STEPHAN FLUHLER - 20 Jul 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)

Role: Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President
Signature: Jacob Burkett (Confirming Statement on File)
Issuer symbol: FRME
Transactions as of: 20 Jul 2023
Transactions value $: $160,850
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Aug 2023, 11:46:00 UTC
Previous filing: 22 Jun 2023
Next filing: 15 Aug 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FRME	Common Stock	Award	$161K	+5K	+21.68%	$32.16	28.1K	02 Aug 2023	Direct	F1
holding	FRME	Common Stock						3K	20 Jul 2023	401(k) Plan

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FRME	Phantom Stock	Award	$50.30	+1.85	+0.3%	$27.14	610	20 Jul 2023	Common Stock	1.85		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 22,163.960 shares.
F2	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of FRME common stock. The shares of phantom stock will be settled in cash or shares of FRME common stock, at the reporting person's election, upon separation from First Merchants.