Ameriana Bancorp (ASBI) 22.92 $ASBI First Merch
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First Merchants Corporation Completes Its Merger with Ameriana Bancorp
BusinessWire - Mon Jan 04, 9:52AM CST
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) successfully completed its previously announced merger with Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI) of New Castle, Indiana on December 31, 2015. In connection with the merger, Ameriana Bank has also merged with and into First Merchants Bank, N.A. The combined First Merchants Bank now has 117 banking centers in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and approximately $6.7 billion in assets, $4.6 billion in loans, $5.2 billion in deposits, and total shareholders' equity of $809 million. The full integration of Ameriana Bank under the First Merchants brand is expected to be completed during the 1st quarter of 2016.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
Ameriana Bancorp Board Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.04 Per Share
BusinessWire - Mon Dec 07, 1:30PM CST
Jerome J. Gassen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2015.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
Ameriana Bancorp Announces Pending Sale of Ameriana Insurance Agency
BusinessWire - Thu Oct 22, 6:31AM CDT
Jerome J. Gassen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell Ameriana Insurance Agency ("AIA"

ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
Ameriana Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2015 Net Income of $278,000 or $0.09 Per Share
BusinessWire - Fri Jul 24, 3:00PM CDT
Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), parent company for Ameriana Bank, today announced earnings for the second quarter of 2015 of $278,000, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, compared with $603,000, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Ameriana Bancorp of Commencement of an Investigation Regarding the Fairness of the Sale of the Company to First Merchants Corp. -- ASBI
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 02, 2:43PM CDT
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brower Piven Commences An Investigation Into The Proposed Sale Of Ameriana Bancorp And Encourages Investors To Contact The Firm For Additional Information
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 01, 3:15PM CDT
The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Ameriana Bancorp ("Ameriana" or the "Company"

ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Ameriana Bancorp of Commencement of an Investigation Regarding the Fairness of the Sale of the Company to First Merchants Corp.
BusinessWire - Tue Jun 30, 12:25PM CDT
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
Company News for June 30, 2015 - Corporate Summary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 30, 9:10AM CDT
Companies in the News are: GE,TGNA,ASBI,FRME,GIG
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), GE: 31.20 (-0.04), TGNA: 20.38 (+0.12), GIG: 1.95 (+0.07), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
AMERIANA BANCORP SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe and Powers Taylor LLP Investigate Sale to First Merchants Corp
BusinessWire - Mon Jun 29, 1:55PM CDT
Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor LLP are investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Ameriana Bancorp ("Ameriana"

ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
AMERIANA BANCORP SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Buyout
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 29, 11:56AM CDT
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
First Merchants Corporation and Ameriana Bancorp Announce the Signing of a Definitive Merger Agreement
BusinessWire - Mon Jun 29, 8:31AM CDT
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) and Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI) today announced they have executed a definitive agreement whereby Ameriana Bancorp will merge with and into First Merchants Corporation, and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Ameriana Bank, will merge with and into First Merchants Bank, NA.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29), FRME: 27.00 (-0.15)
Ameriana Bancorp's board announces dividend of USD0.04 per share for quarter
M2 - Fri May 15, 6:15AM CDT
President and chief executive officer Jerome J. Gassen of Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ:ASBI) revealed on Thursday that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.04 per share..
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
Ameriana Bancorp Shareholders Re-Elect Four Directors
BusinessWire - Thu May 14, 8:33AM CDT
Following the Company's 2015 annual meeting today, Michael E. Kent, Chairman of the Board of Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), reviewed the voting results with those in attendance and noted that shareholders re-elected four directors to new three-year terms that will expire at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Elected to new three-year terms were Michael E. Bosway, President and Chief Executive Officer of City Securities Corporation in Indianapolis; Jennifer P. Bott, Professor of Management and Interim Dean at Ball State University's Miller College of Business; R. Scott Hayes, a partner in Hayes Copenhaver Crider Harvey, LLP, in New Castle, Indiana, the law firm that serves as General Counsel to the Company; and Michael E. Kent, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ameriana Bancorp and Ameriana Bank.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)
Ameriana Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2015 Net Income of $502,000 or $0.17 Per Share
BusinessWire - Mon Apr 20, 3:00PM CDT
Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI), parent company for Ameriana Bank, today announced net income for the first quarter of 2015 of $502,000, or $0.17 per basic and diluted share, compared with $729,000, or $0.24 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.
ASBI: 22.92 (-0.29)

