mbwm20160526_8k.htm

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): May 26, 2016

 


 

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 May 26, 2016. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on each of the following four matters:

 

 

election of six directors, each for a one-year term;

 

 

approval of the Mercantile Bank Corporation Stock Incentive Plan of 2016;

 

 

ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016; 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 each of these four 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

 

David M. Cassard

    8,860,965       119,137       0       4,045,476  

Edward J. Clark

    8,848,385       131,717       0       4,045,476  

Jeff A. Gardner

    8,862,463       117,639       0       4,045,476  

Edward B. Grant

    8,859,310       120,792       0       4,045,476  

Michael H. Price

    8,873,551       106,551       0       4,045,476  

Thomas R. Sullivan

    8,633,680       346,421       0       4,045,476  

  

The votes cast on the approval of the Mercantile Bank Corporation Stock Incentive Plan of 2016 were as follows:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
8,565,596       393,316       21,189       4,045,476  

  

The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 were as follows:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
12,945,751       69,890       9,936       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

 
8,675,671       273,315       31,115       4,045,476  

 

 

 
 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Date: May 26, 2016