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: ELLINGTON KIMBERLY J (Director Human Resources, Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-23	Common Stock	A	3050.00	—	Acquired	13461.543	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	F	510.00	$11.300	Disposed	12951.543	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 542.424 shares held in 401(k) retirement account and 8,067.189 restricted stock awards.

F2: Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy equals 25,557.450