secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK:        0000712534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-216440
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Merchants to acquire First Savings in $241M all-stock merger; exchange ratio 0.85
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- All-stock transaction valued at ~$241.3M; FSFG shareholders receive 0.85 FRME shares per share, implied $33.60/FSFG share.
- Deal expected to close Q1 2026; ~11% EPS accretion in 2027, tangible book value earnback ~3.0 years.
- First Savings has $2.4B assets, $1.9B loans, $1.7B deposits; combined company assets ~$21B across IN, MI, OH.
- Larry W. Myers (First Savings CEO) to join First Merchants Board of Directors upon closing.
- Transaction approved by both Boards; requires First Savings shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000119312525216440/0001193125-25-216440-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/000119312525216440/d83219d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-216440

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