Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-216443
Chunk: 108

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form: 425
Chunk 108
---
S FILED WITH THE SEC CONCERNING THE PROPOSED MERGER, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

When filed, the Proxy Statement-Prospectus and other documents relating to the proposed merger filed by First Merchants and First Savings can be obtained free
of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents also can be obtained free of charge by accessing First Merchants website at under the tab “Investor Relations”, then under the heading
“Financial Information” and finally under the link “SEC Filings,” or by accessing First Savings’ website at www.fsbbank.net under the link “Investor Relations.” Alternatively, these documents, when
available, can be obtained free of charge from First Merchants upon written request to First Merchants Corporation, 200 East Jackson Street, Muncie, IN 47305, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by calling (765)
747-1500, or from First Savings, upon written request to First Savings Financial Group, Inc., 702 N. Shore Drive, Suite 300, Jeffersonville, IN 47130, Attention: Investor Relations, or by calling (812) 283-0724.

First Merchants and First Savings and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the common shareholders of First Savings in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of First Merchants is set forth in the proxy
statement for First Merchants’ 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on April 1, 2025, which information has been updated by First Merchants from time to time in subsequent filings with the SEC. Information
about the directors and executive officers of First Savings is set forth in the proxy statement for the First Savings 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on January 8, 2025. Additional information
regarding the interests of these participants, including First Savings’ officers and directors, will also be included in the Proxy Statement-Prospectus regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available. Free copies of this document may
be obtained as described above.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.