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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 6, 2011
MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  001-32434
(Commission File Number)
  37-1149138
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 North 33rd Street, Quincy, Illinois 62301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(217) 223-7300
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
     On January 6, 2011, Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release concerning its policy not to comment on unusual market activity.
     The press release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits:
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release issued by Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. dated January 6, 2011

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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 Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ted T. Awerkamp    
    Name:   Ted T. Awerkamp   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Date: January 6, 2011

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