 MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 06, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- First Merchants Corporation NASDAQ: FRME declared a cash dividend on August 6, 2020 of 0.26 per share. The dividend is payable on September 18, 2020, to shareholders of record as of September 4, 2020. For purposes of broker trading, the ex-date of the cash dividend is September 3, 2020. About First Merchants Corporation:First Merchants Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors as a division of First Merchants Bank.First Merchants Corporations 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 companys Internet web page MERCHANTS and the Shield Logo are federally registered trademarks of First Merchants Corporation.For more information, contact: Nicole M. Weaver, Vice President and Director of Corporate Administration 765-521-7619 First Merchants Corporation 