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 19, 2012
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 000-14492 | 34-1469491 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 307 North Defiance Street, Archbold, Ohio |
43502 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (419) 446-2501
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. was held on April 19, 2012. The following two matters to be decided by vote were:
1. A proposal to elect thirteen (13) directors of the Corporation
The following individuals were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Unvoted Shares Held in Street Name |
|||||||||||||
| Dexter L. Benecke |
2,913,709 | 17,321 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Eugene N. Burkholder |
2,914,059 | 16,971 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Steven A. Everhart |
2,913,759 | 17,271 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Jack C. Johnson |
2,897,420 | 33,610 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Marcia S. Latta |
2,889,239 | 41,791 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Steven J. Planson |
2,913,944 | 17,086 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Anthony J. Rupp |
2,897,521 | 33,509 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| David P. Rupp Jr. |
2,899,163 | 31,867 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| James C. Saneholtz |
2,911,830 | 19,200 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Kevin J. Sauder |
2,882,787 | 48,243 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Merle J. Short |
2,910,241 | 20,789 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Paul S. Siebenmorgen |
2,910,857 | 20,173 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
| Steven J. Wyse |
2,896,664 | 34,367 | 0 | 469,397 | ||||||||||||
2. An advisory vote on the appoinment of the independent registered public firm, Plante & Moran, PLLC.
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Unvoted Shares Held in Street Name |
|||||||||||
| 3,350,913 |
11,719 | 37,795 | 0 | |||||||||||
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 authorized.
| Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: April 23, 2012 |
/s/ Paul S. Siebenmorgen | |||
| Paul S. Siebenmorgen | ||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| /s/ Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||
| Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||
| Executive Vice President & | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||