Company: FRME
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-268801
Chunk: 195

Company: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 424B3
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 Luse Gorman, PC, tax counsel to First Savings, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to First Savings, dated as of the Closing Date, to the

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effect that: (a) the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; (b) each of First Savings and First Merchants will be a party to such
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; and (c) no gain or loss will be recognized by holders of First Savings Common Stock upon the receipt of shares of First Merchants Common Stock in exchange for their shares of
First Savings Common Stock, except to the extent of any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of First Merchants Common Stock. Such opinion shall be based on factual representations received by counsel from First Savings and First Merchants in
the form of certificates described in Sections 13.10(b) and 13.10(c).

(b) .
First Savings shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and by the Chief Financial Officer of First Merchants, dated the Effective Time, certifying that (a) all of the representations and warranties of First
Merchants (disregarding all materiality and Material Adverse Effect Qualifiers set forth therein) are true, accurate and correct on and as of the Effective Time (except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of an
earlier date, which shall be true, accurate and correct as of such earlier date), except for any failures to be so true, accurate and correct that do not, in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect with respect to First Merchants;
(b) all the covenants of First Merchants have been complied with in all material respects from the date of this Agreement through and as of the Effective Time; (c) the conditions described in Section 9.1(b), 9.1(c) and 9.1(d) (with
respect to First Merchants) above are satisfied.

9.3 . The obligation of First Merchants to
effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by First Merchants at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

(a) . First Merchants shall have obtained an opinion of Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, tax counsel to First
Merchants, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to First Merchants, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that: (a) the Mer