FIRST MERCHANTS CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: Lehman Gary (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-28	Common Stock	A	333.000	—	Acquired	16669.021	Direct
2012-10-01	Common Stock	P	109.822	$15.1760	Acquired	16778.843	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Non-Employee Director Stock Option totals 3,000 shares.

F2: Includes 2,997 shares held in restricted stock awards.