---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-018078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MBWM"
cik: "0001042729"
company_name: "MERCANTILE BANK CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:02:25.334566+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 8 directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All eight director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 9.06M (Ramaker) to 9.80M (Sanchez).
- Appointment of Plante & Moran as auditor ratified with 12.4M for, 79.9K against, 14.6K abstentions.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed: 9.33M for, 382.3K against, 180.3K abstentions.
- Broker non-votes: 2.60M on director election and say-on-pay; none on auditor ratification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-018078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MBWM
- cik: 0001042729
- company_name: MERCANTILE BANK CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-23T23:59:59+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/1042729/000143774924018078/0001437749-24-018078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774924018078/mbwm20240507c_8k.htm

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