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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
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		STREET 1:		200 E JACKSON ST
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