Edgar Filing: FIRST MERCHANTS CORP

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Number of
Loans

Recorded
Balance

Home Equity

10-Q

FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

___________________

[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number 0-17071

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana 35-1544218

(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

200 East Jackson Street, Muncie, IN 47305-2814

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (765) 747-1500

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]

As of April 29, 2016, there were 40,749,494 outstanding common shares of the registrant.

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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION



Part I. Financial Information		Page No.
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets	3
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income	4
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
	Consolidated Condensed Statement of Stockholders' Equity	6
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	39
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	51
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	52

Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	53
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	53
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	53
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	53
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	53
Item 5.	Other Information	53
Item 6.	Exhibits	54
	Signatures	55
	Index to Exhibits	56

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,738	$	102,170
Interest-bearing time deposits	77,453		32,315
Investment securities available for sale	636,785		658,400
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $655,445 and $632,380)	633,992		618,599
Loans held for sale	3,628		9,894
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $62,086 and $62,453	4,647,821		4,631,369
Premises and equipment	96,494		97,648
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	37,553		37,633
Interest receivable	22,836		24,415
Core deposit intangibles	17,799		16,635
Goodwill	244,000		243,129
Cash surrender value of life insurance	200,549		200,539
Other real estate owned	15,626		17,257
Tax asset, deferred and receivable	47,982		46,977
Other assets	30,283		24,023
TOTAL ASSETS	$	6,798,539	$	6,761,003
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,282,462	$	1,266,027
Interest-bearing	4,028,608		4,023,620
Total Deposits	5,311,070		5,289,647
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased	602		49,721
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	150,134		155,325
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	263,588		235,652
Subordinated debentures and term loans	127,523		127,846
Total Borrowings	541,847		568,544
Interest payable	3,910		3,092
Other liabilities	74,449		49,211
Total Liabilities	5,931,276		5,910,494
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1,000 par value, $1,000 liquidation value:
Authorized - 600 shares
Issued and outstanding - 125 shares	125		125
Common Stock, $.125 stated value:
Authorized - 50,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding - 40,749,340 and 40,664,259 shares	5,094		5,083
Additional paid-in capital	504,661		504,530
Retained earnings	355,317		342,133
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	2,066		(1,362		)
Total Stockholders' Equity	867,263		850,509
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	6,798,539	$	6,761,003

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable:
Taxable	$	50,489	$	43,551
Tax exempt	1,315		248
Investment securities:
Taxable	4,328		4,723
Tax exempt	4,509		3,835
Deposits with financial institutions	106		37
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	480		550
Total Interest Income	61,227		52,944
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	4,063		3,516
Federal funds purchased	28		23
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	100		78
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	796		691
Subordinated debentures and term loans	1,785		1,660
Total Interest Expense	6,772		5,968
NET INTEREST INCOME	54,455		46,976
Provision for loan losses	550
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	53,905		46,976
OTHER INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	4,145		3,548
Fiduciary activities	2,494		2,507
Other customer fees	5,059		3,667
Commission income			2,328
Earnings on cash surrender value of life insurance	1,476		747
Net gains and fees on sales of loans	1,460		1,489
Net realized gains on sales of available for sale securities	997		1,025
Other income	690		921
Total Other Income	16,321		16,232
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits	27,337		24,541
Net occupancy	4,022		3,790
Equipment	3,238		2,566
Marketing	737		780
Outside data processing fees	2,069		1,717
Printing and office supplies	364		364
Core deposit amortization	978		721
FDIC assessments	950		863
Other real estate owned and foreclosure expenses	1,235		1,229
Professional and other outside services	2,162		1,491
Other expenses	3,867		3,140
Total Other Expenses	46,959		41,202
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	23,267		22,006
Income tax expense	5,574		5,834
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	17,693	$	16,172
Per Share Data:
Basic Net Income Available to Common Stockholders	$	0.43	$	0.43
Diluted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders	$	0.43	$	0.43
Cash Dividends Paid	$	0.11	$	0.08
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding (in thousands)	40,917		38,000

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income	$	17,693		$	16,172
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
Unrealized holding gain on securities available for sale arising during the period, net of tax of $2,765 and $528	5,135			980
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net of tax of $684 and $447	(1,270		)	(829		)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax of $236 and $235	(437		)	(436		)
	3,428			(285		)
Comprehensive income	$	21,121		$	15,887

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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	Preferred			Common Stock					Additional						Accumulated Other
	Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount			Paid in Capital			Retained Earnings			Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total
Balances, December 31, 2015	125	$	125	40,664,259		$	5,083		$	504,530		$	342,133		$	(1,362	)	$	850,509
Comprehensive income
Net income												17,693						17,693
Other comprehensive income, net of tax															3,428			3,428
Cash dividends on common stock ($.11 per share)												(4,509		)				(4,509		)
Share-based compensation				101,984		13			580									593
Stock issued under employee benefit plans				5,932		1			118									119
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan				7,030		1			164									165
Stock options exercised				6,700		1			75									76
Stock redeemed				(36,565	)	(5		)	(806		)							(811		)
Balances, March 31, 2016	125	$	125	40,749,340		$	5,094		$	504,661		$	355,317		$	2,066		$	867,263

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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Cash Flow From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	17,693		$	16,172
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses	550
Depreciation and amortization	1,835			1,534
Change in deferred taxes	3,324			3,643
Share-based compensation	593			517
Tax benefit from stock options exercised	(3		)	(14		)
Loans originated for sale	(87,689		)	(69,384		)
Proceeds from sales of loans	93,955			70,227
Gains on sales of securities available for sale	(997		)	(1,025		)
Change in interest receivable	1,579			427
Change in interest payable	818			484
Other adjustments	(6,862		)	(4,883		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	24,796		$	17,698
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net change in interest-bearing deposits	$	(45,138	)	$	(35,708	)
Purchases of:
Securities available for sale	(32,632		)	(20,193		)
Securities held to maturity	(35,086		)	(39,542		)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale	69,623			38,198
Proceeds from maturities of:
Securities available for sale	13,137			14,887
Securities held to maturity	19,134			18,685
Change in Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	80			80
Net change in loans	(20,235		)	(43,939		)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned	2,084			2,799
Other adjustments	(1,226		)	(1,311		)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(30,259	)	$	(66,044	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net change in :
Demand and savings deposits	$	44,902		$	(4,643	)
Certificates of deposit and other time deposits	(24,650		)	12,024
Borrowings	110,060			59,484
Repayment of borrowings	(136,321		)	(44,319		)
Cash dividends on common stock	(4,509		)	(3,049		)
Stock issued under employee benefit plans	119			129
Stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans	165			135
Stock options exercised	73			355
Tax benefit from stock options exercised	3			14
Stock redeemed	(811		)	(1,157		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(10,969	)	$	18,973
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(16,432		)	(29,373		)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1	102,170			118,616
Cash and Cash Equivalents, March 31	$	85,738		$	89,243
Additional cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	5,954		$	5,484
Income tax paid	$	3,500		$	500
Loans transferred to other real estate owned	$	32		$	2,109
Fixed assets transferred to other real estate owned	$	360
Non-cash investing activities using trade date accounting	$	19,935		$	20,424

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NOTE 1

GENERAL

Financial Statement Preparation

The significant accounting policies followed by First Merchants Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries for interim financial reporting are consistent with the accounting policies followed for annual financial reporting. All adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature and are in the opinion of management necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported, have been included in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements.

The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet of the Corporation as of December 31, 2015, has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as of that date. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Corporation’s annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year. Reclassifications have been made to prior financial statements to conform to the current financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

NOTE 2

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Acquisition - Ameriana Bancorp, Inc.

On December 31, 2015, the Corporation acquired 100 percent of Ameriana Bancorp, Inc. ("Ameriana"). Ameriana merged with and into the Corporation (the "Ameriana Merger") whereupon the separate corporate existence of Ameriana ceased and the Corporation survived. Immediately following the Ameriana Merger, Ameriana Bank, an Indiana bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriana, merged with and into First Merchants Bank, National Association, a national bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (the "Bank"), with the Bank continuing as the surviving bank. Ameriana was headquartered in New Castle, Indiana and had 13 banking centers serving central and east central Indiana. Pursuant to the merger agreement, each Ameriana shareholder received 0.9037 shares of the Corporation's common stock for each outstanding share of Ameriana common stock held. The Corporation issued approximately 2.8 million shares of common stock, which was valued at approximately $70.4 million. The Corporation engaged in this transaction with the expectation that it would be accretive and expand the existing footprint in central and east central Indiana. Goodwill resulted from this transaction due to the expected synergies and economies of scale that are expected.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible and intangible assets based on their current estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on preliminary valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are based on assumptions that are subject to change, the purchase price for the Ameriana acquisition is detailed in the following table. If prior to the end of the one year measurement period for finalizing the purchase price allocation, information becomes available which would indicate adjustments are required to the purchase price allocation, such adjustments will be included in the purchase price allocation retrospectively.



	Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,068
Interest-bearing time deposits	8,790
Investment securities	61,754
Loans	316,929
Premises and equipment	13,946
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	2,693
Other real estate owned	5,613
Interest receivable	1,306
Cash surrender value of life insurance	28,188
Other assets	6,713
Deposits	(383,718		)
Interest payable	(24		)
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances	(24,884		)
Subordinated debentures	(5,487		)
Other liabilities	(9,451		)
Net tangible assets acquired	26,436
Core deposit intangible	5,342
Goodwill	38,624
Purchase price	$	70,402

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Of the total purchase price, $5,342,000 has been allocated to a core deposit intangible that will be amortized over its estimated life of 10 years. The remaining purchase price has been allocated to goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes.

Acquisition - C Financial Corporation

On April 17, 2015, the Corporation acquired 100 percent of C Financial Corporation, ("C Financial"). C Financial merged with and into the Corporation (the “C Financial Merger”) whereupon the separate corporate existence of C Financial ceased and the Corporation survived. Immediately following the C Financial Merger, Cooper State Bank, an Ohio state bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of C Financial, merged with and into the Bank, with the Bank continuing as the surviving bank. C Financial was headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and had 6 full service banking centers serving the Columbus, Ohio market. As part of the $14.5 million C Financial Merger, shareholders of C Financial received $6.738 in cash for each share of C Financial common stock held.

The Corporation expects the transaction to be accretive to income and expand the existing footprint in Columbus, Ohio. Goodwill resulted from this transaction due to the synergies and economies of scale that were expected. The purchase price of the C Financial acquisition was allocated as follows:



	Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,496
Federal Funds sold	7,018
Interest-bearing time deposits	922
Loans	110,625
Premises and equipment	7,290
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	855
Interest receivable	292
Other assets	119
Deposits	(105,326		)
Interest payable	(29		)
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances	(18,958		)
Other liabilities	(2,911		)
Net tangible assets acquired	2,393
Core deposit intangible	981
Goodwill	11,126
Purchase price	$	14,500

Of the total purchase price, $981,000 has been allocated to a core deposit intangible that will be amortized over its estimated life of 10 years. The remaining purchase price has been allocated to goodwill, which is deductible for tax purposes because the transaction was considered a taxable exchange.

Subsidiary Divestiture - First Merchants Insurance Services, Inc.

On June 12, 2015, the Corporation sold all of its stock in First Merchants Insurance Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation ("FMIG"), to USI Insurance Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The sale price was $18 million, of which $16 million was paid at closing with the remaining $2 million paid through a two-year promissory note. The sale of FMIG generated a gain on sale of $8.3 million.

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NOTE 3

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and approximate fair value of the investment securities portfolio at the dates indicated were:



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Available for sale at March 31, 2016
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities	$	100	$	3			$	103
State and municipal	312,516		17,711		$	107	330,120
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	295,443		7,183		40		302,586
Corporate obligations	31						31
Equity securities	3,882		63				3,945
Total available for sale	611,972		24,960		147		636,785
Held to maturity at March 31, 2016
Federal agencies	13,978		22				14,000
State and municipal	218,374		9,244		49		227,569
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	401,640		12,261		25		413,876
Total held to maturity	633,992		21,527		74		655,445
Total Investment Securities	$	1,245,964	$	46,487	$	221	$	1,292,230



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Available for sale at December 31, 2015
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities	$	100	$	4			$	104
State and municipal	291,730		14,241		$	60	305,911
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	342,550		4,234		518		346,266
Corporate obligations	31						31
Equity securities	3,912						3,912
Certificates of deposit	2,176						2,176
Total available for sale	640,499		18,479		578		658,400
Held to maturity at December 31, 2015
State and municipal	219,767		6,982		15		226,734
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	398,832		7,601		787		405,646
Total held to maturity	618,599		14,583		802		632,380
Total Investment Securities	$	1,259,098	$	33,062	$	1,380	$	1,290,780

The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale and held to maturity securities at March 31, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.



