Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-216443
Chunk: 69

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form: 425
Chunk 69
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 mutually acceptable to the parties. Except as otherwise required by law, neither First Savings nor the Bank shall issue any additional press releases or make any
other public announcements or disclosures relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby without the prior approval of First Merchants; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.6 shall be deemed to prohibit any
party from making any disclosure that its counsel deems necessary in order to satisfy such party’s disclosure obligation imposed by law or the rules of any securities exchange.

7.7 . First Savings shall promptly advise First Merchants of any fact, change, event or circumstance
known to it (i) that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on it or (ii) which it believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties
or covenants contained herein or that reasonably could be expected to give rise, individually or in the aggregate, to the failure of a condition in Section 9.

7.8 . First Savings and the Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective officers,
employees, and authorized representatives to hold in strict confidence all confidential data and information obtained by them from First Merchants, unless such information (a) was already known to First Savings and the Subsidiaries,
(b) becomes available to First Savings and the Subsidiaries from other sources, (c) is independently developed by First Savings and the Subsidiaries, (d) is disclosed by First Savings or the Subsidiaries with and in accordance with
the terms of prior written approval of First Merchants, or (e) is or becomes readily ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources or public disclosure of such information is required by law or requested by a court or
other governmental agency, commission, or regulatory body. First Savings and the Subsidiaries further agree that, in the event this Agreement is terminated, they will return to First Merchants, or destroy, all information obtained by First Savings
and the Subsidiaries from First Merchants or a First Merchants Subsidiary, including all copies made of such information by First Savings and the Subsidiaries. This provision shall survive the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this
Agreement.

7.9 . First Savings and the Bank shall generally cooperate with First Merchants and its officers, employees,
attorneys, accountants and other agents, and, generally, do