First Merchants Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Web Cast

MUNCIE, Ind.--(Business Wire)--
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) will report third quarter 2009
financial results on November 2, 2009. The Corporation will host a third quarter
earnings conference call and web cast at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, November 3,
2009. To participate, dial (Toll Free) 800-860-2442 and reference First
Merchants Corporation`s third quarter earnings release. International callers
please call +1 412-858-4600. In order to view the web cast and presentation
slides, please go to http://www.talkpoint.com/viewer/starthere.asp?Pres=128214
during the time of the call. A replay of the call will be available until
November 9, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and the web cast replay is available until
November 3, 2010. To access a replay of the call, US/Canada participants should
dial (Toll Free) 877-344-7529 or for International participants, dial +1
412-317-0088. The replay passcode is 434332.

About First Merchants Corporation

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in
Muncie, Indiana. Subsidiaries of the Corporation include First Merchants Bank,
N.A. and First Merchants Trust Company, N.A. The Corporation also operates First
Merchants Insurance Services, a full-service property casualty, personal lines,
and healthcare insurance agency.

First Merchants Corporation's common stock is traded over-the-counter on the
NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are carried in
daily newspapers and can be found on the company's Internet web page
(http://www.firstmerchants.com).

First Merchants Corporation
Mark K. Hardwick, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, 765-751-1857
http://firstmerchants.com

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