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, 2000
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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 instituional 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 herin 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 Manger:
Name: Mark A. Collison
Title: Vice President
Phone: (765) 747-1362
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Mark A. Collison Muncie, IN November 6, 2000
Report Type (Ceck 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 SECURITITES 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: $400,470,000
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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AT & T CORP COM 001957109 3034 103313 SH SOLE 101217 1446 650
AT & T CORP COM 001957109 287 9806 SH DEFINED 9206 600 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 775 16300 SH SOLE 16300 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 00846U101 2219 45368 SH SOLE 44469 747 152
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 2187 104150 SH SOLE 103550 600 0
ALLSTATE COM 020002101 451 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
ALLTRISTA CORPORATION COM 020040101 586 28254 SH SOLE 28204 50 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 5924 104752 SH SOLE 102252 400 2100
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 19423 203003 SH SOLE 201006 1086 911
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GRP COM 026874107 344 3601 SH DEFINED 3601 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES, INC COM 032654105 247 3000 SH DEFINED 3000 0 0
APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 309 5210 SH SOLE 5210 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 10935 163530 SH SOLE 162330 600 600
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 354 5300 SH DEFINED 5300 0 0
AVERY DENNISON CORP COM 053611109 1391 30000 SH SOLE 29600 400 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 7064 133288 SH SOLE 126818 3824 2646
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 055622104 1509 28472 SH DEFINED 14644 528 13300
BALL CORP COM 058498106 4243 133949 SH SOLE 133302 647 0
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 060505104 3415 65224 SH SOLE 64824 0 400
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 5022 130062 SH SOLE 129762 0 300
BANK ONE CORPORATION COM 06423A103 232 6014 SH DEFINED 6014 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 4919 122224 SH SOLE 119624 2200 400
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 313 7800 SH DEFINED 7800 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 8203 143618 SH SOLE 142318 700 600
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 455 7980 SH DEFINED 7980 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 4050 47515 SH SOLE 46265 850 400
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 5029 91031 SH SOLE 88043 2588 400
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1388 25183 SH SOLE 24981 102 100
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 658 13950 SH SOLE 13950 0 0
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 6215 162495 SH SOLE 160945 150 1400
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 210 5500 SH DEFINED 4900 600 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 1775 71230 SH SOLE 71130 0 100
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 4513 52631 SH SOLE 51931 0 700
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648102 9346 94297 SH SOLE 91397 2700 200
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 6832 101978 SH SOLE 100778 1000 200
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 549 8200 SH DEFINED 8200 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 11713 133690 SH SOLE 133290 400 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 227 2600 SH DEFINED 2000 600 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 7848 88069 SH SOLE 84685 1396 1988
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 253 2844 SH DEFINED 2348 0 496
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 336 4700 SH SOLE 4700 0 0
FIFTH-THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 259 4821 SH SOLE 4821 0 0
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 10083 455875 SH SOLE 432426 10685 12764
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 3346 151310 SH DEFINED 117785 33525 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370860 492 19450 SH SOLE 17276 0 2174
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1795 33875 SH SOLE 33375 500 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 24932 432259 SH SOLE 424559 2800 4900
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1798 31180 SH DEFINED 31180 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 242 3731 SH SOLE 3381 0 350
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 3803 123200 SH SOLE 123200 0 0
HARSCO CORP COM 415864107 616 27964 SH SOLE 27964 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 266 7200 SH SOLE 5700 0 1500
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 9868 101737 SH SOLE 99537 1800 400
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 407 4200 SH DEFINED 4200 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 4366 128925 SH SOLE 127375 1450 100
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 18338 441248 SH SOLE 427228 4220 9800
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1155 27800 SH DEFINED 26200 1600 0
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM 459200101 2511 22326 SH SOLE 21276 250 800
IPALCO ENTERPRISES INC COM 462613100 273 11950 SH SOLE 11050 0 900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 8200 87302 SH SOLE 85877 825 600
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 643 6850 SH DEFINED 6850 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 4950 88700 SH SOLE 87900 400 400
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 10538 129915 SH SOLE 125985 1530 2400
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 739 9114 SH DEFINED 9114 0 0
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 6238 129650 SH SOLE 127850 1150 650
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COM 534187109 293 6100 SH DEFINED 6100 0 0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC COM 548661107 2203 49100 SH SOLE 47400 1600 100
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 3941 128968 SH SOLE 125743 1025 2200
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 417 13670 SH DEFINED 13154 516 0
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL B COM 571783208 2050 158580 SH SOLE 158580 0 0
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL A COM 571783307 4866 307792 SH SOLE 307792 0 0
MASCO CORP COM 574599106 1316 70700 SH SOLE 70200 500 0
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COM 577778103 1693 82625 SH SOLE 82625 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 7167 237490 SH SOLE 232790 2800 1900
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 307 10200 SH DEFINED 10200 0 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 960 18544 SH SOLE 18544 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 8228 110559 SH SOLE 108744 1215 600
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 498 6704 SH DEFINED 6304 400 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 7559 125342 SH SOLE 123842 800 700
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918104 479 7950 SH DEFINED 7950 0 0
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 676 7420 SH SOLE 7320 100 0
JP MORGAN & CO INC COM 616880100 3626 22200 SH SOLE 22000 0 200
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 5293 187383 SH SOLE 185813 1170 400
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 264 9350 SH DEFINED 9350 0 0
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 707 31970 SH SOLE 31970 0 0
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP COM 680033107 4466 147643 SH SOLE 147643 0 0
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP COM 680033107 387 12801 SH DEFINED 4270 8531 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 6142 133533 SH SOLE 130233 600 2700
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 522 11365 SH DEFINED 11365 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 753 16766 SH SOLE 15716 0 1050
PHILIP MORRIS COS COM 718154107 466 15840 SH SOLE 14840 1000 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 5321 79424 SH SOLE 78724 300 400
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 8224 164492 SH SOLE 162242 1800 450
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 506 10124 SH DEFINED 9724 400 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 3820 188114 SH SOLE 186314 1800 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 303 14940 SH DEFINED 14940 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 506 10900 SH SOLE 10900 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 5623 68320 SH SOLE 66670 650 1000
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 531 24850 SH SOLE 24750 0 100
STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 260 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 2155 18459 SH SOLE 17959 500 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 7210 155700 SH SOLE 155100 200 400
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 453 9800 SH DEFINED 9800 0 0
TECO ENERGY COM 872375100 1513 52650 SH SOLE 52650 0 0
TECO ENERGY COM 872375100 221 7700 SH DEFINED 7700 0 0
TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 384 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
TELLABS INC DELAWARE COM 879664100 1704 35700 SH SOLE 35050 650 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1452 18560 SH SOLE 18560 0 0
TOWN & COUNTRY TRUST COM 892081100 181 10100 SH SOLE 8100 0 2000
UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION COM 908068109 528 16000 SH SOLE 16000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 8000 115525 SH SOLE 114425 900 200
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 9147 188879 SH SOLE 184813 2978 1088
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 342 7069 SH DEFINED 6269 0 800
WACHOVIA CORP COM 929771103 201 3550 SH SOLE 3550 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 6922 143861 SH SOLE 141481 2380 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 644 13400 SH DEFINED 13400 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 5337 116206 SH SOLE 114906 500 800
WEYERHAEUSER CO COM 962166104 1941 48100 SH SOLE 47700 200 200
WORLDCOM INC COM 98157D106 1121 36918 SH SOLE 36068 800 50
GRAND TOTALS 400470 8510649 8308266 119264 83119
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