First Merchants Corporation will report third quarter 2015 financial results on October 22, 2015. The Corporation will host a third quarter 2015 earnings conference call and web cast at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 22, 2015. To participate, dial (Toll Free) 877-507-0578 and reference First Merchants Corporation’s third quarter earnings release. International callers please call +1 412-317-1073. To access a replay of the call, US participants should dial (Toll Free) 877-344-7529 or for International participants, dial +1 412-317-0088. The replay passcode is 10072689.

In order to view the web cast and presentation slides, please go to http://services.choruscall.com/links/frme151022.html during the time of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available until October 22, 2016.

About First Merchants Corporation

First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation is comprised of First Merchants Bank, N.A., which also operates as Lafayette Bank & Trust, Commerce National Bank, and First Merchants Trust Company as divisions of First Merchants Bank, N.A.

First Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select 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 and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of First Merchants Corporation.