First Merchants Corp (FRME) Insider Ownership

Historic Insider Ownership Trends

Data spanning the past 90 days through February 19, 2026 reveals that First Merchants's three principal insider shareholders consist of Chief Executive Officer Mark K Hardwick (132.35K shares), President Michael J Stewart (111.38K shares), Director Patrick J. Fehring (99.88K shares).

Top Direct Holders

Insider ownership data is derived from the last 60 months of Form 4 SEC filings.
Holder Position Shares Report Date
Mark K Hardwick Chief Executive Officer 132,352 22 Dec, 2025
Michael J Stewart President 111,385 05 Aug, 2025
Patrick J. Fehring 99,880 02 Oct, 2025
Michael C Rechin 89,245 05 Jan, 2026
John Martin Chief Credit Officer 64,878 10 Feb, 2026
Jean L Wojtowicz 64,183 05 Jan, 2026
Michele Kawiecki Chief Financial Officer 63,230 10 Feb, 2026
Gary Lehman 53,159 05 Jan, 2026
Patrick A Sherman 51,125 03 May, 2022
Charles E Schalliol 41,030 11 Apr, 2024
Joseph C Peterson Chief Commercial Officer 38,025 10 Feb, 2026
H Douglas Chaffin 37,203 02 Jul, 2021
William L Hoy 33,603 04 Apr, 2023
Michael R Becher 28,520 05 Jan, 2026
Howard Halderman 28,245 05 Jan, 2026
Michael C Marhenke 27,875 02 Jul, 2021
Eva D. Scurlock Chief Risk Officer 27,682 13 Feb, 2026
Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer 22,000 12 Feb, 2026
Steven C Harris Chief Human Resources Officer 19,884 10 Feb, 2026
Chad Kimball Chief Risk Officer 18,090 05 Aug, 2025
Michael J Fisher 17,821 05 Jan, 2026
Jeffrey B Lorentson Chief Audit Executive 15,228 18 Aug, 2021
Clark C Kellogg 14,620 05 Jan, 2026
Susan W Brooks 11,395 05 Jan, 2026
Jason R Sondhi 9,393 05 Jan, 2026
Kevin D Johnson 8,410 05 Jan, 2026
Mung Chiang 7,774 05 Jan, 2026

* Please note that the shares above only reflect shares from the fund portfolio and the institutional portfolio. Shares from the personal portfolio are excluded from this Institutional Ownership Page. See these insiders' latest transactions here on Insider Page.

Recent Insider Transactions

Detailed insider trading activity based on Form 4 SEC filings.
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Transaction Date Insider Name Security Class Transaction Type Shares Traded Price Shares Remaining Ownership Code
12 Feb, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Common Stock A 5,986 $21.79 31,492 D M
12 Feb, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Common Stock A 4,762 $26.04 24,825 D M
12 Feb, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Common Stock D 3,810 $41.64 27,682 D F
12 Feb, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Common Stock A 681 $21.79 25,506 D M
11 Feb, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Common Stock D 4,161 $41.96 22,000 D S
08 Feb, 2026 John Martin Common Stock D 5,398 $42.34 64,878 D F
08 Feb, 2026 Stephan Fluhler Common Stock D 1,795 $42.34 26,161 D F
08 Feb, 2026 Michele Kawiecki Common Stock D 1,782 $42.34 61,221 D F
08 Feb, 2026 Steven C Harris Common D 970 $42.34 19,884 D F
08 Feb, 2026 Joseph C Peterson Common Stock D 1,789 $42.34 38,025 D F
06 Feb, 2026 Eva D. Scurlock Common Stock D 3,227 $42.29 20,063 D S
31 Dec, 2025 Jean L Wojtowicz Common Stock A 833 $37.48 64,183 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Michael C Rechin Common Stock A 646 $37.48 89,245 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Gary Lehman Common Stock A 583 $37.48 53,159 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Michael R Becher Common Stock A 646 $37.48 28,520 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Howard Halderman Common Stock A 625 $37.48 28,242 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Michael J Fisher - - 17,821 D
31 Dec, 2025 Michael J Fisher Common Stock A 583 $37.48 17,821 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Clark C Kellogg Common Stock A 604 $37.48 14,620 D A
31 Dec, 2025 Susan W Brooks Common A 604 $37.48 11,395 D A