Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000712534-25-000077
Chunk: 73

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 Annual Meeting date or (ii) the tenth day after public disclosure of the 2026 Annual Meeting date, whichever is later. If a shareholder fails to meet these deadlines and or the other requirements set forth in FMC’s Bylaws, such shareholder’s nomination shall be disregarded and/or proposed other business shall not be transacted.

The Company reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any nomination or proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

Any proposals, notices, or director nominee suggestions should be sent to the attention of the Secretary of the Company at 200 East Jackson Street, Muncie, Indiana 47305.

55 First Merchants Corporation 2025 Proxy Statement

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#### OTHER MATTERS
Shareholders who, according to FMC’s records, share an address may receive only one Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials on the Internet, one annual report to shareholders or one set of proxy materials, unless the shareholders have provided contrary instructions. Any shareholder who received only one Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, one annual report to shareholders or one set of proxy materials, and who wishes to receive a separate Notice, a separate annual report to shareholders or a separate set of proxy materials, may write or call the Company’s Shareholder Services Department at First Merchants Corporation, P. O. Box 792, Muncie IN 47308-0792; (800) 262-4261, extension 21522. In addition, shareholders who share an address and who have received multiple Notices Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, multiple copies of the annual report to shareholders or multiple copies of proxy materials may write or call the Company’s Shareholder Services Department at First Merchants Corporation, at the same address and telephone number noted above, to request delivery of a single Notice or a single copy of these materials in the future.

FMC will bear the cost of soliciting proxies. FMC employees may solicit proxies personally or by mail, telephone or other electronic means, however, no solicitation will be made by specially engaged employees or paid solicitors.

The Board and management are not aware of any matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the shareholders other than: (1) the election of directors, (2) the advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of FMC’s named executive officers, and (3) ratification of the appointment of the independent auditor. The Secretary of the Company did not receive notice of any shareholder proposals intending