144/A 0000712534-24-000356 0001425324 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0000712534 First Merchants Corporation 001-41342 200 E Jackson Street Muncie IN 47305 7657471378 Michael J Stewart President Common Stock The Charles Schwab Corporation

3000 Schwab Way Westlake TX 76262

7248 313041.12 58117115 12/13/2024 NASDAQ Common Stock 02/26/2018 RSA Dividends First Merchants Corporation N 434 02/26/2018 Dividends Reinvested Common Stock 08/16/2021 RSA First Merchants Corporation N 5824 08/16/2021 Grant Common Stock 08/09/2022 RSA First Merchants Corporation N 990 08/09/2022 Grant Y Shares will be sold out of the account for B. Stewart & M. Stewart Ttee Michael J. Stewart Trust Restat UA Dtd 12-29-2022. Form was amended to change the Name and Address of the Broker, Approximate Date of Sale, and Aggregate Market Value. 12/13/2024 Jacob Burkett (Confirming Statement on File)