First Merchants Corp (FRME) Insider Ownership

Historic Ownership Trends

Over the 90-day window ending December 31, 2025, First Merchants's three dominant insider ownership positions are held by Chief Executive Officer Mark K Hardwick (132.35K shares), Chief Financial Officer Michele Kawiecki (65.01K shares), Director Charles E Schalliol (41.03K 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 88,599 02 Oct, 2025
John Martin Chief Credit Officer 69,729 05 Aug, 2025
Michele Kawiecki Chief Financial Officer 65,012 22 Dec, 2025
Jean L Wojtowicz 62,861 02 Oct, 2025
Gary Lehman 52,532 02 Oct, 2025
Patrick A Sherman 51,125 03 May, 2022
Charles E Schalliol 41,030 11 Apr, 2024
Joseph C Peterson Chief Commercial Officer 39,334 05 Aug, 2025
H Douglas Chaffin 37,203 02 Jul, 2021
William L Hoy 33,603 04 Apr, 2023
Michael C Marhenke 27,875 02 Jul, 2021
Michael R Becher 27,874 02 Oct, 2025
Stephan Fluhler Chief Information Officer 27,753 04 Nov, 2025
Howard Halderman 27,440 02 Oct, 2025
Steven C Harris Director Of Human Resources 20,480 05 Aug, 2025
Chad Kimball Chief Risk Officer 18,090 05 Aug, 2025
Michael J Fisher 17,176 02 Oct, 2025
Jeffrey B Lorentson Chief Audit Executive 15,228 18 Aug, 2021
Clark C Kellogg 13,957 02 Oct, 2025
Susan W Brooks 10,762 02 Oct, 2025
Jason R Sondhi 8,764 02 Oct, 2025
Kevin D Johnson 7,823 02 Oct, 2025
Mung Chiang 7,170 02 Oct, 2025

* 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
22 Dec, 2025 Michele Kawiecki Common Stock D 910 $0.00 63,003 D G
18 Dec, 2025 Mark K Hardwick Common Stock D 3,857 $0.00 116,222 D G
04 Nov, 2025 Stephan Fluhler Common Stock D 5,689 $35.55 27,753 D S
30 Sep, 2025 Mung Chiang Common A 600 $37.70 7,170 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Jean L Wojtowicz Common Stock A 828 $37.70 62,861 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Michael J Fisher Common Stock A 580 $37.70 17,176 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Clark C Kellogg Common Stock A 600 $37.70 13,957 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Howard Halderman Common Stock A 621 $37.70 27,437 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Michael R Becher Common Stock A 642 $37.70 27,874 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Gary Lehman Common Stock A 580 $37.70 52,532 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Susan W Brooks Common A 600 $37.70 10,762 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Jason R Sondhi Common A 621 $37.70 8,306 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Kevin D Johnson Common A 580 $37.70 7,823 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Michael C Rechin Common Stock A 642 $37.70 88,599 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Patrick J. Fehring Common A 600 $37.70 8,618 D A
30 Sep, 2025 Clark C Kellogg - - 13,957 D
03 Aug, 2025 John Martin - - 61,729 D
03 Aug, 2025 Joseph C Peterson Common Stock D 612 $37.11 31,334 D F
03 Aug, 2025 Chad Kimball Common Stock D 857 $37.11 13,790 D F
03 Aug, 2025 Michele Kawiecki Common Stock D 2,147 $37.11 49,829 D F