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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)

First Merchants declares $0.4688 per depositary share preferred dividend payable Nov. 16

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

First Merchants Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, payable November 16, 2026, to holders of record on October 30, 2026. The dividend is routine and recurring, and the filing reports no change to the company's common stock or earnings.

Key points

  • Dividend of $46.88 per preferred share, or $0.4688 per depositary share (NASDAQ: FRMEP)
  • Payment date is November 16, 2026; record date is October 30, 2026
  • Common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol FRME; the filing reports no financial statements

The filing

CompanyFIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 15, 2026, 3:09 PM ET
Accession number0000712534-26-000070

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:51 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 15, 2026.

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