---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-297378"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMAO"
cik: "0000792966"
company_name: "FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-07T19:19:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-07T19:21:06.134593+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmers & Merchants Bancorp appoints Gregory R. Allen to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Gregory R. Allen appointed to fill open board vacancy; first meeting set for September 29, 2026.
- He will receive standard non-employee director fees: cash retainer of $50k-$75k depending on role, plus $17,500 in stock.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions with the company or its subsidiaries.
- 2026 board fee structure: Chairman $75k, Committee Chairs $55k-$57.5k, other directors $50k, plus stock award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-297378
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMAO
- cik: 0000792966
- company_name: FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-07T19:19:30+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000119312526297378/0001193125-26-297378-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000119312526297378/fmao-20260630.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-297378.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-297378.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory R. Allen was appointed as Director at FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) determined to appoint Gregory R. Allen to fill an open vacancy on its Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000119312526297378/0001193125-26-297378-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.