Sec Form 4/A Filing - Lehman Gary @ FIRST MERCHANTS CORP - 2018-10-01

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FORM 4/A
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Lehman Gary
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP [ FRME]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 E JACKSON ST
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
10/01/2018
(Street)
MUNCIE, IN47305
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
10/02/2018
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/01/2018 P 36.948 A $ 45.108 38,200.37 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lehman Ga ry
200 E JACKSON ST
MUNCIE, IN47305
X
Signatures
Addison Nicoll (Confirming Statement on File) 10/26/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 4,148 shares
( 2 )Due to an administrative error, the grant of 319 restricted shares to the reporting person on June 30, 2018 and the grant of 329 restricted shares to the reporting person on September 30, 2018 in exchange for director fees and reported on the Form 4 filed by the reporting person on July 3, 2018 and October 2, 2018 respectively, should have instead been paid in cash. The Company has corrected the error, cancelled the grant and instead paid the director fees to the reporting person in cash. As of October 1, 2018 the reporting person owned only 38,200.37 shares of common stock.

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