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, 2013 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 April 16, 2013 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: $279,751,000.00 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 2895 38111 SH SOLE 37671 340 100 ACCENTURE PLC ADR G1151C101 284 3740 SH DEFINED 3740 0 0 COVIDIEN ADR G2554F113 1921 28322 SH SOLE 27872 450 0 COVIDIEN ADR G2554F113 156 2299 SH DEFINED 2299 0 0 NOBLE CORPORATION COM H5833N103 1787 46868 SH SOLE 46173 595 100 NOBLE CORPORATION COM H5833N103 71 1871 SH DEFINED 1871 0 0 ALERIAN MLP ETF 00162Q866 437 24662 SH SOLE 24662 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 3745 102098 SH SOLE 100823 1025 250 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 239 6506 SH DEFINED 6506 0 0 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1712 48493 SH SOLE 47443 750 300 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 177 5025 SH DEFINED 5025 0 0 ABBVIE INC COM 00287Y109 1954 47920 SH SOLE 46870 750 300 ABBVIE INC COM 00287Y109 250 6125 SH DEFINED 6125 0 0 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM 00724F101 1288 29594 SH SOLE 28844 750 0 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM 00724F101 92 2119 SH DEFINED 2119 0 0 ALLIANT CORP COM 018802108 2457 48964 SH SOLE 48214 750 0 ALLIANT CORP COM 018802108 257 5121 SH DEFINED 5121 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 203 5900 SH DEFINED 2900 0 3000 AMERISOURCE-BERGEN CORP COM 03073E105 1252 24326 SH SOLE 23876 450 0 AMERISOURCE-BERGEN CORP COM 03073E105 92 1780 SH DEFINED 1780 0 0 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 1868 24207 SH SOLE 23752 405 50 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 101 1315 SH DEFINED 1315 0 0 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 220 498 SH SOLE 493 0 5 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 100 226 SH DEFINED 226 0 0 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 4009 61662 SH SOLE 60587 875 200 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 411 6315 SH DEFINED 6315 0 0 BB & T CORPORATION COM 054937107 1160 36983 SH SOLE 36898 85 0 BB & T CORPORATION COM 054937107 46 1477 SH DEFINED 1477 0 0 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 1969 42446 SH SOLE 41786 660 0 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 134 2885 SH DEFINED 2885 0 0 BALL CORP COM 058498106 2676 56260 SH SOLE 56260 0 0 BALL CORP COM 058498106 19 400 SH DEFINED 400 0 0 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPCOM 064058100 859 30690 SH SOLE 29615 975 100 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPCOM 064058100 11 400 SH DEFINED 400 0 0 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 2914 40121 SH SOLE 39351 740 30 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 323 4445 SH DEFINED 4445 0 0 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 2789 29170 SH SOLE 28680 460 30 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 235 2453 SH DEFINED 2453 0 0 BED BATH & BEYOND COM 075896100 1885 29261 SH SOLE 28721 540 0 BED BATH & BEYOND COM 075896100 121 1885 SH DEFINED 1885 0 0 BEMIS COMPANY INC COM 081437105 1849 45810 SH SOLE 45810 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 802 19480 SH SOLE 19480 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 132 3200 SH DEFINED 2200 0 1000 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 1813 38861 SH SOLE 38401 460 0 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 106 2282 SH DEFINED 2282 0 0 CAMPBELL SOUP COM 134429109 483 10656 SH SOLE 10656 0 0 CAREFUSION CORP COM 14170T101 325 9302 SH SOLE 9302 0 0 CATERPILLAR INC. 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