Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-268801
Chunk: 191

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 424B3
Chunk 191
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, notice, or proxy statement sent by First Merchants to its shareholders generally and of each regular or periodic report, registration statement or prospectus filed by First
Merchants with the SEC or any successor agency, and of any notice or communication received by First Merchants from the SEC, which is not available on the SEC’s EDGAR internet database.

8.7 . First Merchants shall promptly advise First Savings of any fact, change, event or circumstance
known to it (i) that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on it or (ii) which it believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties
or covenants contained herein or that reasonably could be expected to give rise, individually or in the aggregate, to the failure of a condition in Section 9.

8.8 . Neither First Merchants nor any First Merchants Subsidiary shall (a) take any action while knowing that such
action would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code; or (b) take any action while knowing that such action is intended or is reasonably
likely to result in (i) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Section 9 not being satisfied, or (ii) a material delay in the consummation of the Merger except, in each case, as may be required by applicable law or
regulation or with the written consent of First Savings.

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8.9 . First Merchants shall generally cooperate with First Savings and its
officers, employees, attorneys, accountants and other agents, and, generally, do such other acts and things in good faith as may be reasonable, necessary or appropriate to timely effectuate the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

8.10 First Merchants shall cause the appropriate
officers of FMB to execute and deliver the Bank Merger Agreement contemporaneously herewith.

8.11 . On and
after the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time or until this Agreement is terminated as herein provided, First Merchants and the First Merchants Subsidiaries shall (a) except as set forth in the First Merchants Disclosure Letter,
carry on their business diligently, substantially in the same manner as heretofore conducted, and in the ordinary course of business;