Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-268801
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Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 424B3
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 any rights or
benefits under any note, bond, indenture, loan, mortgage, security agreement, contract, arrangement, or commitment.

(c)
Other than required filings with Nasdaq and the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Indiana Secretary of State, the filing of articles of merger, certificates of merger or other filings necessary to consummate the Bank Merger, and such notices
and filings made in connection or in compliance with the banking regulatory approvals contemplated by Section 9.1(c) and federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, no notice to, filing with,
authorization of, exemption by, or consent or approval of, any public body or authority is necessary with respect to First Merchants or FMB for the consummation by First Merchants and FMB of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Except as set forth in the First Merchants Disclosure Letter, other than those filings, authorizations, consents and
approvals referenced in Section 6.2(c) above and filings and approvals relating to the listing of the shares of First Merchants Common Stock to be issued in the Merger on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and certain other filings and approvals
with Nasdaq relating to the change in the number of shares of First Merchants outstanding as a result of the Merger, no notice to, filing with, authorization of, exemption by, or consent or approval of, any third party is necessary for the
consummation by First Merchants or FMB of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such authorizations, exemptions, consents or approvals, the failure of which to obtain, would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.

6.3 .

(a) As of September 22, 2025, First Merchants has One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of First Merchants Common Stock
authorized, without par value, $0.125 stated value, of which 57,815,289 shares were issued and outstanding. Such issued and outstanding shares of First Merchants Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of
First Merchants, are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of any shareholders.

(b) As of September 22, 2025, First Merchants has 10,000 shares of non-cumulative
preferred stock authorized, without par value,