FIRST MERCHANTS CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK: 0000712534
Period of Report: 2012-06-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-30	Common Stock	P	232.000	$12.2320	Acquired	55257.058	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 33,140.763 shares held in restricted stock awards.

F2: Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy equals 62,250