Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000712534-25-000077
Chunk: 7

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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| Michael J. Fisher                                        |     | 15,328(5)                                  |     | *        |
| F. Howard Halderman                                      |     | 25,142(6)                                  |     | *        |
| Mark K. Hardwick                                         |     | 125,686(7)                                 |     | *        |
| Kevin D. Johnson                                         |     | 6,132(8)                                   |     | *        |
| Clark C. Kellogg                                         |     | 13,545(9)                                  |     | *        |
| Gary J. Lehman                                           |     | 50,667(10)                                 |     | *        |
| Michael C. Rechin                                        |     | 91,847(11)                                 |     | *        |
| Jason R. Sondhi                                          |     | 6,971(12)                                  |     | *        |
| Jean L. Wojtowicz                                        |     | 59,042(13)                                 |     | *        |
| Michele M. Kawiecki                                      |     | 53,093(14)                                 |     | *        |
| John J. Martin                                           |     | 62,614(15)                                 |     | *        |
| Joseph C. Peterson                                       |     | 31,584(16)                                 |     | *        |
| Michael J. Stewart                                       |     | 100,266(17)                                |     | *        |
| Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (17 persons) |     | 805,671(18)                                |     | 1.37%    |

* Percentage beneficially owned is less than 1% of the outstanding shares.

(1) Includes 7,870 Restricted Shares.

(2) Includes 7,255 Restricted Shares.

(3) Dr. Chiang was appointed to the Board on February 8, 2023. All shares are Restricted Shares.

3 First Merchants Corporation 2025 Proxy Statement

(4) Includes 6,863 Restricted Shares, 4,762 shares that Mr. Fehring has the right to acquire by exercising Vested Options, 20,605 shares held by the JoAnn Fehring Trust and 91,262 shares held by the Patrick J. Fehring Trust.

(5) Includes 7,067 Restricted Shares.

(6) Includes 7,643 Restricted Shares, 12 shares held by