	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Maturity Distribution at March 31, 2016:
Due in one year or less	$	3,963	$	3,990	$	2,533	$	2,541
Due after one through five years	17,175		18,087		32,527		34,282
Due after five through ten years	54,387		57,310		90,434		92,992
Due after ten years	237,122		250,867		106,858		111,754
	$	312,647	$	330,254	$	232,352	$	241,569
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	295,443		302,586		401,640		413,876
Equity securities	3,882		3,945
Total Investment Securities	$	611,972	$	636,785	$	633,992	$	655,445

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	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Maturity Distribution at December 31, 2015
Due in one year or less	$	4,658	$	4,704	$	4,144	$	4,148
Due after one through five years	13,725		14,295		28,054		29,175
Due after five through ten years	52,878		55,375		81,483		83,646
Due after ten years	220,600		231,672		106,086		109,765
	$	291,861	$	306,046	$	219,767	$	226,734
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	342,550		346,266		398,832		405,646
Equity securities	3,912		3,912
Certificates of deposit	2,176		2,176
Total Investment Securities	$	640,499	$	658,400	$	618,599	$	632,380

The carrying value of securities pledged as collateral, to secure borrowings and for other purposes, was $625,319,000 at March 31, 2016, and $637,358,000 at December 31, 2015.

The book value of securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounted to $145,639,000 at March 31, 2016, and $153,789,000 at December 31, 2015.

Gross gains on the sales and redemptions of available for sale securities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are shown below.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Sales and Redemptions of Available for Sale Securities:
Gross gains	$	997	$	1,025
Gross losses
Other-than-temporary impairment losses

The following table shows investment securities with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015:



	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Temporarily Impaired Available for Sale Securities at March 31, 2016
State and municipal	$	8,375	$	98	$	1,197	$	9	$	9,572	$	107
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	1,131		5		$	3,845	$	35	4,976		40
Total Temporarily Impaired Available for Sale Securities	9,506		103		5,042		44		14,548		147
Temporarily Impaired Held to Maturity Securities at March 31, 2016
State and municipal	3,179		48		673		1		3,852		49
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities					4,784		25		4,784		25
Total Temporarily Impaired Held to Maturity Securities	3,179		48		5,457		26		8,636		74
Total Temporarily Impaired Investment Securities	$	12,685	$	151	$	10,499	$	70	$	23,184	$	221



	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Temporarily Impaired Available for Sale Securities at December 31, 2015
State and municipal	$	7,558	$	60					$	7,558	$	60
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	83,396		445		2,101		73		85,497		518
Total Temporarily Impaired Available for Sale Securities	90,954		505		2,101		73		93,055		578
Temporarily Impaired Held to Maturity Securities at December 31, 2015
State and municipal					1,982		15		1,982		15
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	69,641		519		12,906		268		82,547		787
Total Temporarily Impaired Held to Maturity Securities	69,641		519		14,888		283		84,529		802
Total Temporarily Impaired Investment Securities	$	160,595	$	1,024	$	16,989	$	356	$	177,584	$	1,380

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Certain investments in debt and equity securities are reported in the financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost as indicated in the table below.



	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Investments reported at less than historical cost:
Historical cost	$	23,406		$	178,964
Fair value	$	23,184		$	177,584
Percent of the Corporation's available for sale and held to maturity portfolio	1.8		%	13.9		%

Management believes the decline in fair value for these securities was temporary. Should the impairment of any of these securities become other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income during the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified.

The Corporation’s management has evaluated all securities with unrealized losses for other-than temporary impairment as of March 31, 2016. The evaluations are based on the nature of the securities, the extent and duration of the loss and the intent and ability of the Corporation to hold these securities either to maturity or through the expected recovery period.

In determining the fair value of the investment securities portfolio, the Corporation utilizes a third party for portfolio accounting services, including market value input, for those securities classified as Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The Corporation has obtained an understanding of what inputs are being used by the vendor in pricing the portfolio and how the vendor was classifying these securities based upon these inputs. From these discussions, the Corporation’s management is comfortable that the classifications are proper. The Corporation has gained trust in the data for two reasons: (a) independent spot testing of the data is conducted by the Corporation through obtaining market quotes from various brokers on a periodic basis and (b) actual gains or losses resulting from the sale of certain securities has proven the data to be accurate over time. The fair value of securities classified as Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy was determined using a discounted cash flow model that incorporated market estimates of interest rates and volatility in markets that have not been active.

State and Municipal and U.S. Government-Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities

The unrealized losses on the Corporation’s investments in securities of state and political subdivisions and U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities were caused by changes in interest rates and not credit quality. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments. The Corporation does not intend to sell the investments and more likely than not the Corporation won't be required to sell the investments before recovery of its lower amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. The Corporation does not consider the investment securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2016.

Credit Losses Recognized on Investments

Certain corporate obligations experienced fair value deterioration due to credit losses and other market factors. The following table provides information about those securities for which only a credit loss was recognized in income and other losses were recorded in other comprehensive income.



	Accumulated Credit Losses in 2016		Accumulated Credit Losses in 2015
Credit losses on debt securities held:
Balance, January 1			$	500
Reductions for previous other-than-temporary losses realized on securities sold during the year			(500		)
Balance, March 31	$	—	$	—

In the first quarter of 2015, the Corporation sold its remaining trust preferred security which had no remaining book value as a result of other than temporary impairment of approximately $500,000 taken in 2009. The sale of this security resulted in a gain of $45,000, which is included in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE

The Corporation’s primary lending focus is small business and middle market commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate and consumer, which results in portfolio diversification. The following tables show the composition of the loan portfolio, the allowance for loan losses and certain credit quality aspects, all excluding loans held for sale. Loans held for sale as of March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, were $3,628,000 and $9,894,000, respectively.

The following table shows the composition of the Corporation’s loan portfolio by loan class for the periods indicated:



	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Commercial and industrial loans	$	1,060,559		$	1,057,075
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers	92,137			97,711
Real estate loans:
Construction	391,621			366,704
Commercial and farmland	1,806,395			1,802,921
Residential	769,592			786,105
Home Equity	353,946			348,613
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	73,622			74,717
Lease financing receivables, net of unearned income	461			588
Other commercial loans	161,574			159,388
Loans	$	4,709,907		$	4,693,822
Allowance for loan losses	(62,086		)	(62,453		)
Net Loans	$	4,647,821		$	4,631,369

Allowance, Credit Quality and Loan Portfolio

The Corporation maintains an allowance for loan losses to cover probable credit losses identified during its loan review process. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2016. The process for determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is critical to the Corporation’s financial results. It requires management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments, to estimate the effect of uncertain matters. The allowance for loan losses considers current factors, including economic conditions and ongoing internal and external examinations, and will increase or decrease as deemed necessary to ensure it remains adequate. In addition, the allowance as a percentage of charge offs and nonperforming loans will change at different points in time based on credit performance, portfolio mix and collateral values.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained through the provision for loan losses, which is a charge against earnings. The allowance is increased by provision expense and decreased by charge offs less recoveries. All charge offs are approved by the Bank’s senior loan officers or loan committees, depending on the amount of the charge off. The Bank charges off a loan when a determination is made that all or a portion of the loan is uncollectible. The amount provided for loan losses in a given period may be greater than or less than net loan losses experienced during the period, and is based on management’s judgment as to the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. The determination of the provision amount is based on management’s ongoing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio, including an internally administered loan "watch" list and independent loan reviews. The evaluation takes into consideration identified credit problems, the possibility of losses inherent in the loan portfolio that are not specifically identified and management’s judgment as to the impact of the current environment and economic conditions on the portfolio.

The allowance consists of specific impairment reserves as required by ASC 310-10-35, a component for historical losses in accordance with ASC 450 and the consideration of current environmental factors in accordance with ASC 450. A loan is deemed impaired when, based on current information or events, it is probable that all amounts due of principal and interest according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected.

The historical loss allocation for loans not deemed impaired according to ASC 310 is the product of the volume of loans within the non-impaired criticized and non-criticized risk grade classifications, each segmented by call code, and the historical loss factor for each respective classification and call code segment. The historical loss factors are based upon actual loss experience within each risk and call code classification. The historical look back period for non-criticized loans looks to the most recent rolling-four-quarter average and aligns with the look back period for non-impaired criticized loans. Each of the rolling four quarter periods used to obtain the average, include all charge offs for the previous twelve-month period, therefore the historical look back period includes seven quarters. The resulting allocation is reflective of current conditions. Criticized loans are grouped based on the risk grade assigned to the loan. Loans with a special mention grade are assigned a loss factor, and loans with a classified grade but not impaired are assigned a separate loss factor. The loss factor computation for this allocation includes a segmented historical loss migration analysis of risk grades to charge off.

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In addition to the specific reserves and historical loss components of the allowance, consideration is given to various environmental factors to ensure that losses inherent in the portfolio are reflected in the allowance for loan losses. The environmental component adjusts the historical loss allocations for non-impaired loans to reflect relevant current conditions that, in management's opinion, have an impact on loss recognition. Environmental factors that management reviews in the analysis include: national and local economic trends and conditions; trends in growth in the loan portfolio and growth in higher risk areas; levels of, and trends in, delinquencies and non-accruals; experience and depth of lending management and staff; adequacy of, and adherence to, lending policies and procedures including those for underwriting; industry concentrations of credit; and adequacy of risk identification systems and controls through the internal loan review and internal audit processes.

In conformance with ASC 805 and ASC 820, loans purchased after December 31, 2008 are recorded at the acquisition date fair value. Such loans are included in the allowance to the extent a specific impairment is identified that exceeds the fair value adjustment on an impaired loan or the historical loss and environmental factor analysis indicates losses inherent in a purchased portfolio exceeds the fair value adjustment on the portion of the purchased portfolio not deemed impaired.

The following tables summarize changes in the allowance for loan losses by loan segment for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Commercial			Commercial Real Estate			Consumer			Residential			Finance Leases		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balances, January 1	$	26,478		$	22,145		$	2,689		$	11,139		$	2	$	62,453
Provision for losses	139			214			33			164					550
Recoveries on loans	292			952			78			312					1,634
Loans charged off	(645		)	(994		)	(153		)	(759		)			(2,551		)
Balances, March 31, 2016	$	26,264		$	22,317		$	2,647		$	10,856		$	2	$	62,086



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Commercial			Commercial Real Estate			Consumer			Residential			Finance Leases		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balances, January 1	$	28,824		$	19,327		$	2,658		$	13,152		$	3	$	63,964
Provision for losses	1,834			(2,896		)	527			534			1
Recoveries on loans	450			412			78			132					1,072
Loans charged off	(1,101		)	(460		)	(125		)	(549		)			(2,235		)
Balances, March 31, 2015	$	30,007		$	16,383		$	3,138		$	13,269		$	4	$	62,801

The following tables show the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses and loan portfolio by segment as of the periods indicated:



	March 31, 2016
	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer		Residential		Finance Leases		Total
Allowance Balances:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	967	$	192			$	59			$	1,218
Collectively evaluated for impairment	25,229		22,075		$	2,647	10,760		$	2	60,713
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	68		50				37				155
Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	26,264	$	22,317	$	2,647	$	10,856	$	2	$	62,086
Loan Balances:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,899	$	22,411			$	4,136			$	34,446
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,299,488		2,127,038		$	73,622	1,114,759		$	461	4,615,368
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	6,883		48,567				4,643				60,093
Loans	$	1,314,270	$	2,198,016	$	73,622	$	1,123,538	$	461	$	4,709,907

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	December 31, 2015
	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Consumer		Residential		Finance Leases		Total
Allowance Balances:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,277	$	243			$	169			$	1,689
Collectively evaluated for impairment	25,201		21,753		$	2,689	10,966		$	2	60,611
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality			149				$	4			153
Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	26,478	$	22,145	$	2,689	$	11,139	$	2	$	62,453
Loan Balances:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,877	$	16,670			$	4,020			$	28,567
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,298,988		2,096,089		$	74,717	1,125,316		$	588	4,595,698
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	7,309		56,866				5,382				69,557
Loans	$	1,314,174	$	2,169,625	$	74,717	$	1,134,718	$	588	$	4,693,822

The risk characteristics of the Corporation’s material portfolio segments are as follows:

Commercial

Commercial loans are primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.

Commercial real estate

These loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts and the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral and risk grade criteria. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans versus non-owner occupied loans.

Residential and Consumer

With respect to residential loans that are secured by 1-4 family residences and are typically owner occupied, the Corporation generally establishes a maximum loan-to-value ratio and requires private mortgage insurance if that ratio is exceeded. Home equity loans are typically secured by a subordinate interest in 1-4 family residences, and consumer loans are secured by consumer assets such as automobiles or recreational vehicles. Some consumer loans are unsecured such as small installment loans and certain lines of credit. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income and credit rating of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas such as unemployment levels. Repayment can also be impacted by changes in property values on residential properties. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers.

Loans are reclassified to a non-accruing status when, in management’s judgment, the collateral value and financial condition of the borrower do not justify accruing interest. Uncollected interest previously recorded, but not deemed collectible, is reversed and charged against current income. Payments subsequently received on non-accrual loans are applied to principal. A loan is returned to accrual status when principal and interest are no longer past due and collectability is probable, typically after a minimum of six consecutive months of performance. Payments received on impaired accruing or delinquent loans are applied to interest income as accrued.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s non-accrual loans by loan class as of the periods indicated:



	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Commercial and industrial loans	$	3,694	$	4,634
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	1,535		827
Real estate Loans:
Construction	731		736
Commercial and farmland	16,440		11,277
Residential	11,674		11,818
Home Equity	2,449		1,952
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	196		145
Total	$	36,719	$	31,389

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Commercial impaired loans include non-accrual loans, loans accounted for under ASC 310-30, and loans risk graded as substandard, doubtful and loss that were still accruing but deemed impaired according to the guidance set forth in ASC 310. Also included in impaired loans are accruing loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more and troubled debt restructurings.

Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment include estimating fair value using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans. If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, then the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. The fair value of real estate is generally based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisers typically determine the value of the real estate by utilizing an income or market valuation approach. If an appraisal is not available, the fair value may be determined by using a cash flow analysis. Fair value on other collateral such as business assets is typically ascertained by assessing, either singularly or some combination of, asset appraisals, accounts receivable aging reports, inventory listings and or customer financial statements. Both appraised values and values based on borrower’s financial information are discounted as considered appropriate based on age and quality of the information and current market conditions.

The following tables show the composition of the Corporation’s commercial impaired loans by loan class as of the periods indicated:



	March 31, 2016
	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Related Allowance
Impaired loans with no related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	21,751	$	11,559
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	724		716
Real estate Loans:
Construction	8,482		4,300
Commercial and farmland	88,293		64,710
Residential	11,991		7,317
Home equity	296		225
Other commercial loans	18
Total	$	131,555	$	88,827
Impaired loans with related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	1,610	$	1,357	$	620
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	1,150		1,150		415
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	1,907		1,738		242
Residential	946		877		96
Total	$	5,613	$	5,122	$	1,373
Total Impaired Loans	$	137,168	$	93,949	$	1,373

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	December 31, 2015
	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Related Allowance
Impaired loans with no related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	22,151	$	11,669
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	370		361
Real estate Loans:
Construction	4,551		2,336
Commercial and farmland	95,930		69,024
Residential	11,262		7,338
Home equity	297		247
Other commercial loans	20
Total	$	134,581	$	90,975
Impaired loans with related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	3,043	$	2,690	$	1,247
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	466		466		30
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	2,144		1,933		392
Residential	2,300		1,463		173
Total	$	7,953	$	6,552	$	1,842
Total Impaired Loans	$	142,534	$	97,527	$	1,842



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired loans with no related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	12,052	$	109
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	716		1
Real estate Loans:
Construction	4,262		85
Commercial and farmland	65,461		871
Residential	7,746		58
Home equity	225
Total	$	90,462	$	1,124
Impaired loans with related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	1,363	$	9
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	1,315
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	1,756
Residential	879
Total	$	5,313	$	9
Total Impaired Loans	$	95,775	$	1,133



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired loans with no related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	16,150	$	139
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	303
Real estate Loans:
Construction	8,542		104
Commercial and farmland	69,036		878
Residential	8,528		48
Home equity	533		3
Total	$	103,092	$	1,172
Impaired loans with related allowance:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	4,379	$	10
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	3,991
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	3,113
Residential	1,761
Total	$	13,244	$	10
Total Impaired Loans	$	116,336	$	1,182

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As part of the ongoing monitoring of the credit quality of the Corporation's loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including trends related to: (i) the level of criticized commercial loans, (ii) net charge offs, (iii) non-performing loans and (iv) the general national and local economic conditions.

The Corporation utilizes a risk grading of pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss to assess the overall credit quality of large commercial loans. All large commercial credit grades are reviewed at a minimum of once a year for pass grade loans. Loans with grades below pass are reviewed more frequently depending on the grade. A description of the general characteristics of these grades is as follows:


•	Pass - Loans that are considered to be of acceptable credit quality.

•

Special Mention - Loans which possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness, which deserves close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Corporation's credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Corporation to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. The key distinctions of this category's classification are that it is indicative of an unwarranted level of risk; and weaknesses are considered “potential”, not “defined”, impairments to the primary source of repayment. Examples include businesses that may be suffering from inadequate management, loss of key personnel or significant customer or litigation.

•

Substandard - A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified have a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Other characteristics may include:



	o	the likelihood that a loan will be paid from the primary source of repayment is uncertain or financial deterioration is underway and very close attention is warranted to ensure that the loan is collected without loss,



	o	the primary source of repayment is gone, and the Corporation is forced to rely on a secondary source of repayment, such as collateral liquidation or guarantees,



	o	loans have a distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if deficiencies are not corrected,



	o	unusual courses of action are needed to maintain a high probability of repayment,



	o	the borrower is not generating enough cash flow to repay loan principal; however, it continues to make interest payments,



	o	the Corporation is forced into a subordinated or unsecured position due to flaws in documentation,



	o	loans have been restructured so that payment schedules, terms and collateral represent concessions to the borrower when compared to the normal loan terms,



	o	the Corporation is seriously contemplating foreclosure or legal action due to the apparent deterioration of the loan, and



	o	there is significant deterioration in market conditions to which the borrower is highly vulnerable.

•

Doubtful - Loans that have all of the weaknesses of those classified as Substandard. However, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values, these weaknesses make full collection of principal highly questionable and improbable. Other credit characteristics may include the primary source of repayment is gone or there is considerable doubt as to the quality of the secondary sources of repayment. The possibility of loss is high, but because of certain important pending factors that may strengthen the loan, loss classification is deferred until the exact status of repayment is known.


•	Loss – Loans that are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuing to carry them as an asset is not warranted. Loans will be classified as Loss when it is neither practical not desirable to defer writing off or reserving all or a portion of a basically worthless asset, even though partial recovery may be possible at some time in the future.

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The following tables summarize the credit quality of the Corporation’s loan portfolio, by loan class for the periods indicated. Consumer non-performing loans include accruing consumer loans 90 plus days delinquent and consumer non-accrual loans. The entire balance of a loan is considered delinquent if the minimum payment contractually required to be made is not received by the specified date. Loans that evidenced deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected are included in the applicable categories below.



	March 31, 2016
	Commercial Pass		Commercial Special Mention		Commercial Substandard		Commercial Doubtful	Commercial Loss	Consumer Performing		Consumer Non-Performing		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	984,052	$	46,952	$	29,555							$	1,060,559
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	48,604		22,829		20,704								92,137
Real estate Loans:
Construction	365,808		4,021		3,441				$	18,272	$	79	391,621
Commercial and farmland	1,669,322		55,336		81,737								1,806,395
Residential	158,931		8,095		10,706				584,262		7,598		769,592
Home equity	7,164		72		568				343,812		2,330		353,946
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures									73,322		300		73,622
Lease financing receivables, net of unearned income	371				90								461
Other commercial loans	161,564		10										161,574
Loans	$	3,395,816	$	137,315	$	146,801			$	1,019,668	$	10,307	$	4,709,907



	December 31, 2015
	Commercial Pass		Commercial Special Mention		Commercial Substandard		Commercial Doubtful		Commercial Loss	Consumer Performing		Consumer Non-Performing		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	962,340	$	48,432	$	45,984	$	319						$	1,057,075
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	77,884		6,665		13,162									97,711
Real estate Loans:
Construction	345,449		1,271		1,790					$	18,114	$	80	366,704
Commercial and farmland	1,679,141		46,442		77,338									1,802,921
Residential	171,576		3,107		10,428					593,533		7,461		786,105
Home equity	8,218		48		600					337,718		2,029		348,613
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures										74,491		226		74,717
Lease financing receivables, net of unearned income	495				93									588
Other commercial loans	159,388													159,388
Loans	$	3,404,491	$	105,965	$	149,395	$	319		$	1,023,856	$	9,796	$	4,693,822

The tables below show a past due aging of the Corporation’s loan portfolio, by loan class, as of March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.



	March 31, 2016
	Current		30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Loans > 90 Days And Accruing		Non-Accrual		Total Past Due & Non-Accrual		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	1,054,549	$	2,017	$	239	$	60	$	3,694	$	6,010	$	1,060,559
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	90,452		150						1,535		1,685		92,137
Real estate Loans:
Construction	385,222		5,668						731		6,399		391,621
Commercial and farmland	1,788,591		1,355		9				16,440		17,804		1,806,395
Residential	753,121		3,565		539		693		11,674		16,471		769,592
Home equity	349,986		1,298		107		106		2,449		3,960		353,946
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	73,053		168		101		104		196		569		73,622
Lease financing receivables, net of unearned income	461												461
Other commercial loans	161,574												161,574
Loans	$	4,657,009	$	14,221	$	995	$	963	$	36,719	$	52,898	$	4,709,907

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	December 31, 2015
	Current		30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Loans > 90 Days And Accruing		Non-Accrual		Total Past Due & Non-Accrual		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	1,052,275	$	166					$	4,634	$	4,800	$	1,057,075
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	96,884								827		827		97,711
Real estate Loans:
Construction	362,084		3,884						736		4,620		366,704
Commercial and farmland	1,786,092		5,552						11,277		16,829		1,802,921
Residential	765,634		6,090		$	2,061	$	502	11,818		20,471		786,105
Home equity	344,344		1,433		560		324		1,952		4,269		348,613
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	73,990		445		56		81		145		727		74,717
Lease financing receivables, net of unearned income	588												588
Other commercial loans	159,324				64						64		159,388
Loans	$	4,641,215	$	17,570	$	2,741	$	907	$	31,389	$	52,607	$	4,693,822

See the information regarding the analysis of loan loss experience in the "LOAN QUALITY/PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES" section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included as ITEM 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On occasion, borrowers experience declines in income and cash flow. As a result, these borrowers seek to reduce contractual cash outlays including debt payments. Concurrently, in an effort to preserve and protect its earning assets, specifically troubled loans, the Corporation works to maintain its relationship with certain customers who are experiencing financial difficulty by contractually modifying the borrower's debt agreement with the Corporation. In certain loan restructuring situations, the Corporation may grant a concession to a debtor experiencing financial difficulty, resulting in a trouble debt restructuring. A concession is deemed to be granted when, as a result of the restructuring, the Corporation does not expect to collect all original amounts due, including interest accrued at the original contract rate. If the payment of principal at original maturity is primarily dependent on the value of collateral, the current value of the collateral is considered in determining whether the principal will be paid.

The following tables summarize troubled debt restructurings in the Corporation's loan portfolio that occurred during the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Pre-Modification Recorded Balance		Post-Modification Recorded Balance		Number of Loans
Commercial and industrial loans	$	260	$	260	3
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers	465		331		2
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	352		352		1
Residential	113		133		3
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	13		13		1
Total	$	1,203	$	1,089	10



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Pre-Modification Recorded Balance		Post-Modification Recorded Balance		Number of Loans
Commercial and industrial loans	$	2,362	$	1,361	4
Real estate Loans:
Construction	79		80		1
Commercial and farmland			1,743		1
Residential	24		24		1
Total	$	2,465	$	3,208	7

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The following tables summarize the recorded investment of troubled debt restructurings, by modification type, that occurred during the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Term Modification	Rate Modification		Combination		Total Modification
Commercial and industrial loans				$	260	$	260
Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers		$	331			331
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland				351		351
Residential		123				123
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures		13				13
Total		$	467	$	611	$	1,078



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Term Modification		Rate Modification		Combination		Total Modification
Commercial and industrial loans	$	253			$	1,079	$	1,332
Real estate Loans:
Construction	2						2
Commercial and farmland	1,548						1,548
Residential			$	26			26
Total	$	1,803	$	26	$	1,079	$	2,908

Agriculture production financing and other loans to farmers made up 48 percent of the post-modification balance of troubled debt restructured loans made in the three months ended March 31, 2016.

The following tables summarize troubled debt restructures that occurred during the twelve months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, that subsequently defaulted during the period indicated and remained in default at period end. For purposes of this discussion, a loan is considered in default if it is 30 or more days past due.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Number of Loans	Recorded Balance
Commercial and industrial loans	3	$	260
Real estate Loans:
Commercial and farmland	1	717
Total	4	$	977

For potential consumer loan restructures, impairment evaluation occurs prior to modification. Any subsequent impairment is typically addressed through the charge off process, or may be addressed through a specific reserve. Consumer troubled debt restructurings are generally included in the general historical allowance for loan loss at the post modification balance. Consumer non-accrual and delinquent troubled debt restructurings are also considered in the calculation of the non-accrual and delinquency trend environmental allowance allocation. Consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process totaled $3,208,000 and $1,391,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Commercial troubled debt restructured loans risk graded special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss are individually evaluated for impairment under ASC 310. Any resulting specific reserves are included in the allowance for loan losses. Commercial 30 - 89 day delinquent troubled debt restructurings are included in the calculation of the delinquency trend environmental allowance allocation. All commercial non-impaired loans, including non-accrual and 90+ day delinquents, are included in the ASC 450 loss migration analysis.

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NOTE 5

ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN LOANS ACQUIRED IN A PURCHASE

The acquired loans detailed in the tables below are included in NOTE 4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE, in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As described in NOTE 4, loans purchased after December 31, 2008 are recorded at the acquisition date fair value, which could result in a fair value discount or premium. Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable at the date of acquisition that the acquirer will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments are accounted for under ASC 310-30, Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. The difference between contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the nonaccretable portion of the fair value discount or premium. The accretable portion of the fair value discount or premium is the difference between the expected cash flows and the net present value of expected cash flows, with such difference accreted into earnings over the term of the loans. All other loans not accounted for under ASC 310-30 are accounted for under ASC 310-20.

The following table includes the outstanding balance and carrying amount of all acquired loans which were included in the Corporation's balance sheet at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.



	March 31, 2016
	Ameriana		C Financial		Community		CFS		SCB		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	23,363	$	99	$	7,224	$	50,476	$	4,351	$	85,513
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers					2,472				1,263		3,735
Real estate loans:
Construction	30,414		6,928		9,681		862				47,885
Commercial and farmland	131,371		25,729		47,190		175,692		12,494		392,476
Residential	116,116		52,720		19,212		113,633		5,645		307,326
Home Equity	13,390		8,824		7,445		30,705		13,000		73,364
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	1,433		8		306		348		43		2,138
Other commercial loans	1,840						70				1,910
Total	$	317,927	$	94,308	$	93,530	$	371,786	$	36,796	$	914,347

Carrying Amount	$	304,615	$	92,097	$	87,523	$	353,882	$	32,390	$	870,507
Allowance					105		50				155
Carrying Amount Net of Allowance	$	304,615	$	92,097	$	87,418	$	353,832	$	32,390	$	870,352



	December 31, 2015
	Ameriana		C Financial		Community		CFS		SCB		Total
Commercial and industrial loans	$	21,888	$	104	$	6,769	$	52,060	$	4,620	$	85,441
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers					1,761				1,288		3,049
Real estate loans:
Construction	23,365		6,214		10,436		976				40,991
Commercial and farmland	144,514		27,838		49,997		189,372		13,293		425,014
Residential	123,231		55,856		21,886		118,105		6,063		325,141
Home Equity	14,261		9,144		8,231		31,986		13,431		77,053
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	1,731		10		461		443		48		2,693
Other commercial loans	1,928						72				2,000
Total	$	330,918	$	99,166	$	99,541	$	393,014	$	38,743	$	961,382

Carrying Amount	$	319,664	$	96,829	$	93,355	$	373,649	$	34,092	$	917,589
Allowance					4		149				153
Carrying Amount Net of Allowance	$	319,664	$	96,829	$	93,351	$	373,500	$	34,092	$	917,436

The outstanding balance and related carrying amount of loans acquired and accounted for under ASC 310-30 as of March 31, 2016 were $84.5 million and $60.1 million, respectively. Additionally, the outstanding balance and related carrying amount of those loans as of December 31, 2015 were $95.8 million and $69.6 million, respectively.

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As customer cash flow expectations improve, nonaccretable yield can be reclassified to accretable yield. The accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, and reclassifications from nonaccretable yield, are identified in the table below. The table reflects only purchased loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 and not the entire portfolio of purchased loans.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Ameriana			C Financial			Community			CFS			SCB			Total
Beginning balance	$	2,160		$	114		$	1,508		$	1,188		$	642		$	5,612
Additions
Accretion	(40		)	(15		)	(63		)	(1,290		)	(88		)	(1,496		)
Reclassification from nonaccretable				1			11			1,135			36			1,183
Disposals
Ending balance	$	2,120		$	100		$	1,456		$	1,033		$	590		$	5,299



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Community			CFS			SCB			Total
Beginning balance	$	2,122		$	2,400		$	868		$	5,390
Additions
Accretion	(179		)	(1,341		)	(185		)	(1,705		)
Reclassification from nonaccretable	47			950			135			1,132
Disposals
Ending balance	$	1,990		$	2,009		$	818		$	4,817

NOTE 6

GOODWILL



	2016		2015
Balance, January 1	$	243,129	$	202,724
Measurement period adjustment	871
Balance, March 31	$	244,000	$	202,724

Goodwill is recorded on the acquisition date of an entity. During the measurement period, the Corporation may record subsequent adjustments to goodwill for provisional amounts recorded at the acquisition date. There was a $871,000 measurement period adjustment recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the Ameriana acquisition.

NOTE 7

CORE DEPOSIT AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

The carrying basis and accumulated amortization of recognized core deposit and other intangibles are noted below.



	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Gross carrying amount	$	16,635		$	16,031
Accumulated amortization	(978		)	(721		)
Measurement period adjustment	2,142
Core deposit and other intangibles	$	17,799		$	15,310

Core deposit and other intangibles are recorded on the acquisition date of an entity. During the measurement period, the Corporation may record subsequent adjustments to core deposit and other intangibles for provisional amounts recorded at the acquisition date. There was a $2,142,000 measurement period adjustment recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the Ameriana acquisition.

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Estimated future amortization expense is summarized as follows:



	Amortization Expense
2016	$	2,933
2017	3,614
2018	2,299
2019	1,914
2020	1,733
After 2020	5,306
	$	17,799

NOTE 8

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Corporation is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Corporation principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Corporation manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and through the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Corporation enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Corporation’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Corporation’s known or expected cash payments principally related to certain variable-rate liabilities. The Corporation also has derivatives that are a result of a service the Corporation provides to certain qualifying customers, and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Corporation’s assets or liabilities. The Corporation manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments offered as a part of this service to its customers in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Corporation’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Corporation primarily uses interest rate swaps and interest rate caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the payment of fixed amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Corporation receiving variable payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. As of March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Corporation had five interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $56.0 million and one interest rate cap with a notional amount of $13.0 million that were designated as cash flow hedges.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into interest expense as interest payments are made on the Corporation’s variable-rate liabilities. During the next twelve months, the Corporation expects to reclassify $1,228,000 from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense.

During 2016, $26.0 million of the interest rate swaps and the $13.0 million interest rate cap were used to hedge the LIBOR-based variable cash outflows associated with existing trust preferred securities when the outflows converted from a fixed rate to variable rate in September of 2012. In addition, the remaining $30.0 million of interest rate swaps were used to hedge the LIBOR-based variable cash outflows associated with three Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015, the Corporation did not recognize any ineffectiveness.

Non-designated Hedges

The Corporation does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service the Corporation provides to certain customers. The Corporation executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Corporation executes with a third party, such that the Corporation minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. As of March 31, 2016, the notional amount of customer-facing swaps was approximately $204,667,000. This amount is offset with third party counterparties, as described above.

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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

The table below presents the fair value of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet, as of March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Balance
Sheet
Location

Fair
Value

Balance
Sheet
Location

Fair
Value

Balance
Sheet
Location

Fair
Value

Balance
Sheet
Location

Fair
Value

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate contracts

Other Assets

Other Liabilities

4,565

Other Liabilities

2,921

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

Interest rate contracts

Other Assets

8,635

Other Assets

4,938

Other Liabilities

9,091

Other Liabilities

5,149

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement

The tables below present the effect of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments on the Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015.



Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under FASB ASC 815-10	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized Income on Derivative	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Interest rate contracts	Other income	$	(245	)	$	(100	)

The amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income is included in the table below for the periods indicated.



Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Interest Rate Products	$	(1,954	)	$	(1,276	)

The amount of gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income into income is included in the table below for the periods indicated.



Location of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016			March 31, 2015
Interest Expense	$	(324	)	$	(354	)

The Corporation’s exposure to credit risk occurs because of nonperformance by its counterparties. The counterparties approved by the Corporation are usually financial institutions, which are well capitalized and have credit ratings through Moody’s and/or Standard & Poor’s, at or above investment grade. The Corporation’s control of such risk is through quarterly financial reviews, comparing mark-to-mark values with policy limitations, credit ratings and collateral pledging.

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

The Corporation has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Corporation fails to maintain its status as a well or adequately capitalized institution, then the Corporation could be required to terminate or fully collateralize all outstanding derivative contracts.

The Corporation also has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Corporation defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, the Corporation could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of March 31, 2016, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position related to these agreements was $13,966,000. As of March 31, 2016, the Corporation had minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties and had posted collateral of $15,681,000. If the Corporation had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2016, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value.

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NOTE 9

DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Corporation used fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments, to certain assets, and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies only when other guidance requires or permits assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value; it does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.

As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. It represents an exit price at the measurement date. Market participants are buyers and sellers, who are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset or liability being measured. Current market conditions, including imbalances between supply and demand, are considered in determining fair value. The Corporation values its assets and liabilities in the principal market where it sells the particular asset or transfers the liability with the greatest volume and level of activity. In the absence of a principal market, the valuation is based on the most advantageous market for the asset or liability (i.e., the market where the asset could be sold or the liability transferred at a price that maximizes the amount to be received for the asset or minimizes the amount to be paid to transfer the liability).

Valuation inputs refer to the assumptions market participants would use in pricing a given asset or liability. Inputs can be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are those assumptions which market participants would use in pricing the particular asset or liability. These inputs are based on market data and are obtained from a source independent of the Corporation. Unobservable inputs are assumptions based on the Corporation’s own information or estimate of assumptions used by market participants in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best and most current information available on the measurement date. All inputs, whether observable or unobservable, are ranked in accordance with a prescribed fair value hierarchy which gives the highest ranking to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest ranking to unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market activity (Level 3). Fair values for assets or liabilities classified as Level 2 are based on one or a combination of the following factors: (i) quoted prices for similar assets; (ii) observable inputs for the asset or liability, such as interest rates or yield curves; or (iii) inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Corporation considers an input to be significant if it drives 10 percent or more of the total fair value of a particular asset or liability.

Recurring Measurements

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. There have been no significant changes in the valuation techniques as of March 31, 2016.

Available for Sale Investment Securities

Where quoted, market prices are available in an active market and securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. There are no securities classified within Level 1 of the hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or a discounted cash flow model. Level 2 securities include agencies, mortgage- backed, state and municipal, and equity securities. In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. Level 3 fair value, including corporate obligations, state and municipal and equity securities, was determined using a discounted cash flow model that incorporated market estimates of interest rates and volatility in markets that have not been active.

Third party vendors compile prices from various sources and may apply such techniques as matrix pricing to determine the value of identical or similar investment securities classified within Level 2. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the banking industry to value investment securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific investment securities but rather relying on the investment securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted investment securities. Any investment security not valued based upon the methods above are considered Level 3.

Interest Rate Derivative Agreements

See information regarding the Corporation's interest rate derivative products in NOTE 8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.



			Fair Value Measurements Using:
March 31, 2016	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Available for sale securities:
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities	$	103		$	103
State and municipal	330,120			324,651		$	5,469
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	302,586			302,586
Corporate obligations	31					31
Equity securities	3,945			3,941		4
Interest rate swap asset	8,635			8,635
Interest rate cap	12			12
Interest rate swap liability	13,656			13,656



			Fair Value Measurements Using:
December 31, 2015	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Available for sale securities:
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities	$	104		$	104
State and municipal	305,911			300,014		$	5,897
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	346,266			346,266
Certificates of deposit	2,176			2,176
Corporate obligations	31					31
Equity securities	3,912			3,908		4
Interest rate swap asset	4,938			4,938
Interest rate cap	36			36
Interest rate swap liability	8,070			8,070

Level 3 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs for three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.



	Available for Sale Securities
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of the period	$	5,932		$	6,646
Total realized and unrealized gains and losses:
Included in other comprehensive income	38			91
Principal payments	(466		)	(539		)
Ending balance	$	5,504		$	6,198

There were no gains or losses for the period included in earnings that were attributable to the changes in unrealized gains or losses related to assets or liabilities held at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

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Transfers Between Levels

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Nonrecurring Measurements

The following table presents the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.



			Fair Value Measurements Using
March 31, 2016	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	9,530			$	9,530
Other real estate owned	1,287				1,287



			Fair Value Measurements Using
December 31, 2015	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	7,066			$	7,066
Other real estate owned	5,529				5,529

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Impaired Loans (collateral dependent)

Loans for which it is probable that the Corporation will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment include estimating fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans. If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, then the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. A portion of the allowance for loan losses is allocated to impaired loans if the value of such loans is deemed to be less than the unpaid balance. If these allocations cause the allowance for loan losses to increase, such increase is reported as a component of the provision for loan losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of the loan is confirmed. During 2016, certain impaired loans were partially charged off or re-evaluated. Impaired loans that are collateral dependent are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when impairment is determined using the fair value method.

Other Real Estate Owned

The fair value for impaired loans and other real estate owned is measured based on the value of the collateral securing those loans or real estate and is determined using several methods. The fair value of real estate is generally determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisers typically determine the value of the real estate by utilizing an income or market valuation approach. If an appraisal is not available, the fair value may be determined by using a cash flow analysis. Fair value on other collateral such as business assets is typically ascertained by assessing, either singularly or some combination of, asset appraisals, accounts receivable aging reports, inventory listings and/or customer financial statements. Both appraised values and values based on borrower’s financial information are discounted as considered appropriate based on age and quality of the information and current market conditions.

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Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs

The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements, other than goodwill, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.



