SEC Company Response from FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME, FRMEP) (CIK 0000712534) (FRME) — Apr 24, 2017
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME, FRMEP) (CIK 0000712534)
Date: April 24, 2017 · CIK: 0000712534 · Accession: 0001193125-17-133581
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File numbers found in text: 333-216780
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VIA EDGAR AND E-MAIL Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Attention: David Lin Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on March 17, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on April 14, 2017 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on April 21, 2017 File No. 333-216780
Dear Mr. Lin:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, First Merchants Corporation hereby respectfully requests that effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, April 24, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Jeremy E. Hill, Esq. of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP at (317) 968-5384 with any questions you may regarding this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Hill by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mark K. Hardwick
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP [First Merchants Corporation Letterhead] April 24, 2017 VIA EDGAR AND E-MAIL Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: David Lin Re: First Merchants Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on March 17, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on April 14, 2017 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on April 21, 2017 File No. 333-216780 Dear Mr. Lin: In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, First Merchants Corporation hereby respectfully requests that effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, April 24, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Please contact Jeremy E. Hill, Esq. of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP at (317) 968-5384 with any questions you may regarding this request. In addition, please notify Mr. Hill by telephone when this request for acceleration has been granted. Sincerely, /s/ Mark K. Hardwick Mark K. Hardwick Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer cc: Brian T. Hunt, Esq., First Merchants Corporation Jeremy E. Hill, Esq., Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Jeffery E. Smith, Esq., Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP