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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and First Merchants Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are First Merchants Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: F. Howard Halderman | 36,934,158 | -- | -- | 7,272,950 | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Kevin D. Johnson | 41,437,134 | -- | -- | 2,769,974 | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Clark C. Kellogg | 40,337,812 | -- | -- | 3,869,296 | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Michael C. Rechin | 39,264,624 | -- | -- | 4,942,484 | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Corporation's named executive officers: | 41,044,302 | 3,027,719 | 135,087 | -- | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3: Approval of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent auditor for 2025: | 48,086,570 | 2,092,977 | 121,254 | -- | 6,093,693 | Majority: yes |
Source: First Merchants Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-19 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 298 asset managers that disclosed a First Merchants Corporation vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Corporation's named executive officers:”): 41,044,302 for, 3,027,719 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 71% for, 5% against (76% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 295 asset managers below cast 91% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,338,567 | 1,989 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,507,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 3,389,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 2,626,794 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 2,508,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1,965,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,714,666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,463,291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,428,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,294,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,190,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 890,407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 733,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 697,849 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PL Capital Advisors, LLC | 633,407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 618,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 601,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 573,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 566,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO | 546,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | 437,316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 0 | 431,332 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 431,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 295 asset managers. See all 295 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Approval of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent auditor for 2025:”): 48,086,570 for, 2,092,977 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 83% for, 4% against (87% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 91 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (23,566,166 for, 408,659 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,163,235 | 1,990 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 3,070,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,213,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,497,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,464,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 725,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 659,814 | 14 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 595,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 551,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 497,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 417,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 301,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 299,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 297,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 284,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENMEDE FUND INC | 281,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 0 | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EA Series Trust | 1,774 | 192,843 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ProShares | 193,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 192,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 178,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 175,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 160,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 91 asset managers. See all 91 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: F. Howard Halderman”): 36,934,158 for, 7,272,950 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 64% for, 13% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 90 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,577,780 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,163,232 | 0 | 1,993 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 3,070,965 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,213,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,497,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,464,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 725,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 659,814 | 0 | 14 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 595,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 551,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 497,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 413,464 | 0 | 4,512 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 301,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 299,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 297,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 284,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENMEDE FUND INC | 281,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 194,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 193,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 192,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 178,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 175,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 160,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 90 asset managers. See all 90 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin D. Johnson”): 41,437,134 for, 2,769,974 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 72% for, 5% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 90 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (23,440,657 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,163,234 | 0 | 1,991 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 3,070,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,213,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,497,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,464,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 725,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 659,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 595,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 551,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 497,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 417,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 301,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 299,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 297,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 284,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENMEDE FUND INC | 281,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 1,774 | 0 | 192,843 | 0 | Abstain |
| ProShares | 193,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 192,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 178,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 175,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 160,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 90 asset managers. See all 90 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
91% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Clark C. Kellogg”): 40,337,812 for, 3,869,296 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 70% for, 7% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 90 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,851,732 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,165,224 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 3,070,965 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,213,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,497,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,464,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 725,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 659,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 595,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 551,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 497,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 413,464 | 0 | 4,512 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 301,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 299,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 297,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 284,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENMEDE FUND INC | 281,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 194,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 193,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 192,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 178,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 175,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 160,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 90 asset managers. See all 90 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
First Merchants Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael C. Rechin”): 39,264,624 for, 4,942,484 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 57,810,232 outstanding shares: 68% for, 9% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 90 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,848,126 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 6,165,222 | 0 | 3 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 3,070,965 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,213,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,497,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,464,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 1,044,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 725,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 659,814 | 0 | 14 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 595,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 551,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 497,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 437,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 413,464 | 0 | 4,512 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 301,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 299,611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 297,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 284,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLENMEDE FUND INC | 281,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 194,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 193,256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 192,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 178,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 175,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 160,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 90 asset managers. See all 90 in the interactive database.
Ranked by the number of First Merchants Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 57,810,232 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.97% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 7.80% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 5.86% |
| 4 | American Century | 4.54% |
| 5 | State Street | 4.34% |
| 6 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 3.40% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 2.97% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 2.53% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.47% |
| 10 | Victory Capital | 2.24% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 10.79% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 8.28% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 5.95% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 5.90% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.46% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.68% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 1.27% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.23% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.20% | 13F |
| Mark K. Hardwick | 0.22% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 57,810,232 shares outstanding, as reported by First Merchants Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from First Merchants Corporation’s 10-Q dated 2025-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At First Merchants Corporation's shareholder meeting held 2025-05-16, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 298 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,083 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of First Merchants Corporation's… — FOR was 93% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: First Merchants Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-05-19.
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