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    Mercantile Bank Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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    mbwm20250521_8k.htm
    false 0001042729 0001042729 2025-05-22 2025-05-22
     
    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
     

     
    FORM 8-K
     
    CURRENT REPORT
     
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934
     
    Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 22, 2025
     

     
    Mercantile Bank Corporation
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
     
    Michigan
    000-26719
    38-3360865
    (State or other jurisdiction
     (Commission File
    (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)
     Number)
     Identification Number)
     
     
    310 Leonard Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
    (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
       
    Registrant's telephone number, including area code 616-406-3000
     
     
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
     
    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
     
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).                                                                Emerging growth company ☐
     
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          ☐
     
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
    Title of each class
    Trading Symbol(s)
    Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock
    MBWM
    The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
     
     

     
     
    Item 5.07
    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     
    An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on May 22, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on each of the following three matters:
     
     
    ●
    election of eleven directors, each for a one-year term;
     
     
    ●
    implementation of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering a five percent (5%) discount on the market price of the Company’s stock;
     
     
    ●
    ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025;
     
     
    ●
    an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and
     
     
    ●
    an advisory vote on the frequency of advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers.
     
    The final vote results for each of these five matters is set forth below.
     
    The votes cast on the election of directors were as follows:
     
    Nominee
    Votes For
    Votes
    Withheld
    Abstentions
    Broker
    Non-Votes
    Michael S. Davenport
    9,723,448
    162,116
    0
    2,731,317
    Michelle L. Eldridge
    9,642,252
    243,312
    0
    2,731,317
    Joseph D. Jones 9,797,921 87,643 0 2,731,317
    Richard D. MacDonald 9,732,916 152,648 0 2,731,317
    Michael H. Price
    9,711,187
    174,377
    0
    2,731,317
    David B. Ramaker
    9,581,480
    304,084
    0
    2,731,317
    Raymond E. Reitsma
    9,734,559
    151,005
    0
    2,731,317
    Nelson F. Sanchez 9,731,151 154,413 0 2,731,317
    Sara A. Schmidt 9,824,642 60,922 0 2,731,317
    Amy L. Sparks 9,719,343 166,222 0 2,731,317
    Sharon R. Williams 9,823,653 61,911 0 2,731,317
     
     
    The votes cast on the implementation an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering a five percent (5%) discount on the market price of the Company’s stock:
     
    Votes For
    Votes Against
    Abstentions
    Broker Non-Votes
    9,703,648
    166,764
    15,153
    2,731,317
     
    2

     
     
    The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 were as follows:
     
    Votes For
    Votes Against
    Abstentions
    Broker Non-Votes
    12,485,556
    115,325
    16,000
    2,731,317
     
     
    The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows:
     
    Votes For
    Votes Against
    Abstentions
    Broker Non-Votes
    9,104,379
    680,594
    100,591
    2,731,317
     
     
    The votes cast on the advisory vote on the frequency of advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers:
     
    One Year
    Two Years
    Three Years
    Abstentions
    Broker Non-Votes
    8,703,736
    105,479
    1,027,934
    48,416
    2,731,317
     
     
    Item 9.01
    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
    (d) Exhibits.
     
    Exhibit Number                    Description
     
    104                  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
     
     
     
    Signatures
     
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
     
    Mercantile Bank Corporation
    By:
    /s/ Charles Christmas  
    Charles E. Christmas
    Executive Vice President, Chief
    Financial Officer and Treasurer
     
    Date: May 22, 2025
     
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