First Merchants shareholders re-elect all nine directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor at 2026 annual meeting

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP

All nine incumbent directors re-elected for one-year terms; votes for ranged from 36.8M to 45.3M, with most withheld votes between 360K and 8.9M.
Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 43.1M for, 2.2M against, 374K abstain, 7.4M broker non-votes.
Forvis Mazars, LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2026: 51.1M for, 1.8M against, 77K abstain.

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