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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712534-25-000123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRME"
cik: "0000712534"
company_name: "FIRST MERCHANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T02:25:16.529283+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Merchants shareholders elect four directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- Directors Halderman, Johnson, Kellogg, Rechin elected for one-year terms expiring at 2026 meeting.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved: 41,044,302 for, 3,027,719 against, 135,087 abstain.
- Forvis Mazars, LLP ratified as auditor for 2025: 48,086,570 for, 2,092,977 against, 121,254 abstain.
- Broker non-votes of 6,093,693 on each director and both proposals.
- Annual meeting held May 16, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712534-25-000123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRME
- cik: 0000712534
- company_name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000123/0000712534-25-000123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000123/frme-20250516.htm

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