Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-10-10
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-237211
Chunk: 111

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-10
Form: S-4
Chunk 111
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 permissible designations of specific basis to specific shares of the First Merchants common stock received (on or before the date on which the basis of a share of First Merchants common stock received becomes relevant).

| • |     | Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of First Merchants Common Stock |

A U.S. Holder who receives cash in lieu of fractional shares of First Merchants common stock will be treated as having received such fractional share of First Merchants common stock pursuant to the Merger and then as having sold that fractional share of First Merchants common stock for cash in a redemption by First Merchants. As a result, assuming that the cash received is not treated as a dividend, such U.S. Holder will generally recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received in lieu of a fractional share and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis allocated to the fractional share of First Merchants common stock. Any resultant gain or loss generally will be capital in nature, and will be long-term or short-term, depending on the period of time the exchanged shares of First Savings common stock were held. Long-term capital gain is taxed at reduced rates for non-corporateholders. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. 74

| • |     | Unearned Income Medicare Contribution Tax |

In addition to the above-referenced tax consequences, a U.S. Holder may also be subject to Section 1411 of the Code. Section 1411 imposes an additional 3.8% tax on certain individuals, estates, and trusts. For individuals, Section 1411 imposes an additional 3.8% tax on the lesser of: (i) the individual’s “net investment income” for the relevant taxable year; or (ii) the excess of the individual’s modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over the applicable threshold. For estates and trusts, Section 1411 imposes an additional 3.8% tax on the lesser of: (i) the estate’s or trust’s “undistributed net investment income” for the relevant taxable year; or (ii) the excess of the estate’s or trust’s adjusted gross income over the dollar amount at which the highest tax bracket in Section 1(e) of the Code begins for such taxable year. Net investment income generally would include any capital gain incurred in connection with the Merger (including any gain treated as a dividend).

| • |     | Capital Gains or Losses |

To the extent a U.S. Holder recognizes capital