Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-05-19
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000712534-25-000123
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Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-19
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.07
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On May 16, 2025 the Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

F. Howard Halderman, Kevin D. Johnson, Clark C. Kellogg and Michael C. Rechin were elected to the Board of Directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.

The shareholders adopted a non-binding resolution approving the compensation of the Corporation’s executive officers, as well as the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

The votes on these matters were as follows:

1. Election of Directors:

                                  FOR       WITHHELD      BROKER NON-VOTES  
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  F. Howard Halderman      36,934,158      7,272,950             6,093,693  
  Kevin D. Johnson         41,437,134      2,769,974             6,093,693  
  Clark C. Kellogg         40,337,812      3,869,296             6,093,693  
  Michael C. Rechin        39,264,624      4,942,484             6,093,693  

2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Corporation’s named executive officers:

         FOR        AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER NON-VOTES  
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  41,044,302      3,027,719      135,087             6,093,693  

3. Approval of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent auditor for 2025:

         FOR        AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER NON-VOTES  
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  48,086,570      2,092,977      121,254             6,093,693  

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                           First Merchants Corporation                        
                           (Registrant)                                       
                           By: /s/ Michele M. Kawiecki                        
  Dated: May 19, 2025