UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2008
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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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INDIANA 0-17071 35-1544218
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
200 East Jackson Street
P.O. Box 792
Muncie, IN 47305-2814
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(765) 747-1500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. Michael J. Stewart, the Corporation's
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, and Mark K. Hardwick, the
Corporation's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are
scheduled to present at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. 13th Annual Bank
Conference in Chicago on Tuesday, August 19 at 3:50 p.m. ET. This presentation
will also be available through a live audio webcast which can be accessed
through the website: http://www.howebarnes.com. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a
slide presentation that will be utilized during this presentation.
The presentation may contain forward-looking statements about the Corporation's
relative business outlook. These forward-looking statements and all other
statements contained in or made during the presentation that do not concern
historical facts are subject to risks and uncertainties that may materially
affect actual results.
Specific forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any
indications regarding the financial services industry, the economy and future
growth of the Corporation's balance sheet or income statement.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit No. 99.1
hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that
section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by
reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing or document.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) (99.1) First Merchants Corporation Power Point Presentation,
August 19, 2008.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DATE: August 18, 2008
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark K. Hardwick
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Mark K. Hardwick,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 First Merchants Corporation Power Point Presentation, August 19, 2008
POWER POINT PRESENTATION
August 19, 2008 Exhibit 99.1