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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-054730"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMAO"
cik: "0000792966"
company_name: "FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:06:10.775255+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve share increase and new equity plan

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with between 6.4M and 7.6M votes for each.
- Proposal to increase authorized common shares from 20M to 40M passed with 8.98M for (85.5% of votes cast).
- 2025 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan approved with 5.98M for, 1.80M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 7.02M for (88.3% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Ratification of Plante Moran as auditor for FY2025 passed with 10.27M for (98.8% of votes cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-054730
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMAO
- cik: 0000792966
- company_name: FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000095017025054730/0000950170-25-054730-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000095017025054730/fmao-20250414.htm

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