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Issuer:     MERCANTILE BANK CORP (MBWM)
CIK:        0001042729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-003043
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Mercantile Bank shifts 2025 executive stock grants: 35% time-based, 65% performance vs peer index
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- 35% of 2025 restricted stock grants to executive officers will cliff vest in 3 years with no performance conditions; 65% tied to performance metrics.
- Performance goals now measured against a Comparative Index of similarly-sized bank holding companies on TSR, ROAA, and diluted EPS change.
- Target award shares calculated as base salary multiplied by percentage (CEO 65%, CFO 45%, others 45%/40%) divided by closing price on grant date.
- Awards can range from 0% to 150% of target depending on Company's percentile rank relative to the index.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774925003043/0001437749-25-003043-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042729/000143774925003043/mbwm20250206_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-003043

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