a single reporting person filing. The form discloses no derivative transactions.
Michael J. Fisher, a director of First Merchants Corp (FRME), reported a purchase of 580 shares of the company's common stock on 09/30/2025 at a reported price of $37.7 per share. After this transaction the filing shows 17,175.759 shares beneficially owned in total (direct ownership). The filing also discloses that the reporting person holds 7,359 restricted stock awards as part of that total. The Form 4 was filed as a single reporting person and carries a confirming signature dated 10/02/2025.
Director Howard Halderman bought 621 shares of First Merchants Corp (FRME) on 09/30/2025 at $37.70 per share, increasing his reported direct beneficial ownership to 27,436.837 shares. The filing also notes that the total includes 7,902 restricted stock awards. The Form 4 was filed as a single reporting person report and bears a signature dated 10/02/2025. The document identifies Halderman as a director and shows the transaction as an acquisition of common stock. No options, dispositions, or other derivative transactions are reported in this filing.
Patrick J. Fehring, a director of First Merchants Corp (FRME), purchased 600 shares of common stock on 09/30/2025 at a reported price of $37.7 per share. After the purchase his direct beneficial ownership is reported as 8,618.466 shares. The filing discloses additional indirect holdings: 20,605 shares held by his spouse and 91,262 shares held by the Patrick J Fehring Trust. The filing also states it includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 7,626 shares within the reported holdings. The Form 4 is signed (confirming statement noted) on 10/02/2025.
Director Chiang Mung reported acquiring 600 shares of First Merchants Corp (FRME) common stock on 09/30/2025 at a reported price of $37.70 per share. After the transaction the reporting person is shown as beneficially owning 7,170 shares, which the filing states includes restricted stock awards totaling 7,170 shares. The Form 4 identifies the reporter as a director and the purchase is recorded as a non-derivative acquisition. The filing is a single-person Form 4 reporting a straightforward, open-market or grant-related purchase recorded under transaction code "A."
Susan W. Brooks, a director of First Merchants Corp (FRME), reported a purchase of common stock on 09/30/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 600 shares at a reported price of $37.70 per share, bringing her total beneficial ownership to 10,762.032 shares. The ownership total explicitly includes 7,607 restricted stock awards.
The Form 4 is signed and dated 10/02/2025 and indicates the report was filed by one reporting person. No derivative transactions or other dispositions are disclosed in this filing.
Michael R. Becher, a director of First Merchants Corp (FRME), reported an insider purchase of common stock on 09/30/2025. The Form 4 shows he acquired 642 shares at a reported price of $37.70 per share. After the transaction, he beneficially owned 27,874.398 shares, which the filing notes include 8,159 restricted stock awards. The filing was submitted as a single reporting person report and includes a confirming signature by Jacob Burkett dated 10/02/2025.
The form is a routine Section 16 filing that documents a small director purchase; the record lists the reporting person’s address in Muncie, IN and does not disclose options, derivative transactions, or additional compensatory details beyond the restricted stock count.
First Merchants Corporation disclosed an agreement to combine with First Savings Financial Group, Inc. under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
Insider grant and holdings summary: First Merchants Corp reporting person Stephan Fluhler received a grant of 73.228 units of Phantom Stock on 09/22/2025. Each phantom share is the economic equivalent of one share of FRME common stock and will be settled in cash or shares at the reporting person's election upon separation from the company.
After the reported transaction the filing shows 1,250.428 shares of common stock beneficially owned directly by the reporting person. The phantom stock grant lists a reference price of $40.61 per share in the filing.
Mark K. Hardwick, Chief Executive Officer and Director of First Merchants Corp (symbol reported as FRME), reported on Form 4 a grant of 28.428 units of phantom stock on 09/22/2025. Each phantom share is economically equivalent to one share of common stock and will be settled in cash or shares at the reporting person's election upon separation. The filing shows a notional price of $40.61 and reports 3,260.331 shares beneficially owned following the transaction. The filing was confirmed by Melanie Bowling.
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