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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
HUDSON, BARRY J
PO BOX 1089
PORTLAND, IN 47371
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
MAY 11, 1999
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FRME
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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COMMON STOCK |734,104.4889 |D | |
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COMMON STOCK |2,696 |I |CUSTODIAN - UGMA - SON |
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COMMON STOCK |2,696 |I |CUSTODIAN - UGMA - DAUGHTER |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Option ( |10-01-99 |04-01-09 |Common Stock |3,000 |23.75 |D | |
Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Barry J. Hudson ( Confirming Statement on File)
DATE
May 19, 1999