# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001629019
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-055433
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 2093
**Document Hash:** 5c054a4e9558de7fd7602810ab6d7a1f
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-055433.hdr.sgml**: 20250703

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-055433

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250602

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Merchants Bancorp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001629019
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 205747400
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 410 MONON BLVD
- **CITY:** CARMEL
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46032
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3175697420

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 410 MONON BLVD
- **CITY:** CARMEL
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46032

**MERCHANTS BANCORP**

**410 Monon Blvd.**

**Carmel, Indiana 46032**

June 2, 2025

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

Robert Arzonetti

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

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| Re: | Merchants Bancorp |
|  | Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
|  | File No. 333-287555 |
|  | <u>Request for Acceleration</u> |

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Dear Mr. Arzonetti:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, on behalf of Merchants Bancorp, hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on June 4, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please contact Michael J. Messaglia of Krieg DeVault LLP at (317) 238-6249 or mmessaglia@kdlegal.com with any questions you may have concerning this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Messaglia when this request for acceleration has been granted.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

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|:---|
| Respectfully, |
| /s/ Terry A. Oznick |
| Terry A. Oznick |
| General Counsel and Secretary |

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cc: Michael J. Messaglia, Esq.