SEC Company Response from FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME, FRMEP) (CIK 0000712534) (FRME) — Oct 14, 2015
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME, FRMEP) (CIK 0000712534)
Date: Oct. 14, 2015 · CIK: 0000712534 · Accession: 0001193125-15-343769
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File numbers found in text: 333-206591
Letter
[FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]
October 14, 2015
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL (livingstonj@sec.gov)
Filing Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
Attention: Jessica Livingston Mail Stop - 04561
Re: SEC No. 333-206591
Acceleration Request
Form S-4 Registration Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter will serve as our formal request, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, to accelerate the effectiveness of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 19, 2015, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
First Merchants Corporation acknowledges that:
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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, does not relieve First Merchants Corporation from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
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First Merchants Corporation may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark K. Hardwick
Mark K. Hardwick
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP [FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] October 14, 2015 VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL (livingstonj@sec.gov) Filing Desk Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Jessica Livingston Mail Stop - 04561 Re: SEC No. 333-206591 Acceleration Request Form S-4 Registration Statement Ladies and Gentlemen: This letter will serve as our formal request, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, to accelerate the effectiveness of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on October 19, 2015, or as soon thereafter as practicable. First Merchants Corporation acknowledges that: • should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, does not relieve First Merchants Corporation from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and • First Merchants Corporation may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION By: /s/ Mark K. Hardwick Mark K. Hardwick Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer