First Merchants (FRME) - 2018 Q4 - Annual Report

UNITED STATES (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 _______________________________ FORM 10-K [Mark One] [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 OR [ ] 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 CORPO ...