mbwm20190117_8k.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): January 22, 2019

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Mercantile Bank Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           

Michigan 000-26719 38-3360865
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) 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)

 

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

 

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐             

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.         ☐

 

 
 

 

Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Earnings Release

 

On January 22, 2019, Mercantile Bank Corporation issued a press release announcing earnings and other financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated here by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
99.1 Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation dated January 22, 2019, reporting financial results and earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.

 

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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 Bank Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Charles E. Christmas     

 

 

 

Charles E. Christmas

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief

 
    Financial Officer and Treasurer  

         

Date: January 22, 2019

 

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Exhibit Index

 

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
99.1 Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation dated January 22, 2019, reporting financial results and earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.