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First Merchants Corporation to Report Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Web Cast

07/21/2010

MUNCIE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) will report second quarter 2010 financial results on July 28, 2010. The Corporation will host a second quarter 2010 earnings conference call and web cast at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. To participate, dial (Toll Free) 800-860-2442 and reference First Merchants Corporation’s second quarter earnings release. International callers please call +1 412-858-4600. To access a replay of the call, US/Canada participants should dial (Toll Free) 877-344-7529 or for International participants, dial +1 412-317-0088. The replay passcode is 442131.

In order to view the web cast and presentation slides, please go to http://www.talkpoint.com/viewer/starthere.asp?Pres=131510 during the time of the call. A replay of the call will be available until August 12, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and the web cast replay is available until July 28, 2011.

About First Merchants Corporation

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation is comprised of First Merchants Bank, N.A., which also operates as Lafayette Bank & Trust, A Division of First Merchants Bank, N.A., Commerce National Bank, A Division of First Merchants Bank, N.A., as well as First Merchants Trust Company, N.A., and First Merchants Insurance Group, a full-service property casualty, personal lines, and healthcare insurance agency.

First Merchants Corporation's common stock is traded over-the-counter on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are carried in daily newspapers and can be found on the company's Internet web page (http://www.firstmerchants.com).

 

Source: First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana

Contact:

First Merchants Corporation

David L. Ortega, First Vice President/Director of Investor Relations, 765-378-8937

http://www.firstmerchants.com/

  • First Merchants Corporation

    200 East Jackson Street
    P.O. Box 792
    Muncie, IN 47305-2814

    (765) 747-1500

  • Investor Relations Contact

    Nicole M. Weaver
    765.521.7619 or
    800.262.4261, Ext. 47619

    nweaver@firstmerchants.com

  • Shareholder Relations Contact

    Cindy Holaday
    765.741.7278 or
    800.262.4261, Ext. 27278

    shareholderrelations
    @firstmerchants.com

  • Transfer Agent

    Broadridge
    PO Box 1342
    Brentwood, NY 11717-0718
    (888) 401-4448