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8-K filed July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET ticker RMBI CIK 0001767837

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Richmond Mutual completes merger with Farmers Bancorp; issues 6.25M shares

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2026, Richmond merged with Farmers Bancorp; each Farmers share converted into 3.40 Richmond shares.
Richmond issued ~6,254,357 shares of common stock to Farmers shareholders; cash for fractional shares.
Board expanded from 6 to 11; five former Farmers directors appointed (Cook, Moore, Cutillo, Crawford, Lahrman).
Christopher D. Cook appointed President of Richmond and President/CEO of First Bank Midwest; Garry D. Kleer remains Chairman and CEO.

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Executive movements

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Appointed

Barbara A. Cutillo

Vice Chair

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Barbara A. Cutillo, the former chairman of the Farmers board of directors, was appointed as Vice Chair of the Richmond and First Bank Midwest boards.

Role change

Paul J. Witte

Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Paul J. Witte ceased serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of First Bank Richmond and was appointed Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest.

Appointed

Christopher D. Cook

President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers, was appointed President of Richmond and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest.

Appointed

Barbara A. Cutillo

Director

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

Appointed

Daniel J. Lahrman

Director

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

Appointed

Christopher D. Cook

President of Richmond

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers, was appointed President of Richmond and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest.

Appointed

Chad L. Kozuch

Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Chad L. Kozuch, the former Chief Financial Officer of Farmers, was appointed Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest.

Role change

Garry D. Kleer

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Successor: Christopher D. Cook
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Garry D. Kleer ceased serving as President of Richmond and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Richmond and continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Richmond.

Appointed

Thomas D. Crawford

Director

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

Appointed

Carroll A. Valentino

Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Carroll A. Valentino, the former Chief Operations Officer of Farmers, was appointed Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest.

Appointed

Christopher D. Cook

Director

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

Appointed

James D. Moore

Director

RMBI · Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-01
Filed: July 1, 2026, 10:56 AM ET

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

Key facts

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Barbara A. Cutillo was appointed as Vice Chair at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Vice Chair

Exact text from the filing

Barbara A. Cutillo, the former chairman of the Farmers board of directors, was appointed as Vice Chair of the Richmond and First Bank Midwest boards.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Paul J. Witte was appointed as Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed Indiana Market President
Role: Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest

Exact text from the filing

Paul J. Witte ceased serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of First Bank Richmond and was appointed Indiana Market President of First Bank Midwest.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Christopher D. Cook was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers, was appointed President of Richmond and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Barbara A. Cutillo was appointed as Director at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Director

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Daniel J. Lahrman was appointed as Director at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Director

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Christopher D. Cook was appointed as President of Richmond at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: President of Richmond

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers, was appointed President of Richmond and President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Midwest.

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Chad L. Kozuch was appointed as Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest

Exact text from the filing

Chad L. Kozuch, the former Chief Financial Officer of Farmers, was appointed Chief Risk Officer of First Bank Midwest.

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Garry D. Kleer changed role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: ceased serving as President
Role: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exact text from the filing

Garry D. Kleer ceased serving as President of Richmond and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Richmond and continues to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Richmond.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Thomas D. Crawford was appointed as Director at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Director

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Carroll A. Valentino was appointed as Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest

Exact text from the filing

Carroll A. Valentino, the former Chief Operations Officer of Farmers, was appointed Chief Operations Officer of First Bank Midwest.

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Christopher D. Cook was appointed as Director at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Director

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

View on SEC.gov

Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

James D. Moore was appointed as Director at Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: Director

Exact text from the filing

Christopher D. Cook (Class I), James D. Moore (Class I), Barbara A. Cutillo (Class II), Thomas D. Crawford (Class II) and Daniel J. Lahrman (Class III), all former directors of Farmers (each, a ‘New Director’ and, collectively, the ‘New Directors’).

View on SEC.gov

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