What they were paid
FIRST MERCHANTS Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $63,847 | $93,653 | — | $11,114 | $168,614 |
| FY2024 | $63,794 | $93,705 | — | $10,069 | $167,569 |
| FY2022 | $55,386 | $79,614 | — | $7,355 | $142,355 |
| FY2021 | $55,366 | $79,634 | — | $4,907 | $139,907 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP DEF 14A filed April 3, 2026, accession 0000712534-26-000025, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the FIRST MERCHANTS CORP filed document, accession 0000712534-26-000025. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 3, 2026.
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$168,614 F. Howard Halderman, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 3, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025FIRST MERCHANTS pays directors a $140,000 cash retainer.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themRisk and Credit Policy (Chair)
The rest of the FIRST MERCHANTS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Clark C. Kellogg | Independent Director | $155,674 |
| Gary J. Lehman | Independent Director | $165,313 |
| Jason R. Sondhi | Independent Director | $160,402 |
| Jean L. Wojtowicz | Chair of the Board | $213,796 |
| Kevin D. Johnson | Independent Director | $156,804 |
| Michael C. Rechin | Director | $165,966 |
| Michael J. Fisher | Independent Director | $150,313 |
| Michael R. Becher | Independent Director | $166,459 |
| Mung Chiang | Independent Director | $153,995 |
| Patrick J. Fehring | Independent Director | $155,523 |
| Susan W. Brooks | Independent Director | $155,625 |
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