UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2013
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 000-14492 | 34-1469491 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 307 North Defiance Street, Archbold, Ohio |
43502 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (419) 446-2501
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. was held on April 18, 2013. The following two matters to be decided by vote were:
1. A proposal to elect thirteen (13) directors of the Corporation
The following individuals were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
| Dexter L. Benecke |
2,731,228 | 15,248 | 32 | |||||||||
| Eugene N. Burkholder |
2,716,110 | 30,366 | 32 | |||||||||
| Steven A. Everhart |
2,727,100 | 19,376 | 32 | |||||||||
| Darryl N. Faye |
2,726,650 | 19,826 | 32 | |||||||||
| Jack C. Johnson |
2,708,997 | 37,479 | 32 | |||||||||
| Marcia S. Latta |
2,704,250 | 42,226 | 32 | |||||||||
| Steven J. Planson |
2,730,735 | 15,740 | 32 | |||||||||
| Anthony J. Rupp |
2,721,494 | 24,982 | 32 | |||||||||
| David P. Rupp Jr. |
2,723,922 | 22,554 | 32 | |||||||||
| James C. Saneholtz |
2,725,407 | 21,069 | 32 | |||||||||
| Kevin J. Sauder |
2,708,528 | 37,948 | 32 | |||||||||
| Paul S. Siebenmorgen |
2,704,847 | 41,629 | 32 | |||||||||
| Steven J. Wyse |
2,711,647 | 34,829 | 32 | |||||||||
2. An advisory vote on the appoinment of the independent registered public firm, Plante & Moran, PLLC.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||
| 2,728,199 | 5,148 | 13,161 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto authorized.
| Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: April 23, 2013 | /s/ Paul S. Siebenmorgen | |||||
| Paul S. Siebenmorgen | ||||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| /s/ Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||