ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

First Merchants Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, has been operating under a Settlement Agreement and Agreed Order (the "Settlement Agreement") with the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") since August 8, 2019. The Settlement Agreement included a four year term but was able to be terminated sooner (i.e., after three years) if the Bank had met or exceeded all of the terms of the Settlement Agreement. On December 28, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana approved a joint request by the Bank and the DOJ to terminate the Settlement Agreement effective immediately.

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