News Release Details

MUNCIE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Merchants Corporation will report third quarter 2013 financial results on October 24, 2013. The Corporation will host a third quarter 2013 earnings conference call and web cast at 2:30 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, October 24, 2013. To participate, dial (Toll Free) 888-317-6016 and reference First Merchants Corporation’s third quarter earnings release. International callers please call +1 412-317-6016. To access a replay of the call, US participants should dial (Toll Free) 877-344-7529 or for International participants, dial +1 412-317-0088. The replay passcode is 10034351.

In order to view the web cast and presentation slides, please go to http://services.choruscall.com/links/frme131024.html during the time of the call. A replay of the call will be available until October 24, 2014.

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, Commerce National Bank, and First Merchants Trust Company as divisions of First Merchants Bank, N.A.First Merchants Corporation also operates First Merchants Insurance Group, a full-service property casualty, personal lines, and healthcare insurance agency.

First Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select 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).

First Merchants Corporation
David L. Ortega, 765-378-8937
First Vice President/Director of Investor Relations
http://www.firstmerchants.com/

Source: First Merchants Corporation