Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000712534-25-000077
Chunk: 31

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: DEF 14A
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 exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

THE COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT

In accordance with Item 407(e)(5) of SEC Regulation S-K, the members of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee state that the Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required under Item 402(b) of SEC Regulation S-K with management. Based on this review and discussions, the Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Compensation and Human Resources Committee

Jean L. Wojtowicz, Chair

Michael J. Fisher

Clark C. Kellogg

Gary J. Lehman

#### VI.

#### INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The names, ages, and positions of all executive officers of FMC and all persons chosen to become executive officers are listed below. The officers are elected by the Board for a term of one year or until the election of their successors. There are no arrangements between any officer and any other person pursuant to which he or she was selected as an officer.

Mark K. Hardwick , 54, Chief Executive Officer, FMC

Chief Executive Officer commencing on January 1, 2021; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of FMC since May 2016; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FMC since December 2005; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FMC from April 2002 to December 2005; Corporate Controller of FMC from November 1997 to April 2002.

#### Michael J. Stewart

#### , 59, President, FMC
President commencing on January 1, 2021; Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of FMC since February 2008; Executive Vice President from December 2006 to February 2008 of National City Corp; Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of National City Bank of Indiana from December 2002 to December 2006.

Michele M. Kawiecki , 52, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, FMC

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer commencing January 1, 2021; Senior Vice President and Director of Finance of FMC since March 2015