secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK:        0000712534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-13T20:33:45+00:00
Accession:  0000712534-26-000051
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.10
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Merchants declares quarterly preferred dividend of $0.4688 per depositary share
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- Dividend of $46.88 per share on 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A.
- Holders of depositary shares (FRMEP) receive $0.4688 per depositary share.
- Payable August 14, 2026 to stockholders of record on July 30, 2026.
- Dividend rate unchanged at 7.50% per annum; no common dividend change announced.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000051/0000712534-26-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000051/frme-20260713.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-26-000051

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