Form 8-K

 

 

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):

 

¨ 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 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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