---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-001208"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMCB"
cik: "0001085913"
company_name: "FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T23:43:02.870885+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmers & Merchants Bancorp establishes 2025 Restricted Stock Retirement Plan

## Summary
- Board approved form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the new 2025 Plan.
- Plan covers employees, named executive officers, and non-employee directors.
- Shares vest on a schedule; full acceleration on death, disability, or change in control.
- Committee may accelerate vesting upon retirement; unvested shares forfeited on other termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-001208
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMCB
- cik: 0001085913
- company_name: FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036125001208/0001140361-25-001208-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036125001208/ef20041698_8k.htm

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