Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-242318
Chunk: 184

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 184
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 by First Merchants as of and following the Effective Time with respect to matters, or acts or omissions of such
individuals, occurring or alleged to occur on or prior to the Effective Time.

(d) In the event of any threatened or actual
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including, without limitation, any such claim, action suit, proceeding or investigation in which any individual who is now, or has been at any time prior to
the date of this Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director or officer of First Savings or any subsidiary (the “Indemnified Parties”), is, or is threatened to be, made a party based in whole or in part on,
or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of First Savings or a Subsidiary or any of their predecessors or (ii) this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether in any case asserted or arising before or on or after the Effective Time, the parties hereto agree to cooperate and use their best reasonable efforts to defend against and respond thereto.

(e) If First Merchants shall consolidate with or merge into any other entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving
entity of such consolidation or merger or shall transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any entity, then and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of First Merchants shall assume the obligations
set forth in this Section 8.5.

8.6 . Promptly upon its becoming available, First Merchants shall furnish
to First Savings one (1) copy of each financial statement, report, notice, or proxy statement sent by First Merchants to its shareholders generally and of each regular or periodic report, registration statement or prospectus filed by First
Merchants with the SEC or any successor agency, and of any notice or communication received by First Merchants from the SEC, which is not available on the SEC’s EDGAR internet database.

8.7 . First Merchants shall promptly advise First Savings 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