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 26, 2012
Mercantile Bank Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 000-26719 | 38-3360865 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer 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 26, 2012. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on, and approved, each of the following three matters:
| • | election of twelve directors, each for a one-year term; |
| • | ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012; 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 |
3,956,705 | 18,896 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| David M. Cassard |
3,926,092 | 49,509 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Edward J. Clark |
3,926,321 | 49,280 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| John F. Donnelly |
3,943,521 | 32,080 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Michael D. Faas |
3,859,476 | 116,125 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Doyle A. Hayes |
3,926,329 | 49,272 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Susan K. Jones |
3,924,482 | 51,119 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Robert B. Kaminski, Jr. |
3,960,551 | 15,051 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Lawrence W. Larsen |
3,926,371 | 49,230 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Calvin D. Murdock |
3,926,521 | 49,080 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Michael H. Price |
3,924,321 | 51,281 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
| Timothy O. Schad |
3,926,537 | 49,064 | 0 | 3,110,353 | ||||||||||||
The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,045,056 | 12,723 | 28,175 | 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 | |||
| 3,845,334 | 109,192 | 21,075 | 3,110,353 |
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 30, 2012
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