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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): May 31, 2011

MERCANTILE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
Delaware 001-32434 37-1149138
(State or Other Jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)    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)

         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:

o           Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o           Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

On May 31, 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 May 31, 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: May 31, 2011

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