First Merchants Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2024
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
First Merchants Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation (the “Company”), has entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement with Old Second National Bank, a national banking association headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, pursuant to which First Merchants Bank will sell five branches located in Illinois, representing approximately $304 million in total deposits and $12 million in total loans as of June 30, 2024, to Old Second National Bank. The sale is expected to result in approximately $23 million of gain and should allow the Company to capitalize on the valuation premium and redeploy the capital in balance sheet restructuring efforts driving shareholder value. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals from the required federal and state banking agencies, the parties expect the sale to be consummated in the fourth quarter of 2024.
On August 27, 2024, the parties issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of words like “believe”, “continue”, “pattern”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “expect”, and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “can”, “may”, or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s goals, intentions and expectations related to the divestiture.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the statements. Factors that could cause actual results and performance to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement include: the timing and availability of the regulatory approvals necessary to consummate the divestiture and the gains and charges related thereto. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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By: /s/ Michele M. Kawiecki Michele M. Kawiecki Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Dated: August 27, 2024 | ||||||||