{"id":724800,"date":"2023-01-20T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/first-merchants-corporation-announces-cash-dividend-on-its-preferred-stock-4\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:03:05","slug":"first-merchants-corporation-announces-cash-dividend-on-its-preferred-stock-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/first-merchants-corporation-announces-cash-dividend-on-its-preferred-stock-4\/","title":{"rendered":"First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend on Its Preferred Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">MUNCIE, Ind., Jan.  20, 2023  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: FRMEP) each representing a 1\/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will be payable on February 15, 2023, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <u>About First Merchants Corporation:<\/u>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank).<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">First Merchants Corporation\u2019s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. Depositary shares representing a 1\/100th interest in a share of First Merchants Corporation\u2019s 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRMEP. Quotations are carried in daily newspapers and can be found on the company\u2019s Internet web page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=BceKJVaAvywok6fP3Xypa3sqaTlDsgnNYya6u4UU1fsK1OMBVnaSpzYWJS750RVoTHXuSLjl2OJQKPK4ghUSXtbE1OYHJiUoqlrbovuHjhQ=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.firstmerchants.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">FIRST MERCHANTS and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of First Merchants Corporation.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For more information, contact:<br \/>Nicole M. Weaver, Vice President, and Director of Corporate Administration<br \/>765-521-7619<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=BceKJVaAvywok6fP3Xypa3sqaTlDsgnNYya6u4UU1futRRdb_Gly3LUrPiBSGfm8r7WtDz2uIGBLkbEzo42ENIERPEeV5Ui3CzLTomzqljY=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>http:\/\/www.firstmerchants.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODczMjk2NiM1MzY0NTE2IzIwODYzNDk=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/OGM2MjA2NzQtYTM0Zi00MGQwLWI3NjgtZmMyMjEwYWI0YTczLTEwOTc5MjA=\/tiny\/First-Merchants-Corporation.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; First Merchants Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $46.88 per share on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Series A, represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: FRMEP) each representing a 1\/100th interest in a share of the Series A preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.4688 per depositary share. The dividend will be payable on February 15, 2023, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2023. About First Merchants Corporation: First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. 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