secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK:        0000712534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-19T20:11:27+00:00
Accession:  0000712534-26-000039
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Merchants appoints Paul Fultz to Board after Gary Lehman's retirement
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- Gary Lehman retired from the Board effective May 19, 2026, after serving since 2011; not due to any disagreement.
- Paul Fultz, retired KPMG audit partner with over 30 years of experience, appointed to fill the vacancy.
- Fultz will serve on the Audit Committee; term runs until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
- Board now comprises 13 members, 10 of whom are independent outside directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000039/0000712534-26-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000039/frme-20260519.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-26-000039

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