FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:FRME) Files An 8-K Other Events

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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:FRME) Files An 8-K Other Events
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On January 15, 2018, First Merchants Corporation issued a press release announcing a raise in the wage of its hourly employees as a result of the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017, as well as a $500 one-time bonus paid to those employees as a reward for the company's 2017 performance. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.


FIRST MERCHANTS CORP Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 pressrelease-fmbemployeein.htm FIRST MERCHANTS CORP – FMC EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT Exhibit         PRESS RELEASE   Media ContactJanuary 15,…
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About FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION (NASDAQ:FRME)

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding Company. The Company has a bank charter, First Merchants Bank, National Association (the Bank), which is opened for business in Muncie, Indiana. The Bank also operates Lafayette Bank and Trust, Ameriana Bank, Ameriana Financial Services and First Merchants Trust Company as divisions of First Merchants Bank, N.A. The Bank includes approximately 120 banking locations in approximately 30 Indiana, over two Illinois and over two Ohio counties. Its delivery channels include automated teller machines, check cards, interactive voice response systems and Internet technology. The Company, through the Bank, offers a range of financial services, including accepting time deposits, savings and demand deposits; making consumer, commercial, agri-business and real estate mortgage loans; providing personal and corporate trust services; providing full-service brokerage, and providing other corporate services, letters of credit and repurchase agreements.