---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-013723"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MBWM"
cik: "0001042729"
company_name: "MERCANTILE BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T06:09:14.084365+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mercantile Bank shareholders elect all seven directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected: Cassard, Davenport, Eldridge, Gardner, Kaminski, Price, Ramaker.
- Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as independent auditor for 2022: 11,970,307 for, 41,988 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 8,957,345 for, 162,357 against, 108,484 abstentions.
- Broker non-votes on director elections totaled 2,796,100.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-013723
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MBWM
- cik: 0001042729
- company_name: MERCANTILE BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774922013723/0001437749-22-013723-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774922013723/mbwm20220526_8k.htm

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