{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"157166","rtpr_id":"nGNXkHZQN-20260930","ticker":"FRME","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FRME"],"title":"First Merchants Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-30T17:45:00.093Z","article_body":"MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation\n(Nasdaq: FRME) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on\nWednesday, October 21, 2026. The Corporation will host an earnings conference\ncall and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.\n\nTo access via phone, participants will need to register using the following\nlink where they will be provided a phone number and access code:\n(https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb6ca7718e42d48c3b903034aad19eef4)\n\nIn order to view the webcast and presentation slides, please go to\n(https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/izzbnu6m) during the time of the call. A\nreplay of the webcast will be available until October 22, 2027.  \n\nAbout First Merchants Corporation\n\nFirst Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in\nMuncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First\nMerchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth\nAdvisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank).\n\nFirst Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global\nSelect Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are carried in daily\nnewspapers and can be found on the company’s Internet web page\n(http://www.firstmerchants.com).\n\nFIRST MERCHANTS and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of\nFirst Merchants Corporation.\n\nFor more information, contact:\nNicole M. Weaver, First Vice President and Director of Corporate\nAdministration\n765-521-7619\nhttp://www.firstmerchants.com\n\nSOURCE: First Merchants Corporation\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f4e6e289-d1bf-40df-9b92-7401642f86f9)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXkHZQN-20260930","title":"First Merchants Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Host Conference Call and Webcast","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"FRME","created":"2026-09-30T17:45:00.093Z","tickers":["FRME"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation\n(Nasdaq: FRME) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on\nWednesday, October 21, 2026. The Corporation will host an earnings conference\ncall and webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.\n\nTo access via phone, participants will need to register using the following\nlink where they will be provided a phone number and access code:\n(https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb6ca7718e42d48c3b903034aad19eef4)\n\nIn order to view the webcast and presentation slides, please go to\n(https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/izzbnu6m) during the time of the call. A\nreplay of the webcast will be available until October 22, 2027.  \n\nAbout First Merchants Corporation\n\nFirst Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in\nMuncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First\nMerchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth\nAdvisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank).\n\nFirst Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global\nSelect Market System under the symbol FRME. Quotations are carried in daily\nnewspapers and can be found on the company’s Internet web page\n(http://www.firstmerchants.com).\n\nFIRST MERCHANTS and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of\nFirst Merchants Corporation.\n\nFor more information, contact:\nNicole M. 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