---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712534-25-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRME"
cik: "0000712534"
company_name: "FIRST MERCHANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:13:01.214000+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Merchants declares $0.35/share cash dividend payable March 21, 2025

## Summary
- Dividend of $0.35 per share declared on February 7, 2025.
- Payable on March 21, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2025.
- Ex-dividend date set for March 6, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712534-25-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRME
- cik: 0000712534
- company_name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000047/0000712534-25-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000047/frme-20250207.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-25-000047.txt

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