{"url_path":"/sec/frme/8-k/2026-05-19/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/0000712534-26-000038-index.html","accession_number":"0000712534-26-000038","cik":"0000712534","ticker":"FRME","issuer_name":"FIRST MERCHANTS CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712534/0000712534-26-000038-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000712534","primary_entity_name":"FIRST MERCHANTS CORP"},"word_count":129,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS\n\nOn May 19, 2026, First Merchants Corporation issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.37 per common share. The cash dividend is payable on June 19, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of June 5, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.\n\nThe information in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibit shall not be deemed \"filed\" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the \"Exchange Act\"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing."}