Key facts
- This page summarizes Mark K. Hardwick's Form 4 filing for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME).
- 3 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 22 Dec 2025, 16:42.
Mark K. Hardwick - 18 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME)
- Reporting relationship
- Chief Executive Officer, Director
- Issuer ticker
- FRME
- Reported as of
- 18 Dec 2025
- Net transaction value
- +$1,148
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 22 Dec 2025, 16:42:02 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 22 Sep 2025
- Next SEC filing
- 24 Mar 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- Jacob Burkett (Confirming Statement on File)
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
5 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
Mark K. Hardwick filed Form 4 for FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME) on 22 Dec 2025.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 22 Sep 2025.
- Current net transaction value: +$1,148.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0001170817
Primary reporting owner
HARDWICK MARK K
- Relationship
- Chief Executive Officer, Director
- Address
- 200 E JACKSON STREET, MUNCIE
- Signature
- Jacob Burkett (Confirming Statement on File)
- Signature date
- 22 Dec 2025
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
FRME
transaction
Common Stock
Gift
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -3,857
- Change %
- -3.2%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 116,222
- Date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
FRME
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 446
- Date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Spouse IRA
FRME
holding
Common Stock
No transaction description listed
- Transaction value
- Shares
- Change %
- Price
- Shares after
- 16,770
- Date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- 401(k) Plan
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
FRME
transaction
Derivative
Phantom Stock
Award
- Transaction value
- $225
- Shares
- +6
- Change %
- +0.18%
- Price
- $38.08
- Shares after
- 3,266
- Date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 6
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F2
FRME
transaction
Derivative
Phantom Stock
Award
- Transaction value
- $923
- Shares
- +24
- Change %
- +0.74%
- Price
- $38.08
- Shares after
- 3,290
- Date
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 24
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F2
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 2 footnotes
Footnote F1
Includes Restricted Stock Awards totaling 64,490.117 shares.
Footnote F2
Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of FRME common stock. The shares of phantom stock will be settled in cash or shares of FRME common stock, at the reporting person's election, upon separation from First Merchants.