First Merchants FRME Insider Ownership

NASDAQ FRME
$39.79 -0.28 (-0.71%)
As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Insider Holdings by Owner

1.20Mn Shares

Insider Ownership Statistics

as of 30 Sep, 2026
Insider Ownership
2.20%
▼-0.033% pp QoQ
Shares Held by Insiders
1.37Mn
filed for Sep 2026
▼-1.48% QoQ
Shares Outstanding
62.29Mn
62,286,754 shares
Direct Holdings
1.25Mn
Indirect: 117.10K
Net Shares Traded (QoQ)
-20.61K
net selling in Sep 2026
Insiders Holding Shares
26
with Form 4 holdings on file

Shares Owned by Insiders

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Shares Purchased/Sold by Insiders

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Insider Ownership Summary

Quarter ending 30 Sep, 2026

As of September 29, 2026, the three largest insider holders of FRME are Patrick J. Fehring (Director, 146.64K shares), Mark K Hardwick (Chief Executive Officer, 132.62K shares), Michael J Stewart (President, 115.83K shares).

Form 4 Holdings

Insiders Holding FRME

Insiders 26
Shares held 1.20Mn
Of outstanding 1.92%
# Insider Position Direct Indirect Total Share of Insiders Last Filed
1 Mark K Hardwick Chief Executive Officer 132,620 0 132,620 11.1% 04 Aug, 2026
2 Michael J Stewart President 115,834 0 115,834 9.7% 04 Aug, 2026
3 Patrick J. Fehring Director 8,618 91,262 99,880 8.4% 02 Oct, 2025
4 Michael C Rechin Chief Executive Officer 90,424 0 90,424 7.6% 02 Jul, 2026
5 Larry W Myers First Vice President 90,269 0 90,269 7.6% 02 Jul, 2026
6 Michele Kawiecki Chief Financial Officer 72,404 0 72,404 6.1% 04 Aug, 2026
7 John Martin Chief Credit Officer 71,549 0 71,549 6.0% 04 Aug, 2026
8 Jean L Wojtowicz Director 66,731 0 66,731 5.6% 02 Jul, 2026
9 Gary Lehman Director 53,775 0 53,775 4.5% 02 Apr, 2026
10 Patrick A Sherman Director 51,125 0 51,125 4.3% 03 May, 2022
11 Joseph C Peterson Chief Commercial Officer 45,482 0 45,482 3.8% 04 Aug, 2026
12 Charles E Schalliol Chairman Board Of Directors 41,030 0 41,030 3.4% 11 Apr, 2024
13 William L Hoy Director 33,603 0 33,603 2.8% 04 Apr, 2023
14 Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer 31,523 0 31,523 2.6% 12 Aug, 2026
15 Howard Halderman Director 29,773 0 29,773 2.5% 02 Jul, 2026
16 Michael R Becher Director 29,699 0 29,699 2.5% 02 Jul, 2026
17 Steven C Harris Chief Human Resources Officer 22,649 0 22,649 1.9% 04 Aug, 2026
18 Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer 21,694 0 21,694 1.8% 21 Aug, 2026
19 Michael J Fisher Director 19,029 0 19,029 1.6% 02 Jul, 2026
20 Chad Kimball Chief Risk Officer 18,090 0 18,090 1.5% 05 Aug, 2025
21 Clark C Kellogg Director 15,858 0 15,858 1.3% 02 Jul, 2026
22 Susan W Brooks Director 12,572 0 12,572 1.1% 02 Jul, 2026
23 Jason R Sondhi Director 10,604 458 11,062 0.9% 02 Jul, 2026
24 Kevin D Johnson Director 9,498 0 9,498 0.8% 02 Jul, 2026
25 Mung Chiang Director 8,864 0 8,864 0.7% 02 Jul, 2026
26 Paul G Fultz Director 518 0 518 0.0% 02 Jul, 2026

Each row is that insider’s most recently reported position, from Form 4 filings over the last 60 months — which is why this total does not tie to the quarterly series above, where a quarter counts only the insiders who filed in it. Shares held through a fund or institutional portfolio are counted on the institutional ownership page instead.

Form 4 Filings

2,270 Insider Transactions

Source SEC Form 4
Latest quarter Sep 2026
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Date Insider Position Transaction Shares Price Value Shares Held After Ownership
18 Sep, 2026 Mark K Hardwick Chief Executive Officer Acquired A 30 $40.50 $1.23K 3,385 Direct
18 Sep, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer Acquired A 80 $40.50 $3.26K 1,733 Direct
19 Aug, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer Disposed S 4,080 $43.20 $176.26K 21,694 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer Disposed F 224 $43.14 $9.66K 27,523 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer Acquired A 4,000 $43.63 $174.52K 31,523 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Joseph C Peterson Chief Commercial Officer Disposed F 919 $43.14 $39.65K 37,482 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 John Martin Chief Credit Officer Disposed F 1,761 $43.14 $75.97K 63,549 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Michael J Stewart President Disposed F 6,059 $43.14 $261.39K 99,834 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Steven C Harris Chief Human Resources Officer Disposed F 612 $43.14 $26.40K 19,649 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Michele Kawiecki Chief Financial Officer Disposed F 2,910 $43.14 $125.54K 59,404 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Mark K Hardwick Chief Executive Officer Disposed F 5,821 $43.14 $251.12K 111,620 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer Disposed F 224 $43.14 $9.66K 27,523 Direct
02 Aug, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer Disposed F 1,532 $43.14 $66.09K 20,774 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer Acquired A 5,000 $43.63 $218.15K 25,774 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Michael J Stewart President Acquired A 16,000 $43.63 $698.08K 115,834 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer Acquired A 700 $43.63 $30.54K 28,223 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Joseph C Peterson Chief Commercial Officer Acquired A 8,000 $43.63 $349.04K 45,482 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Steven C Harris Chief Human Resources Officer Acquired A 3,000 $43.63 $130.89K 22,649 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Michele Kawiecki Chief Financial Officer Acquired A 13,000 $43.63 $567.19K 72,404 Direct
03 Aug, 2026 Mark K Hardwick Chief Executive Officer Acquired A 21,000 $43.63 $916.23K 132,620 Direct