FIRST MERCHANTS CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
CIK: 0000712534
Period of Report: 2012-09-28

Reporting Person: Sherman Patrick A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-28	Common Stock	A	416.000	—	Acquired	22301.797	Direct
2012-10-01	Common Stock	P	32.947	$15.1760	Acquired	22334.744	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Non-Employee Director Stock Option totals 6,000 shares.

F2: Includes 7,714 shares held in restricted stock awards.