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FRME · Annual Report (Form 10-K) · Filed February 25, 2026

First Merchants Corp — 10-K exhibit

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PART IV: ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT-24
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

EXHIBIT 24-LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned directors and officers of First Merchants Corporation, an Indiana corporation, hereby constitute and appoint Michele M. Kawiecki, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agent and attorney-in-fact to sign for the undersigned and in their respective names as directors and officers of the Corporation the Form 10-K of the Corporation to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to sign any amendment to such Form 10-K, hereby ratifying and confirming all acts taken by such agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.

Dated: February 25, 2026


/s/ Mark K. Hardwick/s/ Michele M. Kawiecki
Mark K. HardwickMichele M. Kawiecki, Executive Vice President
Chief Executive OfficerChief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael R. Becher*/s/ Clark C. Kellogg*
Michael R. Becher, DirectorClark C. Kellogg, Director
/s/ Susan W. Brooks*/s/ Gary J. Lehman*
Susan W. Brooks, DirectorGary J. Lehman, Director
/s/ Mung Chiang*/s/ Larry W. Myers*
Mung Chiang, DirectorLarry W. Myers, Director
/s/ Michael J. Fisher*/s/ Michael C. Rechin*
Michael J. Fisher, DirectorMichael C. Rechin, Director
/s/ F. Howard Halderman*/s/ Jason R. Sondhi*
F. Howard Halderman, DirectorJason R. Sondhi, Director
/s/ Mark K. Hardwick*/s/ Jean L. Wojtowicz*
Mark K. Hardwick, DirectorJean L. Wojtowicz, Director
/s/ Kevin D. Johnson*
Kevin D. Johnson, Director


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