Mark K Hardwick Receives Stock Award at First Merchants Corp (FRME) — SEC Form 4, Aug 04, 2026

SEC Form 4 · No Market Transaction

Stock Award

Compensation grant — no market purchase or sale.

Reporting Owner

Mark K Hardwick

CEO

TXN 2026-08-03 · FILED 2026-08-04

Equity Position 151K sh 135,344 → 150,523

Equity Change +11.2% shares held after vs before

Filing Lag 1 business day within 2-day SEC deadline

Form 4 · Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

First Merchants Corp

FRME CIK 0000712534

Reporting Owner

Name	Relationship
Mark K Hardwick CIK 0001170817	Director CEO

Mark K Hardwick at First Merchants Corp Full insider history

Bought (12 mo) —

Sold (12 mo) —

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Non-Derivative Securities Transactions

Title	Date	Type	Shares	Price	Net Total	Post-Txn	Ownership
Common Stock	2026-08-02	F - Tax Payment	5,821 D	$43.14	-$251,118	111,619.799	Direct
Common StockF1	2026-08-03	A - Award/Grant	21,000 A	$43.63	+$916,230	132,619.799	Direct

Non-Derivative Holdings

Title	Shares Held	Ownership
Common Stock	17,458.923	Indirect 401(k) Plan
Common Stock	446	Indirect Spouse IRA

Derivative Holdings

Title	Amount	Exercise Price	Expiration
Phantom StockF2 F2 F2 Common Stock	3,354.695

Footnotes (2)

F1: Includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 65,384.128 shares. Show more
F2: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of FRME common stock. The shares of phantom stock will be settled in cash or shares of FRME common stock, at the reporting person's election, upon separation from First Merchants. Show more

Institutional Holders

Largest by reported value

5%+ Holders · 13D/G 3 filers

Latest Schedule 13D/G per filer; stakes the filer reported closed are left out.

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