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Issuer:     FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP (FMCB)
CIK:        0001085913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-24-003775
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 4.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp appoints Crowe LLP as new independent auditor for FY2024
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- Audit committee approved Crowe on Jan 23, 2024, to replace Eide Bailly for the year ending Dec 31, 2024.
- Eide Bailly decided to exit financial institution SEC audit practice, declining reappointment after FY2023 audit.
- No prior consultations with Crowe on accounting principles, audit opinions, or disagreements/reportable events.
- Change is unrelated to the company, as previously disclosed in the Nov 17, 2023 8-K.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036124003775/0001140361-24-003775-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036124003775/ef20019678_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-003775

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