UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 May 11, 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: 119
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $352,779,000
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 1727 84244 SH SOLE 84244 0 0
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 4217 52839 SH SOLE 51939 300 600
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 524 6571 SH DEFINED 6171 400 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 725 15500 SH SOLE 15500 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 5116 94000 SH SOLE 93300 200 500
ALLIED SIGNAL COM 019512102 250 5100 SH SOLE 5100 0 0
ALLSTATE COM 020002101 576 15550 SH SOLE 13350 600 1600
ALLTRISTA CORPORATION COM 020040101 626 32113 SH SOLE 32063 50 0
AMERICAN ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 359 2448 SH SOLE 2448 0 0
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO COM 025537101 213 5371 SH SOLE 5371 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 6654 101986 SH SOLE 98436 400 3150
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 12950 107364 SH SOLE 106764 200 400
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 255 2117 SH DEFINED 2117 0 0
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 759 13175 SH SOLE 13175 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 276 4475 SH SOLE 3900 0 575
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 6215 150230 SH SOLE 149530 200 500
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 222 5370 SH DEFINED 5370 0 0
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 819 14250 SH SOLE 13450 400 400
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 7480 74066 SH SOLE 65970 6773 1323
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 1573 15578 SH DEFINED 5935 264 9379
BALL CORP COM 058498106 7841 167081 SH SOLE 158281 8800 0
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 7018 127470 SH SOLE 125470 400 1600
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 377 6860 SH DEFINED 6860 0 0
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605F102 3846 54474 SH SOLE 53874 250 350
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 201 3100 SH SOLE 3100 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 4082 79000 SH SOLE 77400 1200 400
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 239 4626 SH DEFINED 3656 0 970
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 4683 116904 SH SOLE 113304 3400 200
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 332 8300 SH DEFINED 7800 0 500
BOEING CO COM 097023105 1650 48550 SH SOLE 48450 0 100
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 8513 132776 SH SOLE 132076 200 500
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 531 8290 SH DEFINED 8290 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 3029 34140 SH SOLE 31540 2200 400
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 1780 16250 SH SOLE 15425 375 450
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1623 26461 SH SOLE 26360 101 0
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 699 7600 SH SOLE 7600 0 0
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 4949 159045 SH SOLE 156545 650 1850
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 2132 22889 SH SOLE 22889 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 261 4500 SH SOLE 3800 0 700
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 1684 30741 SH SOLE 30341 200 200
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648102 542 4250 SH SOLE 4050 0 200
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 250 3925 SH SOLE 3925 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 4847 91578 SH SOLE 90378 800 400
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 407 7700 SH DEFINED 7700 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 4428 68920 SH SOLE 68220 200 500
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 818 11604 SH SOLE 9672 1432 500
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 256 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
FIFTH-THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 211 3214 SH SOLE 3214 0 0
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 15225 621465 SH SOLE 392953 222107 6405
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 4157 169676 SH DEFINED 136151 33525 0
FORD MOTOR CO COM 345370100 264 4660 SH SOLE 4300 0 360
GTE CORP COM 362320103 5858 96839 SH SOLE 94274 1390 1175
GTE CORP COM 362320103 293 4858 SH DEFINED 4858 0 0
GAP INC COM 364760108 287 4275 SH SOLE 4275 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 16937 153112 SH SOLE 150212 1600 1300
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1144 10350 SH DEFINED 10350 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 269 3094 SH SOLE 3094 0 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 7819 131580 SH SOLE 130730 450 400
HARSCO CORP COM 415864107 704 27964 SH SOLE 27964 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 403 8516 SH SOLE 7016 0 1500
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 7266 107160 SH SOLE 104910 1750 500
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 284 4200 SH DEFINED 4200 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 5236 105525 SH SOLE 104075 900 550
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 14368 120875 SH SOLE 117145 1030 2700
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 862 7260 SH DEFINED 6860 400 0
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM 459200101 418 2360 SH SOLE 1960 0 400
IPALCO ENTERPRISES INC COM 462613100 258 11800 SH SOLE 11200 0 600
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7264 77700 SH SOLE 77300 200 200
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 626 6700 SH DEFINED 6700 0 0
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 262 7760 SH SOLE 7760 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 3841 80150 SH SOLE 79350 300 500
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 11028 129947 SH SOLE 121417 6380 2150
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 786 9270 SH DEFINED 9270 0 0
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 5316 53775 SH SOLE 52875 400 500
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 271 2750 SH DEFINED 2750 0 0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC COM 548661107 1566 25900 SH SOLE 23850 1450 600
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 5972 55300 SH SOLE 54050 300 950
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 711 6588 SH DEFINED 6202 258 128
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL B COM 571783208 2014 169702 SH SOLE 169702 0 0
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL A COM 571783307 3636 319833 SH SOLE 319833 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 1769 62650 SH SOLE 60900 0 1750
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COM 577778103 3045 77850 SH SOLE 77400 0 450
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 10316 227688 SH SOLE 223488 1900 2300
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 448 9900 SH DEFINED 9900 0 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 779 10847 SH SOLE 10847 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 8271 103236 SH SOLE 100600 1106 1530
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 537 6704 SH DEFINED 6304 400 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 10055 112200 SH SOLE 112200 0 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 699 7800 SH DEFINED 7800 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 719 10166 SH SOLE 10066 100 0
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 4966 56432 SH SOLE 55232 300 900
JP MORGAN & CO INC COM 616880100 2751 22300 SH SOLE 22300 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 4259 58155 SH SOLE 56965 1190 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 245 3350 SH DEFINED 3350 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 2342 88838 SH SOLE 86938 600 1300
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 5079 129633 SH SOLE 125533 500 3600
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 464 11865 SH DEFINED 11865 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 520 3750 SH SOLE 3350 400 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS COM 718154107 1523 43300 SH SOLE 37900 4650 750
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 7164 73156 SH SOLE 72956 0 200
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 5553 117714 SH SOLE 115914 1400 400
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 355 7538 SH DEFINED 6738 400 400
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 4496 181664 SH SOLE 179564 1300 800
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 362 14640 SH DEFINED 14640 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 574 10400 SH SOLE 10400 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 3643 60550 SH SOLE 58600 300 1650
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 1622 57700 SH SOLE 56400 500 800
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 3896 148100 SH SOLE 147500 200 400
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 257 9800 SH DEFINED 9800 0 0
TECO ENERGY COM 872375100 988 49750 SH SOLE 48200 0 1550
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1642 23200 SH SOLE 23200 0 0
TOWN & COUNTRY TRUST COM 892081100 152 10100 SH SOLE 8100 0 2000
UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION COM 908068109 702 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 6690 49400 SH SOLE 48950 100 350
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 211 2600 SH SOLE 2600 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 5930 64340 SH SOLE 63250 990 100
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 682 7400 SH DEFINED 7400 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 3304 94255 SH SOLE 92655 400 1200
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 1659 29900 SH SOLE 29900 0 0
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