secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC (FMAO)
CIK:        0000792966
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-102663
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Farmers & Merchants enters new 3-year employment agreement with CEO Lars Eller
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- Base salary of $504,686, subject to upward adjustment; term Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2027.
- Annual restricted stock grants equal to 25% of base pay; plus unrestricted shares equal to nonemployee director grants ($15,000 in 2024).
- Change-in-control severance: 2x sum of base salary and average 3-year cash bonus/incentive, plus 12 months benefit continuation.
- Non-compete applies without geographic limit during employment; post-termination limited to counties with bank offices in OH, IN, MI.
- F&M guarantees Bank's performance; terms substantially similar to prior agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000095017024102663/0000950170-24-102663-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000095017024102663/fmao-20240829.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-102663

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