---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000905729-24-000172"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COFS"
cik: "0000803164"
company_name: "CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T03:48:33.046853+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ChoiceOne and Fentura shareholders approve merger; combined bank to have ~$4.3B assets

## Summary
- ChoiceOne (COFS) shareholders voted 5,823,344 for vs 101,305 against the stock issuance proposal.
- Fentura (FETM) shareholders also approved the merger at separate special meeting on Dec 12, 2024.
- Combined company will be headquartered in Sparta, Michigan with 56 offices across Michigan.
- Expected to be the 3rd largest publicly traded Michigan bank holding company by assets (~$4.3B).
- Transaction expected to close in Q1 2025, pending regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000905729-24-000172
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COFS
- cik: 0000803164
- company_name: CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/803164/000090572924000172/0000905729-24-000172-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/803164/000090572924000172/choice8k_121324.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000905729-24-000172.txt

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