---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712534-25-000203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRME"
cik: "0000712534"
company_name: "FIRST MERCHANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T20:00:14.255243+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Patrick Fehring retires from First Merchants board; board size reduced to 12

## Summary
- Patrick Fehring retired from the Board of Directors effective November 14, 2025.
- Fehring had served since 2022 and was on the Risk and Credit Policy Committee.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with the Corporation's operations or policies.
- Board size decreased from 13 to 12 members concurrent with Fehring's departure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712534-25-000203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRME
- cik: 0000712534
- company_name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000203/0000712534-25-000203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253425000203/frme-20251114.htm

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