FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 25, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 25, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(a) 1. The following financial statements are filed as part of this document under Item 8 hereof:
Independent accountants’ report
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Income, years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
Notes to consolidated financial statements
(a) 2. Financial statement schedules:
All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or related notes.
(a) 3. Exhibits:
| Exhibit No: | Description of Exhibits: |
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| 2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger between First Merchants Corporation and First Savings Financial Group, Inc., dated as of September 24, 2025 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2025) |
| 3.1 | First Merchants Corporation Articles of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2024) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of First Merchants Corporation effective as of May 20, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2024) (SEC No. 001-41342) |
| 4.1 | First Merchants Corporation Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Merchants Capital Trust II dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 4.2 | Indenture dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 4.3 | Guarantee Agreement dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 4.4 | Form of Capital Securities Certification of First Merchants Capital Trust II (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 4.5 | First Merchants Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on July 17, 2020) (SEC No. 333-229527) |
| 4.6 | Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2023) (SEC No. 000-17071) |
| 4.7 | Deposit Agreement by and among First Merchants Corporation, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., as depositary, and holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein, as amended on March 30, 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of registrant’s Form 8-A filed on March 30, 2022) (SEC No. 001-41342) |
| 4.8 | Form of Depositary Receipt (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of registrant’s Form 8-A filed on March 30, 2022) (SEC No. 001-41342) |
| 10.1 | First Merchants Corporation Senior Management Incentive Compensation Program, dated February 3, 2026 (Incorporated by reference to the description in Item 5.02 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2026) (SEC No. 001-41342) (1) |
| 10.2 | First Merchants Corporation non-employee director compensation schedule adopted February 9, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2021) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.3 | First Merchants Corporation Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2017) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.4 | First Merchants Corporation 2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, effective as amended January 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of registrant's Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2015) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.5 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, as amended, with Mark K. Hardwick dated June 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.6 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, as amended, with Michael J. Stewart dated June 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.7 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, as amended, with John J. Martin dated June 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.8 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, effective February 11, 2014, with Stephan H. Fluhler (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2014) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.9 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, effective November 4, 2021, with Michele M. Kawiecki (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2021) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.10 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, effective August 23, 2021, with Chad W. Kimball (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of registrant's Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2025) (SEC No. 001-41342) (1) |
| 10.11 | First Merchants Corporation Change of Control Agreement, effective November 1, 2024 with Joseph C. Peterson (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of registrant's Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2025) (SEC No. 001-41342) (1) |
| 10.12 | First Merchants Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and amendments thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 27, 1998) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.13 | First Merchants Corporation Defined Contribution Supplemental Retirement Plan dated January 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.14 | First Merchants Corporation Participation Agreement of Michael C. Rechin dated January 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.15 | 2011 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.16 | First Merchants Corporation 2019 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 15, 2019) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.17 | First Merchants Corporation 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 15, 2019) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.18 | First Merchants Corporation Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of registrant’s Form S-8 filed June 26, 2019) (SEC No. 333-232362) (1) |
| 10.19 | Level One Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated April 15, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Level One Bancorp, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed March 23, 2018) (SEC No. 333-223866) (1) |
| 10.20 | Amendment to the Level One Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan, dated August 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Level One Bancorp, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed March 23, 2018) (SEC No. 333-223866) (1) |
| 10.21 | First Merchants Corporation 2024 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2024) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.22 | First Merchants Corporation 2024 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2024) (SEC No. 000-17071) (1) |
| 10.23 | First Merchants Corporation Equity Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to registrants Form S-8 filed on June 4, 2024) (SEC No. 333-232362) (1) |
| 19 | Insider Trading Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19 of First Merchants Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024) |
| 21 | Subsidiaries of registrant (2) |
| 23 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (2) |
| 24 | Limited Power of Attorney (2) |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (2) |
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (2) |
| 32 | Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (3) |
| 97 | First Merchants Corporation Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 of First Merchants Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023) |
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| (1) | Management contract or compensatory plan |
| (2) | Filed herewith. |
| (3) | Furnished herewith. |
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