March 31, 2016	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted-Average)
State and municipal securities	$	5,469	Discounted cash flow	Maturity/Call date	1 month to 15 yrs
				Blend of US Muni BQ curve	A- to BBB-
				Discount rate	.69% - 5%

Corporate obligations and Equity securities	$	35	Discounted cash flow	Risk free rate	3 month LIBOR
				plus premium for illiquidity	plus 200bps

Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	9,530	Collateral based measurements	Discount to reflect current market conditions and ultimate collectability	0% - 50% (1%)

Other real estate owned	$	1,287	Appraisals	Discount to reflect current market conditions	0% - 20% (2%)



December 31, 2015	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted-Average)
State and municipal securities	$	5,897	Discounted cash flow	Maturity/Call date	1 month to 15 yrs
				Blend of US Muni BQ curve	A- to BBB-
				Discount rate	.80% - 5%

Corporate obligations and Equity securities	$	35	Discounted cash flow	Risk free rate	3 month LIBOR
				plus premium for illiquidity	plus 200bps

Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	7,066	Collateral based measurements	Discount to reflect current market conditions and ultimate collectability	0% - 50% (2%)

Other real estate owned	$	5,529	Appraisals	Discount to reflect current market conditions	0% - 20% (2%)

Sensitivity of Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following is a discussion of the sensitivity of significant unobservable inputs, the interrelationships between those inputs and other unobservable inputs used in recurring fair value measurement and how those inputs might magnify or mitigate the effect of changes in the unobservable inputs on the fair value measurement.

State and Municipal Securities, Corporate Obligations and Equity Securities

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s state and municipal securities, corporate obligations and equity securities are premiums for unrated securities and marketability discounts. Significant increases or decreases in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

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The following table presents estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015.



			March 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,738	$	85,738
Interest-bearing time deposits	77,453		77,453
Investment securities available for sale	636,785				$	631,281	$	5,504
Investment securities held to maturity	633,992				626,164		29,281
Loans held for sale	3,628				3,628
Loans	4,647,821						4,600,417
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	37,553				37,553
Interest rate swap and cap asset	8,647				8,647
Interest receivable	22,836				22,836
Liabilities:
Deposits	$	5,311,070	$	4,139,907	$	1,158,592
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased	602				602
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	150,134				150,118
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	263,588				265,170
Subordinated debentures and term loans	127,523				98,807
Interest rate swap liability	13,656				13,656
Interest payable	3,910				3,910



			December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	102,170	$	102,170
Interest-bearing time deposits	32,315		32,315
Investment securities available for sale	658,400				$	652,468	$	5,932
Investment securities held to maturity	618,599				598,082		34,298
Loans held for sale	9,894				9,894
Loans	4,631,369						4,539,940
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	37,633				37,633
Interest rate swap and cap asset	4,974				4,974
Interest receivable	24,415				24,415
Liabilities:
Deposits	$	5,289,647	$	4,095,004	$	1,177,142
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased	49,721				49,721
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	155,325				155,325
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	235,652				236,375
Subordinated debentures and term loans	127,846				103,643
Interest rate swap liability	8,070				8,070
Interest payable	3,092				3,092

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The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at amounts other than fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents: The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates carrying value.

Interest-bearing time deposits: The fair value of interest-bearing time deposits approximates carrying value.

Investment securities: Fair value is based on quoted market prices, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities. The fair value of certain Level III securities is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered on investments with similar maturities and investment quality.

Loans Held For Sale: The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short duration between origination and date of sale.

Loans: The fair value for loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. See Impaired Loans above.

Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock: The fair value of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock is based on the price which it may be resold to the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank.

Derivative instruments: The fair value of the interest rate swaps reflects the estimated amounts that would have been received to terminate these contracts at the reporting date based upon pricing or valuation models applied to current market information. Interest rate caps are valued using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates rose above the strike rate of the caps. The projected cash receipts on the caps are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observed market interest rate curves and volatilities.

Interest Receivable and Interest Payable: The fair value of interest receivables/payable approximates the carrying amount.

Deposits: The fair values of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand accounts and savings deposits are equal to the amount payable on demand at the balance sheet date. The carrying amounts for variable rate, fixed-term certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the balance sheet date. Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit and other time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on such time deposits.

Federal funds purchased: The fair value of Federal Funds purchased approximates the carrying amount.

Borrowings: The fair value of borrowings is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation, based on current rates for similar debt.

NOTE 10

TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

The collateral pledged for all repurchase agreements that are accounted for as secured borrowings as of March 31, 2016 were:



	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
	Overnight and Continuous		Up to 30 Days		30-90 Days		Greater Than 90 Days	Total
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	127,329	$	7,559	$	15,246		$	150,134

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of March 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Available for Sale			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Defined Benefit Plans			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	12,325		$	(2,347	)	$	(11,340	)	$	(1,362	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	5,135			(1,270		)				3,865
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(648		)	211						(437		)
Period change	4,487			(1,059		)	—			3,428
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	16,812		$	(3,406	)	$	(11,340	)	$	2,066


Balance at December 31, 2014	$	14,098		$	(2,182	)	$	(13,546	)	$	(1,630	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	980			(829		)				151
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(666		)	230						(436		)
Period change	314			(599		)	—			(285		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	14,412		$	(2,781	)	$	(13,546	)	$	(1,915	)

The following table presents the reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that were included in net income in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Components	2016			2015			Affected Line Item in the Statements of Income
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities ⁽¹⁾
Realized securities gains (losses) reclassified into income	$	997		$	1,025		Other income - net realized gains on sales of available for sale securities
Related income tax expense	(349		)	(359		)	Income tax expense
	$	648		$	666

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges ⁽²⁾
Interest rate contracts	$	(324	)	$	(354	)	Interest expense - subordinated debentures and term loans
Related income tax benefit	113			124			Income tax expense
	$	(211	)	$	(230	)

Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax	$	437		$	436

⁽¹⁾For additional detail related to unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities and related amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income see NOTE 3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES.

⁽²⁾ For additional detail related to unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges and related amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income see NOTE 8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock options and restricted stock awards ("RSAs") have been issued to directors, officers and other management employees under the Corporation's 1999 Long-term Equity Incentive Plan and the 2009 Long-term Equity Incentive Plan. The stock options, which have a ten year life, become 100 percent vested ranging from six months to two years and are fully exercisable when vested. Option exercise prices equal the Corporation's common stock closing price on NASDAQ on the date of grant. RSAs issued to employees and non-employee directors provide for the issuance of shares of the Corporation's common stock at no cost to the holder and generally vest after three years. The RSAs vest only if the employee is actively employed by the Corporation on the vesting date and, therefore, any unvested shares are forfeited. For non-employee directors, the RSAs vest only if the non-employee director remains as an active board member on the vesting date and, therefore, any unvested shares are forfeited. RSAs for employees and non-employee directors retired from the Corporation are either immediately vested at retirement or continue to vest after retirement, depending on the plan under which the shares were granted. Deferred stock units ("DSUs") can be credited to non-employee directors who have elected to defer payment of compensation under the Corporation's 2008 Equity Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors. DSUs credited are equal to the restricted shares that the non-employee director would have received under the plan. As of March 31, 2016, there were no outstanding DSUs.

The Corporation’s 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) provides eligible employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries an opportunity to purchase shares of common stock of the Corporation through quarterly offerings financed by payroll deductions. The price of the stock to be paid by the employees shall be equal to 85 percent of the average of the closing price of the Corporation’s common stock on each trading day during the offering period. However, in no event shall such purchase price be less than the lesser of an amount equal to 85 percent of the market price of the Corporation’s stock on the offering date or an amount equal to 85 percent of the market value on the date of purchase. Common stock purchases are made quarterly and are paid through advance payroll deductions up to a calendar year maximum of $25,000.

Compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards is recorded by recognizing the unamortized grant date fair value of these awards over the remaining service periods of those awards, with no change in historical reported fair values and earnings. Awards are valued at fair value in accordance with provisions of share-based compensation guidance and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the service periods of each award. To complete the exercise of vested stock options, RSA’s and ESPP options, the Corporation generally issues new shares from its authorized but unissued share pool. Share-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $593,000 compared to $517,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Share-based compensation has been recognized as a component of salaries and benefits expense in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

The estimated fair value of the stock options granted during 2014 and in prior years was calculated using a Black Scholes option pricing model. There have been no stock options granted since 2014.

The Black Scholes model incorporates assumptions to value share-based awards. The risk-free rate of interest, for periods equal to the expected life of the option, is based on a U.S. government instrument over a similar contractual term of the equity instrument. Expected price volatility is based on historical volatility of the Corporation’s common stock. In addition, the Corporation generally uses historical information to determine the dividend yield and weighted-average expected life of the options until exercise. Separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior with regard to option exercise timing and forfeiture rates are considered separately for valuation and attribution purposes.

Share-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Share-based compensation guidance requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Pre-vesting forfeitures were estimated to be approximately 3.8 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2016, based on historical experience.

The following table summarizes the components of the Corporation's share-based compensation awards recorded as expense:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Stock and ESPP Options
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	15		$	27
Income tax expense (benefit)				(1		)
Stock and ESPP option expense, net of income taxes	$	15		$	26
Restricted Stock Awards
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	578		$	490
Income tax benefit	(202		)	(168		)
Restricted stock awards expense, net of income taxes	$	376		$	322
Total Share-Based Compensation
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	593		$	517
Income tax benefit	(202		)	(169		)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income taxes	$	391		$	348

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As of March 31, 2016, unrecognized compensation expense related to RSAs was $5,277,000 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.93 years. The Corporation did not have any unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options as of March 31, 2016.

Stock option activity under the Corporation's stock option plans as of March 31, 2016 and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016, were as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2016	442,012		$	19.99
Granted	—
Exercised	(6,700	)	$	10.80
Canceled	(49,500	)	$	25.14
Outstanding March 31, 2016	385,812		$	19.49	3.23	1,992,120
Vested and Expected to Vest at March 31, 2016	385,812		$	19.49	3.23	1,992,120
Exercisable at March 31, 2016	385,812		$	19.49	3.23	1,992,120

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Corporation's closing stock price on the last trading day of the first three months of 2016 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their stock options on March 31, 2016. The amount of aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Corporation's common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $77,000 and $188,000, respectively. Cash receipts of stock options exercised during this same period were $73,000 and $355,000, respectively.

The following table summarizes information on unvested RSAs outstanding as of March 31, 2016:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSAs at January 1, 2016	354,504		$	19.65
Granted	110,623		$	23.41
Vested	(101,984	)	$	15.32
Forfeited	(419	)	$	21.60
Unvested RSAs at March 31, 2016	362,724		$	22.31

The grant date fair value of ESPP options was estimated at the beginning of the January 1, 2016 quarterly offering period of approximately $15,000. The ESPP options vested during the three months ending March 31, 2016, leaving no unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested ESPP options at March 31, 2016.

NOTE 13

INCOME TAX

The following table summarizes the major components creating differences between income taxes at the federal statutory and the effective tax rate recorded in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory to Actual Tax Expense:
Federal statutory income tax at 35%	$	8,143		$	7,702
Tax-exempt interest income	(2,026		)	(1,429		)
Stock compensation	5			8
Earnings on life insurance	(517		)	(262		)
Tax credits	(129		)	(144		)
Other	98			(41		)
Actual Tax Expense	$	5,574		$	5,834

Effective Tax Rate	24.0		%	26.5		%

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NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of all dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under the Corporation’s share-based compensation plans, and the weighted-average shares outstanding during the reporting period.

Dilutive common share equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money share-based awards, which are calculated based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of share-based awards, the amount of compensation expense, if any, for future service that the Corporation has not yet recognized, and the amount of estimated tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when share-based awards are exercised, are assumed to be used to repurchase common stock in the current period.

The following table reconciles basic and diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016					2015
	Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	Per Share Amount		Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	Per Share Amount
Net income available to common stockholders	17,693		40,690,573	$	0.43	16,172		37,709,883	$	0.43
Effect of dilutive stock options and warrants			226,399					290,191
Diluted net income per share	$	17,693	40,916,972	$	0.43	$	16,172	38,000,074	$	0.43

Stock options to purchase 153,721 and 367,576 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were not included in the earnings per share calculation because the exercise price exceeded the average market price.

NOTE 15

IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGES

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

Summary - The amendments in ASU 2016-09 simplify several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payments including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some areas of the simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. The new guidance will require all income tax effects of awards to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled and additional paid in capital pools will be eliminated. The guidance requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Companies will be required to account for forfeitures of share-based payments by recognizing forfeitures of awards as they occur or estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjusting the estimate when it is likely to change, as currently required, through an accounting policy election. The guidance will increase the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes on awards and still qualify for the exception to liability classification for shares used to satisfy the employer's income tax withholding obligation. The guidance requires an employer to classify the cash paid to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy its statutory income tax withholding obligation as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption will be permitted in any interim or annual period for which financial statements have not yet been issued or have not been made available for issuance, however all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. If early adoption is elected in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

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FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-07, Investments -Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323)

Summary - The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-07, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting. The amendments affect all entities that have an investment that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence.

The amendments eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive adjustment of the investment is required.

The amendments require that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method.

The amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The amendments should be applied prospectively upon their effective date to increases in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence that result in the adoption of the equity method. Earlier application is permitted. Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

Summary - The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments. The amendments apply to all entities that are issuers of or investors in debt instruments (or hybrid financial instruments that are determined to have a debt host) with embedded call (put) options.

Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, requires that embedded derivatives be separated from the host contract and accounted for separately as derivatives if certain criteria are met. One of those criteria is that the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivatives are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract (the “clearly and closely related” criterion).

U.S. GAAP provides specific guidance for assessing whether call (put) options that can accelerate the repayment of principal on a debt instrument meet the clearly and closely related criterion. The guidance states that for contingent call (put) options to be considered clearly and closely related, they can be indexed only to interest rates or credit risk.

The amendments clarify what steps are required when assessing whether the economic characteristics and risks of call (put) options are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of their debt hosts, which is one of the criteria for bifurcating an embedded derivative. Consequently, when a call (put) option is contingently exercisable, an entity does not have to assess whether the event that triggers the ability to exercise a call (put) option is related to interest rates or credit risks.

Public business entities must apply the new requirements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years. If an entity early adopts the new requirements in an interim period, it must reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships

Summary - The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships. The amendments apply to all reporting entities for which there is a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument.

The term novation, as it relates to derivative instruments, refers to replacing one of the parties to a derivative instrument with a new party. In practice, derivative instrument novations may occur for a variety of reasons, including financial institution mergers, intercompany transactions, an entity exiting a particular derivatives business or relationship, an entity managing against internal credit limits, or in response to laws or regulatory requirements. The derivative instrument that is the subject of a novation may be the hedging instrument in a hedging relationship that has been designated under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

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The issue is whether a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument, in and of itself, results in a requirement to dedesignate that hedging relationship and therefore discontinue the application of hedge accounting. The guidance in Topic 815 is not explicitly clear about the effect on an existing hedging

relationship, if any, of a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument. Furthermore, the existing guidance, which is limited, is interpreted and applied inconsistently in practice.

The amendments clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as the hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria.

The amendments are effective for public business entities for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The amendments may be applied on either a prospective basis or a modified retrospective basis. Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 - Leases (Topic 842)

Summary - The FASB has issued its new lease accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date:


•	A lease liability, which is a lessee‘s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and


•	A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.

Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

The new lease guidance simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessees will no longer be provided with a source of off-balance sheet financing.

Public business entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2016-02 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years (i.e., January 1, 2019, for a calendar year entity). Early application is permitted for all public business entities and all nonpublic business entities upon issuance.

Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting for leases that expired before the earliest comparative period presented. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The Corporation is evaluating the effect of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Summary - The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which implements a common revenue standard that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective on January 1, 2018 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Corporation's financial statements.

NOTE 16

GENERAL LITIGATION AND REGULATORY EXAMINATIONS

The Corporation is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, the Corporation is subject to periodic examinations by various regulatory agencies. It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of such claims, lawsuits, and examinations will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Corporation.

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(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 17

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of First Merchants Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Merchants Corporation, adopted final resolutions approving the conversion of the Bank’s banking charter from a national association to an Indiana state-chartered bank. The initial application to convert was filed with the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (the “Indiana DFI”) on February 9, 2016. Between the date of initial application and adoption of the final resolutions by the Bank’s Board, the Indiana DFI and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) conducted a joint exam of the Bank and its banking activities. Final regulatory approval of the application was obtained at the meeting of the Members of the Indiana DFI on April 14, 2016. The Bank filed official conversion documents effective April 15, 2016. As a result of the conversion, the Indiana DFI became the Bank’s primary regulator and the FDIC became the Bank’s primary federal regulator. Upon conversion, the Bank’s official name changed from “First Merchants Bank, National Association” to “First Merchants Bank.” The Bank intends to continue operating under the following trade names in certain geographic markets: Lafayette Bank and Trust and First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (each as a division of First Merchants Bank). The conversion is not expected to affect the Bank’s operations or customers in any way, and Bank customers will continue to receive identical protection on deposits through the FDIC’s deposit insurance program.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time, we include forward-looking statements in our oral and written communication. We may include forward-looking statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in other written materials and in oral statements made by senior management to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of words like “believe”, “continue”, “pattern”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “expect” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “can”, “may”, or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include:


•	statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;


•	statements regarding our business plan and growth strategies;


•	statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and


•	estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors which could affect the actual outcome of future events:


•	fluctuations in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, which could negatively affect our net interest margin, asset valuations and expense expectations;


•	adverse changes in the economy, which might affect our business prospects and could cause credit-related losses and expenses;


•	adverse developments in our loan and investment portfolios;


•	competitive factors in the banking industry, such as the trend towards consolidation in our market;


•	changes in the banking legislation or the regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies applicable to bank holding companies and banks like our affiliate bank;


•	acquisitions of other businesses by us and integration of such acquired businesses;


•	changes in market, economic, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with our business; and


•	the continued availability of earnings and excess capital sufficient for the lawful and prudent declaration and payment of cash dividends.

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our anticipated future results.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Generally accepted accounting principles are complex and require us to apply significant judgments to various accounting, reporting and disclosure matters. We must use assumptions and estimates to apply those principles where actual measurement is not possible or practical. For a complete discussion of our significant accounting policies, see “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Certain policies are considered critical because they are highly dependent upon subjective or complex judgments, assumptions and estimates. Changes in such estimates may have a significant impact on the financial statements. We have reviewed the application of these policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

We believe there have been no significant changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016, to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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BUSINESS SUMMARY

First Merchants Corporation (the “Corporation”) is a financial holding company headquartered in Muncie, Indiana and was organized in September 1982. The Corporation’s Common Stock is traded on NASDAQ’s Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank (the “Bank”), which opened for business in Muncie, Indiana, in March 1893. The Bank also operates Lafayette Bank and Trust and First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors as divisions of First Merchants Bank. The Bank includes 109 banking locations in twenty-eight Indiana, two Illinois and two Ohio counties. In addition to its branch network, the Corporation’s delivery channels include ATMs, check cards, remote deposit capture, interactive voice response systems and internet technology. The Corporation’s business activities are currently limited to one significant business segment, which is community banking.

Through the Bank, the Corporation offers a broad range of financial services, including accepting time deposits, savings and demand deposits; making consumer, commercial, agri-business and real estate mortgage loans; renting safe deposit facilities; providing personal and corporate trust services; providing full-service brokerage and private wealth management; and providing other corporate services, letters of credit and repurchase agreements.

The Corporation also operated First Merchants Insurance Services, Inc., operating as First Merchants Insurance Group ("FMIG"), a full-service property, casualty, personal lines, and employee benefit insurance agency headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. On June 12, 2015, the Corporation sold all of its stock in FMIG to USI Insurance Services LLC for $18,000,000. Additional details of the transaction are included in NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On April 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Bank adopted final resolutions approving the conversion of the Bank’s banking charter from a national association to an Indiana state-chartered bank. The initial application to convert was filed with the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (the “Indiana DFI”) on February 9, 2016. Between the date of initial application and adoption of the final resolutions by the Bank’s Board, the Indiana DFI and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) conducted a joint exam of the Bank and its banking activities. Final regulatory approval of the application was obtained at the meeting of the Members of the Indiana DFI on April 14, 2016. The Bank filed official conversion documents effective April 15, 2016.

Along with economic benefits, the Board and management of the Bank feel the state charter is more consistent with the community banking philosophy embraced by the Bank. As a result of the conversion, the Indiana DFI became the Bank’s primary regulator and the FDIC became the Bank’s primary federal regulator. Upon conversion, the Bank’s official name changed from “First Merchants Bank, National Association” to “First Merchants Bank.” The Bank intends to continue operating under the following trade names in certain geographic markets: Lafayette Bank and Trust and First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (each as a division of First Merchants Bank). The conversion is not expected to affect the Bank’s operations or customers in any way, and Bank customers will continue to receive identical protection on deposits through the FDIC’s deposit insurance program.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Executive Summary

First Merchants Corporation reported net income available to common stockholders of $17.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of $1.5 million, or 9.4 percent, compared to net income available to common stockholders of $16.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 totaled $0.43 per share.

On April 17, 2015, the Corporation acquired C Financial and on December 31, 2015, the Corporation acquired Ameriana. Additionally, on June 12, 2015, the Corporation sold all of its stock in FMIG, resulting in a gain of $8.3 million. Details of these transactions are included in NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of March 31, 2016, total assets equaled $6.8 billion, an increase of $37.5 million, or 0.6 percent, from December 31, 2015. The Corporation's loan portfolio increased $16.1 million, with the largest increase in real estate construction. Additional details of the changes in the Corporation's loans and other earning assets are discussed within NOTE 4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, and the "EARNING ASSETS" section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Corporation’s allowance for loan losses totaled $62.1 million as of March 31, 2016. The allowance provided 169 percent coverage of all non-accrual loans and 1.32 percent of total loans. The Corporation's provision expense totaled $550,000 during the first quarter 2016, as net charge-offs totaled $917,000. During the same period of 2015, the Corporation had no provision expense and net charge offs during the period of $1.2 million. Additional details are discussed within the “LOAN QUALITY/PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As of March 31, 2016, total deposits equaled $5.3 billion, an increase of $21.4 million from December 31, 2015. The largest increases were in savings deposits and brokered deposits, which accounted for $30.6 million and $16.0 million of the overall increase, respectively. This increase was offset by decreases in other certificates and time deposits and certificates and other time deposits of $100,000 or more of $20.4 million and $19.1 million, respectively, compared to December 31, 2015.

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Total borrowings decreased $26.7 million as of March 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015 as Federal Funds purchased decreased $49.1 million, which was offset by an increase in Federal Home Loan Bank Advances of $27.9 million.

The Corporation was able to maintain all regulatory capital ratios in excess of the regulatory definition of “well-capitalized” as discussed in the “CAPITAL” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income is the primary source of the Corporation’s earnings. Net interest margin is a function of net interest income and the level of average earning assets. Net interest income and net interest margin are presented in the following table on a fully taxable equivalent basis (“FTE”), which adjusts tax-exempt or nontaxable interest income to an amount that would be comparable to interest subject to income taxes using the federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent in effect for all periods.

For the periods presented, the increases in net interest income and average earning assets were primarily driven by the acquisitions of C Financial in April 2015 and Ameriana in December 2015. As a result of the acquisitions, the Corporation recognized fair value accretion, which is included in interest income, of $2,509,000 and $2,169,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2016 increased to 3.83 percent compared to the first quarter of 2015 at 3.78 percent, and average earning assets increased by $815,336,000. Asset yields increased 4 basis points FTE and interest costs decreased 1 basis point, resulting in a 5 basis points FTE increase in net interest margin as compared to the same period in 2015.

Additional details of the Corporation's acquisitions, remaining loan fair value discount, accretable and nonaccretable yield can be found in NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES and NOTE 5. ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN LOANS ACQUIRED IN A PURCHASE, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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The following table presents the Corporation’s average balance sheet, interest income/interest expense, and the average rate as a percent of average earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015.



(Dollars in Thousands)	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016							March 31, 2015
	Average Balance			Interest Income / Expense		Average Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income / Expense		Average Rate
Assets:
Interest-bearing time deposits	$	75,709		$	106	0.56	%	$	56,907		$	36	0.25	%
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	37,632			480		5.10		41,351			550		5.32
Investment Securities: ⁽¹⁾
Taxable	716,486			4,328		2.42		736,378			4,723		2.57
Tax-Exempt ⁽²⁾	520,922			6,937		5.33		433,531			5,899		5.44
Total Investment Securities	1,237,408			11,265		3.64		1,169,909			10,622		3.63
Loans held for sale	6,247			122		7.81		4,927			110		8.93
Loans: ⁽³⁾
Commercial	3,449,451			38,864		4.51		3,041,242			34,169		4.49
Real Estate Mortgage	575,266			6,394		4.45		459,794			4,849		4.22
Installment	456,654			5,109		4.48		394,063			4,424		4.49
Tax-Exempt ⁽²⁾	181,950			2,023		4.45		36,788			382		4.15
Total Loans	4,669,568			52,512		4.50		3,936,814			43,934		4.46
Total Earning Assets	6,020,317			64,363		4.28		5,204,981			55,142		4.24
Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale	10,005							14,480
Allowance for loan losses	(63,213		)					(63,429		)
Cash and cash equivalents	101,913							98,791
Premises and equipment	96,698							77,707
Other assets	577,595							488,544
Total Assets	$	6,743,315						$	5,821,074
Liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing NOW deposits	$	1,300,266		$	544	0.17	%	$	1,030,433		$	252	0.10	%
Money market deposits	865,932			491		0.23		823,761			412		0.20
Savings deposits	689,305			135		0.08		571,751			159		0.11
Certificates and other time deposits	1,186,458			2,893		0.98		1,126,098			2,693		0.96
Total Interest-bearing Deposits	4,041,961			4,063		0.40		3,552,043			3,516		0.40
Borrowings	520,087			2,709		2.08		437,864			2,452		2.24
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities	4,562,048			6,772		0.59		3,989,907			5,968		0.60
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,255,328							1,053,095
Other liabilities	64,287							43,561
Total Liabilities	5,881,663							5,086,563
Stockholders' Equity	861,652							734,511
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	6,743,315		6,772		0.45		$	5,821,074		5,968		0.46
Net Interest Income				$	57,591						$	49,174
Net Interest Margin						3.83	%						3.78	%


⁽¹⁾Average balance of securities is computed based on the average of the historical amortized cost balances without the effects of the fair value adjustments. Annualized amounts are computed utilizing a 30/360 day basis.
⁽²⁾ Tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis, using a marginal tax rate of 35 percent for 2016 and 2015. These totals equal $3,136 and $2,198 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
⁽³⁾Non accruing loans have been included in the average balances.

