Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-268801
Chunk: 133

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 424B3
Chunk 133
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 Bank free and clear of all liens, pledges,
charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions, security interests, options and preemptive rights and of all other rights of any other person, corporation or entity with respect thereto. Southern has no capital stock authorized, issued or outstanding
other than as described in this Section 5.3(c) and has no intention or obligation to authorize or issue any other shares of capital stock.

(d) As of the date of this Agreement, Investments has 2,500 shares of common stock, no par value per share, authorized and
outstanding, all of which are held beneficially and of record by the Bank. Such issued and outstanding shares of Investments capital stock have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Investments, are validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of any Investments shareholder. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Investments common stock are owned by the Bank free and clear of all liens,
pledges, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions, security interests, options and preemptive rights and of all other rights of any other person, corporation or entity with respect thereto. Investments has no capital stock authorized, issued or
outstanding other than as described in this Section 5.3(c) and has no intention or obligation to authorize or issue any other shares of capital stock.

(e) As of the date of this Agreement, the Bank is the sole member of Q2. Such membership interest has been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary company action of Q2, is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and has not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of any Q2 member. All membership interest of Q2 is owned by the Bank free and clear of
all liens, pledges, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions, security interests, options and preemptive rights and of all other rights of any other person, corporation or entity with respect thereto. Q2 has no membership interest authorized,
issued or outstanding other than as described in this Section 5.3(e) and has no intention or obligation to authorize or issue any other membership interest.

(f) As of the date of this Agreement, the Bank is the sole member of Crimson. Such membership interest has been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary company action of Crimson, is validly issued, fully paid and non