-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HYjWT5RaEOhAoYugqubHtEjrR851b8YO/yWiGVl3CGx/2BhavW3p9B4PtMx0cnQr mJd5oux3PtKSAC5dfwla8g== 0000712534-98-000045.txt : 19981103 0000712534-98-000045.hdr.sgml : 19981103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000712534-98-000045 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981031 FILED AS OF DATE: 19981102 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000712534 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 351544218 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17071 FILM NUMBER: 98735882 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 E JACKSON ST STREET 2: PO BOX 792 CITY: MUNCIE STATE: IN ZIP: 47308-0792 BUSINESS PHONE: 3177471500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 EAST JACKSON STREET CITY: MUNCIE STATE: IN ZIP: 47305 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SISSEL GEORGE A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001012939 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] DIRECTOR STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 E JACKSON ST STREET 2: PO BOX 792 CITY: MUNCIE STATE: IN ZIP: 47308-0792 BUSINESS PHONE: 3177471500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 EAST JACKSON STREET CITY: MUNCIE STATE: IN ZIP: 47305 4 1 FORM 4 - OCTOBER 31, 1998 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SISSEL, GEORGE A. 2600 WEST BERWYN ROAD MUNCIE, IN 47304 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION FRME 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ###-##-#### 4. Statement for Month/Year October 31, 1998 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock | | | | | | |337 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Non-Employee Director | | | | | | | | | | | |3,600 |D | | Stock Option (Right to| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: On August 11, 1998, the Board of Directors of First Merchants Corporation authorized a 3-for-2 split of the Corporation's common stock. One additional share of common stock for each two shares held by the reporting person on the record date, October 16, 1998, was distributed October 23, 1998. Fractional shares were distributed in cash. The options previously reported were also adjusted to reflect the stock split. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON George A. Sissel (Confirming Statement on File) DATE November 2, 1998 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----