UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------ FORM 13F ------------------------------ FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: First Merchants Bank, National Association Address: 200 East Jackson Street Muncie, IN 47305 Form 13F File Number: 28- 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: Terry Blaker Title: Senior Vice President Phone: (765) 747-1570 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Terry L Blaker Muncie, IN July 16, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDING REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 230 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $230,393,000 List of Other Included Managers: None 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ACCENTURE PLC ADR G1151C101 2550 42436 SH SOLE 42036 300 100 ACCENTURE PLC ADR G1151C101 248 4125 SH DEFINED 4125 0 0 COVIDIEN ADR G2554F113 688 12852 SH SOLE 12802 50 0 COVIDIEN ADR G2554F113 85 1589 SH DEFINED 1589 0 0 NOBLE CORPORATION COM H5833N103 1178 36218 SH SOLE 35743 375 100 NOBLE CORPORATION COM H5833N103 64 1971 SH DEFINED 1971 0 0 TRANSOCEAN LTD COM H8817H100 438 9800 SH SOLE 9496 304 0 TRANSOCEAN LTD COM H8817H100 20 458 SH DEFINED 458 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 3988 111860 SH SOLE 110423 1105 332 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 242 6789 SH DEFINED 6789 0 0 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 3313 51382 SH SOLE 50332 750 300 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 334 5175 SH DEFINED 5175 0 0 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM 00724F101 1060 32746 SH SOLE 31996 750 0 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM 00724F101 76 2339 SH DEFINED 2339 0 0 ALLIANT CORP COM 018802108 2135 46858 SH SOLE 45883 975 0 ALLIANT CORP COM 018802108 243 5341 SH DEFINED 5341 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 17 500 SH SOLE 500 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 204 5900 SH DEFINED 2900 0 3000 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 1445 16437 SH SOLE 16062 325 50 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 57 650 SH DEFINED 650 0 0 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 3772 67787 SH SOLE 66612 975 200 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 366 6580 SH DEFINED 6580 0 0 BB & T CORPORATION COM 054937107 474 15367 SH SOLE 15367 0 0 BB & T CORPORATION COM 054937107 7 212 SH DEFINED 212 0 0 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 1372 33390 SH SOLE 32730 660 0 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 120 2930 SH DEFINED 2930 0 0 BALL CORP COM 058498106 2407 58650 SH SOLE 58650 0 0 BALL CORP COM 058498106 16 400 SH DEFINED 400 0 0 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPCOM 064058100 830 37813 SH SOLE 36738 975 100 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPCOM 064058100 26 1173 SH DEFINED 1173 0 0 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 1966 36988 SH SOLE 36198 760 30 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 212 3995 SH DEFINED 3995 0 0 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 1935 25888 SH SOLE 25398 460 30 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 186 2483 SH DEFINED 2483 0 0 BED BATH & BEYOND COM 075896100 1270 20552 SH SOLE 20052 500 0 BED BATH & BEYOND COM 075896100 107 1735 SH DEFINED 1735 0 0 BEST BUY COMPANY INC COM 086516101 719 34299 SH SOLE 33684 615 0 BEST BUY COMPANY INC COM 086516101 18 875 SH DEFINED 875 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 809 22500 SH SOLE 22500 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 79 2200 SH DEFINED 1200 0 1000 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 991 25050 SH SOLE 24590 460 0 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 39 987 SH DEFINED 987 0 0 CAMPBELL SOUP COM 134429109 356 10656 SH SOLE 10656 0 0 CAREFUSION CORP COM 14170T101 239 9302 SH SOLE 9302 0 0 CATERPILLAR INC. 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