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NON-INTEREST INCOME

Non-interest income increased $89,000, or .5 percent, in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the first quarter of 2015. In June 2015, the Corporation sold all of its stock in FMIG, resulting in no insurance commission income in the first quarter of 2016. This transaction accounted for a $2.3 million decline in commission income compared to the first quarter of 2015. In April 2015, the Corporation acquired C Financial and in December 2015, the Corporation acquired Ameriana. Each of the acquisitions contributed to a larger customer base, which resulted in an increase in other customer fees and service charge income of $1.4 million and $597,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 when compared to the same period in 2015. Additional details of the divestiture and acquisitions can be found in NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Additionally, first quarter 2016 earnings on cash surrender value of life insurance increased by $729,000 from the same quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily due to a death benefit from Bank Owned Life Insurance of $471,000. Additionally, the Ameriana acquisition resulted in a $28.2 million Bank Owned Life Insurance portfolio that contributed to the increase in earnings.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Non-interest expense increased $5.8 million, or 14.0 percent, in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the first quarter of 2015. The sale of FMIG resulted in $1.5 million less in expense in the first quarter of 2016 than in the same period of 2015. However, investments in the Corporation's core business, primarily through bank acquisitions, drove the increase over prior year. The largest increase was in salaries and employee benefits which increased $2.8 million, or 11.4 percent primarily due to the addition of personnel from C Financial and Ameriana.

Additionally, the Corporation recognized $1.9 million of nonrecurring acquisition and integration expenses during the first quarter of 2016. This was approximately $1.4 million more than the $549,000 of nonrecurring acquisition and integration expenses recognized in the first quarter of 2015.

INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $5,574,000 on pre-tax net income of $23,267,000. For the same period in 2015, income tax expense was $5,834,000 on pre-tax net income of $22,006,000. The effective income tax rate was 24.0 percent for the first quarter of 2016 and 26.5 percent for the first quarter of 2015. The lower effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2016 when compared to the same period in 2015 was the result of increases in tax-exempt interest income and earnings on life insurance.

The detailed reconciliation of federal statutory to actual tax expense is shown in NOTE 13. INCOME TAX, included within the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

CAPITAL

Capital adequacy is an important indicator of financial stability and performance. The Corporation and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies and are assigned to a capital category. The assigned capital category is largely determined by four ratios that are calculated according to the regulations: total risk-based capital, tier 1 risk-based capital, common equity tier 1 capital, and tier 1 leverage ratios. The ratios are intended to measure capital relative to assets and credit risk associated with those assets and off-balance sheet exposures of the entity. The capital category assigned to an entity can also be affected by qualitative judgments made by regulatory agencies about the risk inherent in the entity's activities that are not part of the calculated ratios.

There are five capital categories defined in the regulations, ranging from well capitalized to critically undercapitalized. Classification of a bank in any of the undercapitalized categories can result in actions by regulators that could have a material effect on a bank's operations. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of tier 1 capital to average assets, or leverage ratio, all of which are calculated as defined in the regulations. Banks with lower capital levels are deemed to be undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized, depending on their actual levels. The appropriate federal regulatory agency may also downgrade a bank to the next lower capital category upon a determination that the bank is in an unsafe or unsound practice. Banks are required to monitor closely their capital levels and to notify their appropriate regulatory agency of any basis for a change in capital category.

Basel III was effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2015. Basel III requires the Corporation and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, as defined in the regulation. Under the new Basel III rules, in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividends, the Corporation must hold a capital conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio. The capital conservation buffer is being phased in from zero percent to 2.50 percent by 2019. As of January 1, 2016, the Corporation is required to hold a capital conservation buffer of 0.625 percent, increasing by that amount each successive year until 2019. Under Basel III, the Corporation and Bank elected to opt-out of including accumulated other comprehensive income in regulatory capital.

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As of March 31, 2016, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to be considered well capitalized. There is no threshold for well capitalized status for bank holding companies. The Corporation's and Bank's actual and required capital ratios as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:



					Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
	Actual				Adequately Capitalized				Well Capitalized
March 31, 2016	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	792,030	14.79	%	$	428,466	8.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	748,246		13.86		431,849		8.00		$	539,812	10.00	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	664,944	12.42	%	$	321,350	6.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	686,160		12.71		323,887		6.00		$	431,849	8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	611,707	11.42	%	$	241,012	4.50	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	686,160		12.71		242,915		4.50		$	350,878	6.50	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	664,944	10.25	%	$	259,518	4.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	686,160		10.63		258,141		4.00		$	322,676	5.00	%



					Prompt Corrective Action Thresholds
	Actual				Adequately Capitalized				Well Capitalized
December 31, 2015	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	783.776	14.94	%	$	419,809	8.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	739.793		13.98		423,242		8.00		$	529,052	10.00	%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	656,323	12.51	%	$	314,857	6.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	677,340		12.80		317,431		6.00		$	423,242	8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	603,063	11.49	%	$	236,143	4.50	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	677,340		12.80		238,074		4.50		343,884		6.50	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets
First Merchants Corporation	$	656,323	10.85	%	$	242,001	4.00	%	N/A		N/A
First Merchants Bank	677,340		11.22		241,423		4.00		$	301,779	5.00	%

Tier I regulatory capital consists primarily of total stockholders’ equity and subordinated debentures issued to business trusts categorized as qualifying borrowings, less non-qualifying intangible assets and unrealized net securities gains or losses.

Management believes that all of the above capital ratios are meaningful measurements for evaluating the safety and soundness of the Corporation. Additionally, management believes the following tables are also meaningful when considering performance measures of the Corporation.

The Corporation had a strong capital position as evidenced by the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio of 9.35 percent at March 31, 2016, and 9.17 percent at December 31, 2015.



	Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Total Stockholders' Equity (GAAP)	$	867,263		$	850,509
Less: Cumulative preferred stock (GAAP)	(125		)	(125		)
Less: Intangible assets, net of tax (GAAP)	(255,046		)	(253,486		)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	612,092		$	596,898
Total assets (GAAP)	$	6,798,539		$	6,761,003
Less: Intangible assets, net of tax (GAAP)	(255,046		)	(253,486		)
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,543,493		6,507,517
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)	9.35		%	9.17		%

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The following table details and reconciles tangible earnings per share, return on tangible capital and tangible assets to traditional GAAP measures for the three months ended March 31, 2016.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)	2016			2015
Average goodwill (GAAP)	$	244,000		$	202,723
Average core deposit intangible (GAAP)	18,359			15,647
Average deferred tax on CDI (GAAP)	(6,896		)	(5,958		)
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP)	$	255,463		$	212,412
Average stockholders' equity (GAAP)	$	861,652		$	734,511
Average cumulative preferred stock (GAAP)	(125		)	(125		)
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP)	(255,463		)	(212,412		)
Average tangible capital (non-GAAP)	$	606,064		$	521,974
Average assets (GAAP)	$	6,743,315		$	5,821,074
Intangible adjustment (non-GAAP)	(255,463		)	(212,412		)
Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	6,487,852		$	5,608,662
Net income available to common stockholders (GAAP)	$	17,693		$	16,172
CDI amortization, net of tax (GAAP)	635			418
Tangible net income available to common stockholders (non-GAAP)	$	18,328		$	16,590
Per Share Data:
Diluted net income available to common stockholders (GAAP)	$	0.43		$	0.43
Diluted tangible net income available to common stockholders (non-GAAP)	$	0.45		$	0.44
Ratios:
Return on average GAAP capital (ROE)	8.21		%	8.81		%
Return on average tangible capital	12.10		%	12.71		%
Return on average assets (ROA)	1.05		%	1.11		%
Return on average tangible assets	1.13		%	1.18		%

Return on average tangible capital is tangible net income available to common stockholders (annualized) expressed as a percentage of average tangible capital. Return on average tangible assets is tangible net income available to common stockholders (annualized) expressed as a percentage of average tangible assets.

LOAN QUALITY/PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The Corporation’s primary lending focus is small business and middle market commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate and small consumer lending, which results in portfolio diversification. Commercial loans are individually underwritten and judgmentally risk rated. They are periodically monitored and prompt corrective actions are taken on deteriorating loans. Retail loans are typically underwritten with statistical decision-making tools and are managed throughout their life cycle on a portfolio basis.

Loan Quality

The quality and amount of non-performing loans may increase or decrease going forward as a result of acquisitions, organic portfolio growth, problem loan recognition and resolution through collections, sales or charge offs. The performance of any loan can be affected by external factors such as economic conditions, or internal factors specific to a particular borrower, such as the actions of a customer's management.

At March 31, 2016, non performing loans totaled $37,734,000, an increase of $4,422,000 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $33,312,000. Non-accrual loans increased $5,330,000 to $36,719,000, from the December 31, 2015 balance of $31,389,000. The Corporation’s coverage ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans decreased from 199.0 percent at December 31, 2015 to 169.1 percent at March 31, 2016. See additional information regarding the allowance for loan losses in the “Provision for Loan Losses” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included as ITEM 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Other real estate owned, totaling $15,626,000 at March 31, 2016, declined $1,631,000 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $17,257,000. For other real estate owned, current appraisals are obtained to determine fair value as management continues to aggressively market these real estate assets.

Accruing loans delinquent 90 or more days of $963,000 at March 31, 2016 increased $56,000 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $907,000. Residential real estate loans accounted for 72.0 percent of the total at March 31, 2016.

Commercial impaired loans include all non-accrual loans, loans accounted for under ASC 310 as well as substandard, doubtful and loss grade loans that were still accruing but deemed impaired according to guidance set forth in ASC 310. Also included in impaired loans are accruing loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more and troubled debt restructurings.

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A loan is deemed impaired when, based on current information or events, it is probable that all amounts due of principal and interest according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected substantially within the contractual terms of the note. At March 31, 2016, commercial impaired loans totaled $93,949,000 a decrease of $3,578,000 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $97,527,000. At March 31, 2016, a specific allowance for losses was not deemed necessary for commercial impaired loans totaling $88,827,000 as there was no identified loss on these credits. A specific allowance of $1,373,000 was recorded for the remaining balance of these impaired loans totaling $5,122,000 and is included in the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses.

At March 31, 2016, non-performing assets, which includes non-accrual loans, renegotiated loans, and other real estate owned, plus loans 90-days delinquent, totaled $54,323,000; an increase of $2,847,000 from December 31, 2015 as noted in the table below.



(Dollars in Thousands)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Non-Performing Assets:
Non-accrual loans	$	36,719	$	31,389
Renegotiated loans	1,015		1,923
Non-performing loans (NPL)	37,734		33,312
Other real estate owned	15,626		17,257
Non-performing assets (NPA)	53,360		50,569
90+ days delinquent and still accruing	963		907
Non-performing assets plus 90+ days delinquent	$	54,323	$	51,476
Impaired Loans	$	93,949	$	97,527

The composition of non-performing assets plus loans 90-days or more delinquent is reflected in the following table for the periods indicated.



(Dollars in Thousands)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Non-Performing Assets and 90+ Days Delinquent:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	3,754	$	5,544
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers	1,866		827
Real estate loans:
Construction	9,849		9,345
Commercial and farmland	21,550		18,243
Residential	14,341		14,528
Home Equity	2,625		2,665
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	338		324
Non-performing assets plus 90+ days delinquent	$	54,323	$	51,476

Although the Corporation believes its underwriting and loan review procedures are appropriate for the various kinds of loans it makes, its results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected in the event the quality of its loan portfolio declines. Deterioration in the economic environment including residential and commercial real estate values may result in increased levels of loan delinquencies and credit losses.

Provision for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained through the provision for loan losses, which is a charge against earnings. The amount actually provided for loan losses in any period may be greater than or less than net loan losses, based on management’s judgment as to the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. The amount provided for loan losses and the determination of the adequacy of the allowance are based on a continuous review of the loan portfolio, including an internally administered loan “watch” list and an ongoing loan review. The evaluation takes into consideration identified credit problems, as well as the possibility of losses inherent in the loan portfolio that are not specifically identified.

In conformance with ASC 805 and ASC 820, loans purchased after December 31, 2008, are recorded at the acquisition date fair value. Such loans are only included in the allowance when deemed impaired in accordance with ASC 310-30.

At March 31, 2016, the allowance for loan losses was $62,086,000, a decrease of $367,000 from December 31, 2015. As a percent of loans, the allowance was 1.32 percent at March 31, 2016, compared to 1.33 percent at December 31, 2015. The provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $550,000. Comparatively, the provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was zero. Specific reserves on impaired loans decreased $469,000 from $1,842,000 at December 31, 2015, to $1,373,000 at March 31, 2016.

