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Issuer:     FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC (FMAO)
CIK:        0000792966
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-07T19:19:30+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-297378
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000119312526297378/0001193125-26-297378-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792966/000119312526297378/fmao-20260630.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-297378

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