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accession: "0001437749-26-018092"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMFG"
cik: "0001698022"
company_name: "Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:19:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T20:28:28.704097+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmers and Merchants Bancshares amends Code of Ethics; gifts threshold raised to $100

## Summary
- Board approved amended Code of Ethics shifting to concise, principle-based format with compliance focus.
- Nominal value threshold for gifts increased from $50 to $100; simplified standards.
- New anti-retaliation protections for good-faith reporting; annual acknowledgment required.
- Expanded policies on data protection, insider trading, and external employment disclosure.
- Removed prescriptive detail; replaced with principles and management oversight.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-018092
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMFG
- cik: 0001698022
- company_name: Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:19:41+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.05, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698022/000143774926018092/0001437749-26-018092-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1698022/000143774926018092/fmfg20260521_8k.htm

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