Retirement plan

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION RETIREMENT INCOME AND SAVINGS PLAN

Name: FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION - FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION RETIREMENT INCOME AND SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION RETIREMENT INCOME AND SAVINGS PLAN, FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATIONEIN 35-1544218Plan #002PY 2024

200 EAST JACKSON STREET - MUNCIE, IN 473052814734-751-8483firstmerchants.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeesfinancial services

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$80.4M assets

Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Filed December 29, 2011 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

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Total assets (EOY)

$260.9M

+9.2% from 2023

Total participants

2,751

-3.5% from 2023

Average account balance

$96,703

+12.8% from 2023

Annual return

14.41%

-3.39 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort610 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$299.66M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$112K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

2,666

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

97.6%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$20.44M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.45%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$62

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION5 years Service code 13 · EIN 35-0472300	Contract Administrator	$166,283

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D3H

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$166K

$81 / participant

Contract admin$166K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.064%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: FORVIS MAZARS, LLP
Auditor EIN: 440160260
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$96,703

$122,693-21.2%

$184,203-47.5%

$199,593-51.5%

Participation rate

97.4%

86.8%+10.6pp

72.0%+25.5pp

Annual return

14.41%

143.91%-129.5pp

28.81%-14.4pp

34.25%-19.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,432

$4,584-25.1%

$6,427-46.6%

$3,034+13.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,433

$7,990-19.5%

$9,131-29.6%

$5,087+26.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$62

$121-48.9%

$13,901-99.6%

$269-77.1%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION5 years

Service code 13 · EIN 35-0472300

Contract Administrator

$166,283

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION RETIREMENT INCOME AND SAVINGS PLAN

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