---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-010032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MBWM"
cik: "0001042729"
company_name: "MERCANTILE BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T02:54:24.602819+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jeff A. Gardner retires from Mercantile Bank board effective March 23, 2023

## Summary
- Jeff A. Gardner retired from the Boards of Mercantile Bank Corporation and its subsidiary, effective March 23, 2023.
- Gardner had served on the board since 2014.
- Retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-010032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MBWM
- cik: 0001042729
- company_name: MERCANTILE BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774923010032/0001437749-23-010032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774923010032/mbwm20230410_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-010032.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeff A. Gardner retired as Director at MERCANTILE BANK CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Jeff A. Gardner retired from the Board of Directors of Mercantile Bank Corporation and that of its subsidiary, Mercantile Bank (collectively, 'Mercantile'), effective March 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774923010032/0001437749-23-010032-index.htm

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