FIRST MERCHANTS CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK: 0000712534
Period of Report: 2012-02-23

Reporting Person: HARDWICK MARK K (Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-23	Common Stock	A	11875.000	—	Acquired	55849.921	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	F	1089.00	$11.3000	Disposed	54760.921	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-23	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.3800	A	7500.00	Acquired	2022-02-23	Common Stock (7500.00)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 8,238.529 shares held in 401(k) retirement account and 35,139.392 restricted stock awards.

F2: Includes 401 shares owned by spouse.

F3: Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy equals 56,658