UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FIRST MERCHANTS BANK, N.A.
Address: 200 EAST JACKSON STREET
MUNCIE, IN 47305-2814
13F File Number: 28-2360
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Mark A. Collison
Title: Vice President
Phone: (765) 747-1362
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Mark A. Collison Muncie, IN December 21, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDING REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $355,274,000
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ANB CORPORATION COM 001926104 2846 83274 SH SOLE 83274 0 0
ANB CORPORATION COM 001926104 333 9754 SH DEFINED 3254 6500 0
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 3768 86630 SH SOLE 85180 450 1000
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 435 10006 SH DEFINED 9406 600 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 586 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 3981 100650 SH SOLE 99100 1050 500
ALLIED SIGNAL COM 019512102 245 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
ALLSTATE COM 020002101 432 17350 SH SOLE 16150 700 500
ALLTRISTA CORPORATION COM 020040101 1014 38825 SH SOLE 38775 50 0
AMERICAN ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 255 2458 SH SOLE 2458 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 4323 104186 SH SOLE 101286 400 2500
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 11449 131709 SH SOLE 130860 300 549
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 229 2644 SH DEFINED 2644 0 0
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 832 12471 SH SOLE 12471 0 0
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 213 3200 SH DEFINED 2000 0 1200
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 288 3715 SH SOLE 3715 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 6785 152080 SH SOLE 151130 350 600
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 239 5370 SH DEFINED 5370 0 0
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 924 17525 SH SOLE 16625 400 500
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 7889 71198 SH SOLE 64954 4921 1323
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 1442 13020 SH DEFINED 5577 264 7179
BALL CORP COM 058498106 7645 173514 SH SOLE 173214 300 0
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 060505104 3667 65874 SH SOLE 64824 500 550
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 4630 133010 SH SOLE 131710 400 900
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 238 6860 SH DEFINED 6860 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 204 3100 SH SOLE 3100 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 5236 77800 SH SOLE 76200 1200 400
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 304 4526 SH DEFINED 3556 0 970
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 5247 116604 SH SOLE 113004 3400 200
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 373 8300 SH DEFINED 7800 0 500
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 8996 133276 SH SOLE 132476 300 500
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 559 8290 SH DEFINED 8290 0 0
CTS CORP COM 126501105 345 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CTS CORP COM 126501105 218 3800 SH DEFINED 3800 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 3489 39315 SH SOLE 37815 800 700
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 2468 36000 SH SOLE 34050 1050 900
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1218 25261 SH SOLE 25160 101 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 654 14300 SH SOLE 14300 0 0
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 4247 163357 SH SOLE 160707 750 1900
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 2620 23060 SH SOLE 23060 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 229 3800 SH SOLE 3800 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 2455 44541 SH SOLE 43541 200 800
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648102 2729 38250 SH SOLE 36450 1200 600
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 296 3925 SH SOLE 3925 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 6060 95928 SH SOLE 94478 950 500
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 486 7700 SH DEFINED 7700 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 5733 139640 SH SOLE 138240 400 1000
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 819 10784 SH SOLE 9352 1432 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 231 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
FIFTH-THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 204 3364 SH SOLE 3364 0 0
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 12604 530056 SH SOLE 394777 128817 6462
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 4024 169226 SH DEFINED 135701 33525 0
FORD MOTOR CO COM 345370100 231 4600 SH SOLE 4300 0 300
GTE CORP COM 362320103 7358 95729 SH SOLE 94039 1090 600
GTE CORP COM 362320103 373 4858 SH DEFINED 4858 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 830 12000 SH SOLE 11800 0 200
GAP INC COM 364760108 205 6434 SH SOLE 6434 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 17346 146313 SH SOLE 143413 1600 1300
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1227 10350 SH DEFINED 10350 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 258 4102 SH SOLE 4102 0 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 4593 135380 SH SOLE 133830 1050 500
HARSCO CORP COM 415864107 772 27964 SH SOLE 27964 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 366 8516 SH SOLE 7016 0 1500
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 9507 104770 SH SOLE 102520 1750 500
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 381 4200 SH DEFINED 4200 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 6139 111775 SH SOLE 110075 1100 600
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 17319 233065 SH SOLE 226405 2060 4600
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1078 14520 SH DEFINED 13720 800 0
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM 459200101 562 4646 SH SOLE 3846 0 800
IPALCO ENTERPRISES INC COM 462613100 229 11800 SH SOLE 11200 0 600
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7314 79621 SH SOLE 79221 200 200
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 615 6700 SH DEFINED 6700 0 0
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 245 6560 SH SOLE 6560 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 4177 79200 SH SOLE 78400 300 500
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 8589 133832 SH SOLE 125052 6530 2250
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 607 9470 SH DEFINED 9470 0 0
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 4415 117550 SH SOLE 115350 1000 1200
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 214 5700 SH DEFINED 5700 0 0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC COM 548661107 1871 38400 SH SOLE 36300 1500 600
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 7236 111550 SH SOLE 109050 600 1900
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 858 13240 SH DEFINED 12468 516 256
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL B COM 571783208 2055 165367 SH SOLE 165367 0 0
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL A COM 571783307 5025 315499 SH SOLE 315499 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 2049 66100 SH SOLE 65300 400 400
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COM 577778103 2962 81325 SH SOLE 80775 0 550
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 9683 223890 SH SOLE 219590 1900 2400
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 428 9900 SH DEFINED 9900 0 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 723 20344 SH SOLE 20344 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 6970 107556 SH SOLE 105450 1106 1000
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 434 6704 SH DEFINED 6304 400 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 9998 110412 SH SOLE 109937 375 100
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 706 7800 SH DEFINED 7800 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 781 8136 SH SOLE 8036 100 0
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 5686 56444 SH SOLE 55244 300 900
JP MORGAN & CO INC COM 616880100 2536 22200 SH SOLE 22200 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 5042 57305 SH SOLE 56115 1190 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 294 3350 SH DEFINED 3350 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 4094 134233 SH SOLE 130033 600 3600
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 361 11865 SH DEFINED 11865 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 406 11341 SH SOLE 10141 1200 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS COM 718154107 1430 41850 SH SOLE 37250 4600 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 6782 72346 SH SOLE 72146 0 200
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED COM 747525103 264 1400 SH SOLE 1400 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 6503 127364 SH SOLE 125364 1500 500
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 384 7538 SH DEFINED 6738 400 400
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 4379 187414 SH SOLE 185114 1300 1000
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 342 14640 SH DEFINED 14640 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 453 10400 SH SOLE 10400 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 3729 59850 SH SOLE 58500 300 1050
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 1184 56600 SH SOLE 55300 500 800
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 5178 147700 SH SOLE 147100 200 400
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 343 9800 SH DEFINED 9800 0 0
TECO ENERGY COM 872375100 1060 50200 SH SOLE 50200 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1409 23200 SH SOLE 23200 0 0
TOWN & COUNTRY TRUST COM 892081100 178 10100 SH SOLE 8100 0 2000
UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION COM 908068109 652 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 6150 103700 SH SOLE 102400 550 750
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 204 2600 SH SOLE 2600 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 6379 134130 SH SOLE 131950 1980 200
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 703 14800 SH DEFINED 14800 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 3956 99856 SH SOLE 98156 400 1300
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 1728 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
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