mbwm20140425_8k.htm

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): April 24, 2014

 

 

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)

 

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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on April 24, 2014. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on each of the following three matters:

 

 

●

election of eleven directors, each for a one-year term;

 

 

●

ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014; and

 

 

●

an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in our proxy statement for the annual meeting.

 

The final vote results for these three 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

  

Kirk J. Agerson

     4,917,447       267,231       0       2,985,502  

David M. Cassard

     5,105,530       79,148       0       2,985,502  

Edward J. Clark

     5,059,095       125,583       0       2,985,502  

John F. Donnelly

     4,965,231       219,447       0       2,985,502  

Michael D. Faas

     4,958,749       225,929       0       2,985,502  

Doyle A. Hayes

     5,059,781       124,897       0       2,985,502  

Susan K. Jones

     5,057,473       127,205       0       2,985,502  

Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.

     5,104,984       79,694       0       2,985,502  

Calvin D. Murdock

     5,104,112       80,566       0       2,985,502  

Michael H. Price

     5,104,921       79,757       0       2,985,502  

Timothy O. Schad

     5,112,410       72,268       0       2,985,502  

 

The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 were as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

8,112,443

55,096

2,641

0

 

 
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The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in our proxy statement for the annual meeting were as follows:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-votes

5,020,615

149,674

14,389

2,985,502

 

 

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 E. Christmas  

 

 

Charles E. Christmas

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief

 

 

 

Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

Date: April 25, 2014

 

 

 

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