secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK:        0000712534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-14T20:09:21+00:00
Accession:  0000712534-26-000064
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Merchants declares $0.37 per share cash dividend payable Sept 18
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- Cash dividend of $0.37 per common share declared on Aug 14, 2026.
- Payable Sept 18, 2026 to shareholders of record as of Sept 4, 2026.
- Dividend applies to FRME common stock; no change from prior quarter indicated.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000064/0000712534-26-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000071253426000064/frme-20260814.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712534-26-000064

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