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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
GALLIHER, DAVID A
2500 WEST BERWYN ROAD
MUNCIE, IN 47304
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
FRME
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
February 29, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK |02-01-|P | |12.3411 |A |24.3090 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |900 |A |12.9445 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |900 |A |15.3889 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |900 |A |16.6667 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |900 |A |20.8333 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |900 |A |30.4375 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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|02-11-|M | |1,000 |A |23.8125 |21,820.1654 |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |907 |I |Spouse-Agency & IRA |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Non-Employee Director |12.9445 |02-11|M | |900 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |900 | | | | |
Stock Option (Right to| |-00 | | | | |-95 |-04 | | | | | | |
Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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|15.3889 |02-11|M | |900 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |900 | | | | |
| |-00 | | | | |-96 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|16.6667 |02-11|M | |900 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |900 | | | | |
| |-00 | | | | |-97 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|20.8333 |02-11|M | |900 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |900 | | | | |
| |-00 | | | | |-98 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|30.4375 |02-11|M | |900 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |900 | | | | |
| |-00 | | | | |-99 |-08 | | | | | | |
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|23.8125 |02-11|M | |1,000 |D |01-01|06-30|Common |1,000 | |O |D | |
| |-00 | | | | |-00 |-09 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
David A. Galliher (Confirming Signature on File)
DATE
March 1, 2000