EX-23 2 exhibit23-2016.htm EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Exhibit


EXHIBIT-23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of First Merchants Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-159643) of our report dated September 30, 2016, on our audits of the financial statements of First Merchants Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2009) as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, and for the years ended June 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, which report is included in Exhibit 99.1.





/s/ BKD, LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
September 30, 2016