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Net charge offs for the three months ended March 31, 2016, were $917,000. Comparatively, the same period in 2015 had net charge offs of $1,163,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, there were two charge offs greater than $500,000 totaling $1,489,000 and one recovery for $604,000. The distribution of the net charge offs or recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are reflected in the following table:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)	2016			2015
Net Charge Offs (Recoveries):
Commercial and industrial loans	$	331		$	(76	)
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers	23			731
Real estate loans:
Construction	(3		)	4
Commercial and farmland	45			44
Residential	387			214
Home Equity	60			203
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures	75			47
Other commercial loans	(1		)	(4		)
Total Net Charge Offs	$	917		$	1,163

Management continually evaluates the commercial loan portfolio by including consideration of specific borrower cash flow analysis and estimated collateral values, types and amounts on non-performing loans, past and anticipated loan loss experience, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, and the current condition and amount of loans outstanding. The determination of the provision for loan losses in any period is based on management’s continuing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio, and its judgment as to the impact of current economic conditions on the portfolio.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity management is the process by which the Corporation ensures that adequate liquid funds are available for the holding company and its subsidiaries. These funds are necessary in order to meet financial commitments on a timely basis. These commitments include withdrawals by depositors, funding credit obligations to borrowers, paying dividends to stockholders, paying operating expenses, funding capital expenditures, and maintaining deposit reserve requirements. Liquidity is monitored and closely managed by the asset/liability committee.

The Corporation’s liquidity is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from the Bank, which is subject to certain regulatory limitations and access to other funding sources. Liquidity of the Bank is derived primarily from core deposit growth, principal payments received on loans, the sale and maturity of investment securities, net cash provided by operating activities, and access to other funding sources.

The principal source of asset-funded liquidity is investment securities classified as available for sale, the market values of which totaled $636,785,000 at March 31, 2016, a decrease of $21,615,000, or 3.3 percent, from December 31, 2015. Securities classified as held to maturity that are maturing within a short period of time can also be a source of liquidity. Securities classified as held to maturity and that are maturing in one year or less totaled $2,533,000 at March 31, 2016. In addition, other types of assets such as cash and interest-bearing deposits with other banks, federal funds sold and loans maturing within one year are sources of liquidity.

The most stable source of liability-funded liquidity for both the long-term and short-term is deposit growth and retention in the core deposit base. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase are also considered a source of liquidity. In addition, Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances are utilized as funding sources. At March 31, 2016, total borrowings from the FHLB were $263,588,000. The Bank has pledged certain mortgage loans and investments to the FHLB. The total available remaining borrowing capacity from the FHLB at March 31, 2016 was $395,795,000.

On April 11, 2014, the Corporation entered into a line of credit agreement with U.S. Bank, N.A. with a maximum borrowing capacity of $20 million. As of March 31, 2016, there was no outstanding balance on the line of credit. The line of credit matured on April 8, 2016 and the agreement was not renewed. Interest was payable quarterly based on one-month LIBOR plus 2.00 percent. The line of credit had a quarterly facility fee of 0.25 percent on the unused balance. The line of credit agreement contained certain customary representations and warranties and financial and negative covenants. As of March 31, 2016, the Corporation was in compliance with these covenants.

In the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to a number of other off-balance sheet activities that contain credit, market and operational risk that are not reflected in whole or in part in our consolidated financial statements. Such activities include traditional off-balance sheet credit-related financial instruments, commitments under operating leases and long-term debt.

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The Bank provides customers with off-balance sheet credit support through loan commitments and standby and commercial letters of credit. Summarized credit-related financial instruments at March 31, 2016 are as follows:



(Dollars in Thousands)	March 31, 2016
Amounts of commitments:
Loan commitments to extend credit	$	1,928,850
Standby and commercial letters of credit	46,707
	$	1,975,557

Since many of the commitments are expected to expire unused or be only partially used, the total amount of unused commitments in the preceding table does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

In addition to owned banking facilities, the Corporation has entered into a number of long-term leasing arrangements to support ongoing activities. The required payments under such commitments and borrowings at March 31, 2016, are as follows:



(Dollars in Thousands)	Remaining 2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and after		ASC 805 fair value adjustments at acquisition			Total
Operating leases	$	2,436	$	2,588	$	1,602	$	1,406	$	1,244	$	922	$	5,787				$	15,985
Federal funds purchased	602																	602
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	150,134																	150,134
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	119,413		37,186		26,851		13,828		31,310				35,000					263,588
Subordinated debentures and term loans	275												132,012		(4,764		)	127,523
Total	$	272,860	$	39,774	$	28,453	$	15,234	$	32,554	$	922	$	172,799	$	(4,764	)	$	557,832

INTEREST SENSITIVITY AND DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Asset/Liability Management has been an important factor in the Corporation's ability to record consistent earnings growth through periods of interest rate volatility and product deregulation. Management and the Board of Directors monitor the Corporation's liquidity and interest sensitivity positions at regular meetings to review how changes in interest rates may affect earnings. Decisions regarding investment and the pricing of loan and deposit products are made after analysis of reports designed to measure liquidity, rate sensitivity, the Corporation’s exposure to changes in net interest income given various rate scenarios and the economic and competitive environments.

It is the objective of the Corporation to monitor and manage risk exposure to net interest income caused by changes in interest rates. It is the goal of the Corporation’s Asset/Liability function to provide optimum and stable net interest income. To accomplish this, management uses two asset liability tools. GAP/Interest Rate Sensitivity Reports and Net Interest Income Simulation Modeling are constructed, presented and monitored quarterly.

Net interest income simulation modeling, or earnings-at-risk, measures the sensitivity of net interest income to various interest rate movements. The Corporation's asset liability process monitors simulated net interest income under three separate interest rate scenarios; base, rising and falling. Estimated net interest income for each scenario is calculated over a 12-month horizon. The immediate and parallel changes to the base case scenario used in the model are presented below. The interest rate scenarios are used for analytical purposes and do not necessarily represent management's view of future market movements. Rather, these are intended to provide a measure of the degree of volatility interest rate movements may introduce into the earnings of the Corporation.

The base scenario is highly dependent on numerous assumptions embedded in the model, including assumptions related to future interest rates. While the base sensitivity analysis incorporates management's best estimate of interest rate and balance sheet dynamics under various market rate movements, the actual behavior and resulting earnings impact will likely differ from that projected. For certain assets, the base simulation model captures the expected prepayment behavior under changing interest rate environments. Assumptions and methodologies regarding the interest rate or balance behavior of indeterminate maturity products, such as savings, money market, NOW and demand deposits, reflect management's best estimate of expected future behavior.

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The comparative rising 200 basis points and falling 100 basis points scenarios below, as of March 31, 2016, assume further interest rate changes in addition to the base simulation discussed above. These changes are immediate and parallel changes to the base case scenario. In the current rate environment, many driver rates are at or near historical lows, thus total rate movements (beginning point minus ending point) to each of the various driver rates utilized by management have the following results:



	March 31, 2016
	RISING	FALLING
Driver Rates	(200 Basis Points)	(100 Basis Points)
Prime	200	(25	)
Federal funds	200	(25	)
One-year CMT	200	(53	)
Three-year CMT	200	(63	)
Five-year CMT	200	(70	)
CD's	200	(21	)
FHLB advances	200	(51	)

Results for the base, rising 200 basis points, and falling 100 basis points interest rate scenarios are listed below based upon the Corporation’s rate sensitive assets and liabilities at March 31, 2016. The net interest income shown represents cumulative net interest income over a 12-month time horizon. Balance sheet assumptions used for the base scenario are the same for the rising and falling simulations.



	March 31, 2016
			RISING			FALLING
(Dollars in Thousands)	Base		(200 Basis Points)			(100 Basis Points)
Net interest income	$	209,175	$	228,030		$	200,686
Variance from base			$	18,855		$	(8,489	)
Percent of change from base			9.0		%	(4.1		)%

The comparative rising 200 basis points and falling 100 basis points scenarios below, as of December 31, 2015, assume further interest rate changes in addition to the base simulation discussed above. These changes are immediate and parallel changes to the base case scenario. In addition, total rate movements (beginning point minus ending point) to each of the various driver rates utilized by management in the base simulation are as follows:



	December 31, 2015
	RISING	FALLING
Driver Rates	(200 Basis Points)	(100 Basis Points)
Prime	200	(25	)
Federal funds	200	(25	)
One-year CMT	200	(56	)
Three-year CMT	200	(100	)
Five-year CMT	200	(100	)
CD's	200	(21	)
FHLB advances	200	(83	)

Results for the base, rising 200 basis points, and falling 100 basis points interest rate scenarios are listed below. The net interest income shown represents cumulative net interest income over a 12-month time horizon. Balance sheet assumptions used for the base scenario are the same for the rising and falling simulations.



	December 31, 2015
			RISING			FALLING
(Dollars in Thousands)	Base		(200 Basis Points)			(100 Basis Points)
Net interest income	$	198,711	$	213,758		$	188,921
Variance from base			$	15,047		$	(9,790	)
Percent of change from base			7.6		%	(4.9		)%

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EARNING ASSETS

The following table presents the earning asset mix as of March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015. Earning assets increased by $48,655,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Interest-bearing time deposits increased $45,138,000, while investment securities decreased by approximately $6,222,000. Loans and loans held for sale increased by $9,819,000. The three loan classes experiencing the largest increase from December 31, 2015, were real estate construction, real estate home equity and commercial and industrial loans. These increases were primarily offset by decreases in real estate residential and agricultural production financing.



(Dollars in Thousands)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Interest-bearing time deposits	$	77,453	$	32,315
Investment securities available for sale	636,785		658,400
Investment securities held to maturity	633,992		618,599
Mortgage loans held for sale	3,628		9,894
Loans	4,709,907		4,693,822
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	37,553		37,633
Total	$	6,099,318	$	6,050,663

OTHER

The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission, including the Corporation, and that address is (http://www.sec.gov).

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DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required under this item is included as part of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under the headings “LIQUIDITY” and “INTEREST SENSITIVITY AND DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK”.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

At the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation discussed above that occurred during the Corporation’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 1., ITEM 1A., ITEM 2., ITEM 3., ITEM 4. AND ITEM 5.

(table dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no pending legal proceedings, other than litigation incidental to the ordinary business of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, of a material nature to which the Corporation or its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their properties are subject. Further, there are no material legal proceedings in which any director, officer, principal shareholder, or affiliate of the Corporation, or any associate of any such director, officer or principal shareholder, is a party, or has a material interest, adverse to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

None of the routine legal proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, in which the Corporation or its affiliates are involved are expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial position or the results of operations of the Corporation.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

a. None

b. None

c. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table presents information relating to our purchases of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2016.



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January, 2016
February, 2016	747	$23.64
March, 2016	35,819	$22.16

The shares were purchased in connection with the exercise of certain outstanding stock options or restricted stock.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

a. None

b. None

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



Exhibit No:	Description of Exhibits:

3.1	First Merchants Corporation Articles of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071)
3.2	Bylaws of First Merchants Corporation dated October 28, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2009) (SEC No. 000-17071)
3.3	First Merchants Corporation Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation for the Series B Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.1	First Merchants Corporation Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Merchants Capital Trust II dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.2	Indenture dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.3	Guarantee Agreement dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.4	Form of Capital Securities Certification of First Merchants Capital Trust II (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.5	First Merchants Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 filed on August 21, 2009) (SEC No. 033-45393)
4.6	Upon request, the registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the Commission a copy of the instruments defining the rights of holders of its (a) 5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $5 million and (b) 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2028 in aggregate principal amount of $65 million.
10.1	First Merchants Corporation Senior Management Incentive Compensation Program, dated March 7, 2016 (1)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
32	Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document (2)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (2)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (2)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (2)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (2)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkebase Document (2)


	(1) Filed herewith.
	(2) Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



	First Merchants Corporation
	(Registrant)


Date: May 9, 2016	by /s/ Michael C. Rechin
	Michael C. Rechin
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 9, 2016	by /s/ Mark K. Hardwick
	Mark K. Hardwick
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit No:	Description of Exhibits:

3.1	First Merchants Corporation Articles of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071)
3.2	Bylaws of First Merchants Corporation dated October 28, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2009) (SEC No. 000-17071)
3.3	First Merchants Corporation Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation for the Series B Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2011) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.1	First Merchants Corporation Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of First Merchants Capital Trust II dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.2	Indenture dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.3	Guarantee Agreement dated as of July 2, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.4	Form of Capital Securities Certification of First Merchants Capital Trust II (Incorporated by reference to registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2007) (SEC No. 000-17071)
4.5	First Merchants Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 filed on August 21, 2009) (SEC No. 033-45393)
4.6	Upon request, the registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the Commission a copy of the instruments defining the rights of holders of its (a) 5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $5 million and (b) 6.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2028 in aggregate principal amount of $65 million.
10.1	First Merchants Corporation Senior Management Incentive Compensation Program, dated March 7, 2016 (1)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
32	Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document (2)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (2)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (2)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (2)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (2)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkebase Document (2)


	(1) Filed herewith.
	(2) Furnished herewith.