UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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):

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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 28, 2011. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on, and approved, 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 2011; 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:

						Votes								Broker
Nominee		Votes For				Withheld				Abstentions				Non-Votes
David M. Cassard			3,619,421				53,142				0				3,201,587
Edward J. Clark			3,620,235				52,328				0				3,201,587
Doyle A. Hayes			3,617,495				55,068				0				3,201,587
Susan K. Jones			3,611,143				61,420				0				3,201,587
Lawrence W. Larsen			3,617,743				54,820				0				3,201,587
Calvin D. Murdock			3,618,758				53,805				0				3,201,587
Michael H. Price			3,618,018				54,545				0				3,201,587
Merle J. Prins			3,617,386				55,177				0				3,201,587
Timothy O. Schad			3,621,075				51,488				0				3,201,587
Dale J. Visser			3,617,165				55,398				0				3,201,587
Donald Williams, Sr.			3,593,987				78,576				0				3,201,587

     The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 were as follows:

Votes For		Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
6,823,743			42,995				7,412				0
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
3,525,827			132,308				14,428				3,201,587

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.

Date: May 3, 2011