---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-030707"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMCB"
cik: "0001085913"
company_name: "FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T13:51:03.316667+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shifts to quarterly dividend, declares $5.00/share

## Summary
- Dividend frequency changed from semi-annual to quarterly; first quarterly dividend of $5.00 per share declared.
- Dividend payable Oct 1, 2025 to holders of record Sept 11, 2025; prior semi-annual was $9.30 paid July 1, 2025.
- Trailing twelve months net income $90.0M, diluted EPS $126.87, up 7.8% YoY.
- Q2 2025 net income $23.1M ($32.94 diluted EPS); ROAA 1.65%, ROAE 15.09%; total assets $5.5B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-030707
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMCB
- cik: 0001085913
- company_name: FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036125030707/0001140361-25-030707-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085913/000114036125030707/ef20053821_8k.htm

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