<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1995 RESTATED AS A RESULT OF POOLING OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <CASH> 30,991 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 277 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 41,075 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 148,519 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 126,372 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 126,983 <LOANS> 551,190 <ALLOWANCE> 6,689 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 923,673 <DEPOSITS> 752,190 <SHORT-TERM> 56,711 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 5,544 <LONG-TERM> 8,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 610 <OTHER-SE> 99,030 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 923,673 <INTEREST-LOAN> 23,844 <INTEREST-INVEST> 7,777 <INTEREST-OTHER> 401 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 32,020 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 13,189 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,571 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 17,449 <LOAN-LOSSES> 591 <SECURITIES-GAINS> (48) <EXPENSE-OTHER> 11,486 <INCOME-PRETAX> 8,880 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 5,939 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,939 <EPS-PRIMARY> .91 <EPS-DILUTED> .91 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 0 <LOANS-NON> 0 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 0 <CHARGE-OFFS> 0 <RECOVERIES> 0 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 0 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 0 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0