Sept 25 (Reuters) - First Merchants Corp ( FRME ):

* FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL

GROUP,

INC. ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT

* FIRST MERCHANTS CORP ( FRME ) - FIRST SAVINGS SHAREHOLDERS TO

RECEIVE

0.85 SHARES OF FIRST MERCHANTS

* FIRST MERCHANTS CORP ( FRME ) - FIRST SAVINGS TO MERGE INTO FIRST

MERCHANTS IN $241.3 MILLION DEAL

* FIRST MERCHANTS CORP ( FRME ) - IMPLIED MERGER CONSIDERATION FOR

EACH

SHARE OF FIRST SAVINGS COMMON STOCK IS $33.60 PER SHARE

* FIRST MERCHANTS CORP ( FRME ) - ANTICIPATES 11% EPS ACCRETION IN

2027

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