Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-216443
Chunk: 91

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-25
Form: 425
Chunk 91
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 General Counsel           
 FAX: (765)                            
 741-7283                              |     | Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP                            
 2700 Market Tower                                         
 10 West Market Street                                     
 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2982                          
 Attn: Jeremy E. Hill, Esq.                                |
| If to First Savings:                  |     | With a copy to:                                           |
| 702 North Shore Drive, Suite 300      
 Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130         
 Attn: Larry W. Myers                  
 President and Chief Executive Officer 
 FAX: (812) 670-3738                   |     | Luse Gorman, PC 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,                
 Suite 780 Washington, DC 20015 Attn: Victor L. Cangelosi, 
 Esq. Thomas P. Hutton, Esq.                               |

or to such substituted address as any of them have given to the other in writing. 13.4 Headings. The headings in this Agreement have been inserted solely for the ease of reference and should not be considered in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 13.5 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein. 13.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. In addition, this Agreement and the documents to be delivered hereunder may be executed by the parties hereto either manually or by facsimile signatures, each of which shall constitute an original signature. 13.7 Governing Law. This Agreement is executed in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to choice of law principles. 13.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any other agreement, whether oral or written, between First Merchants and First Savings relating to the matters contemplated hereby, and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto. 13.9 Expenses. First Merchants and First Savings shall each pay their own expenses incidental to the transactions contemplated hereby. It is understood that the fees of the