8-K

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): September 13, 2007

Mercantile Bank Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 000-26719
(Commission File
Number) 38-3360865
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

310 Leonard Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Address of principal executive offices)	49504 (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code      616-406-3000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Election of Mr. Timothy O. Schad to the Board of Directors

     On September 13, 2007, our Board of Directors elected a new director, Timothy O. Schad. Mr. Schad has been elected to serve as a class I director, and his initial term expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2010. Also, on September 13, 2007, Mr. Schad was elected by the Board of Directors of our wholly owned subsidiary, Mercantile Bank of Michigan (“our bank”), to serve as a director of our bank for a term expiring at the 2008 annual meeting of the shareholders of our bank.

     Mr. Schad is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nucraft Furniture Company, which produces high-end wood office furniture for executive offices, conference rooms and board rooms. He joined Nucraft in 1980 and served as Vice President and President of Nucraft, prior to his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1997.

     Our Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Schad to serve on the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. The election of Mr. Schad was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Schad and any third party.

     As of the date of this report, neither Mr. Schad nor any member of his immediate family is a party, either directly or indirectly, to any transaction that we are aware of, that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     Mr. Schad will be compensated for his service on our Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of our bank, and any of their committees on which he serves, in accordance with our and our bank’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors. Compensation arrangements for non-employee directors currently consist of an annual retainer of $12,000, and a fee of $700 for each meeting of the Board of Directors of our bank that they attend. In addition, non-employee directors are paid a meeting fee of $400 to $700 for each meeting of committees of the Board of Directors of our bank that they attend. Non-employee directors are also paid fees of the same amount for meetings of our Board of Directors and its committees, when for Board meetings there is not also a meeting of the Board of Directors of our bank on the same day, and for committee meetings when there is not also a meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors of our bank having the same name or function on the same day. For meetings that are held by telephone or other remote communications equipment, the meeting fees are half the amount described above. Annual retainer fees of between $4,000 and $6,000 are also paid to the Chairmen of three of the committees of our Board of Directors.

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     Directors are eligible to receive stock-based awards under our Stock Incentive Plan of 2006, and to participate in our bank’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan for directors. Directors who participate in the deferred compensation plan may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual retainer and meeting fees until after their term of office as a director ends. Under the plan, the amount of any director’s fees that are deferred are credited with interest quarterly.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

     Our press release announcing the election of Timothy O. Schad to our Board of Directors is attached as an exhibit to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation announcing election of Timothy O. Schad to the Board of Directors

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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 duly authorized.

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Charles E. Christmas
	Charles E. Christmas
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: September 13, 2007

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation announcing election of Timothy O. Schad to the Board of Directors

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EX-99.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

AT MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION:
	Michael Price Chairman & CEO 616-726-1600 mprice@mercbank.com	Charles Christmas Chief Financial Officer 616-726-1202 cchristmas@mercbank.com

MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER

Grand Rapids, MI — September 13, 2007 — Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) today announced that its board of directors has elected Timothy O. Schad, 59, chairman and chief executive officer of Nucraft Furniture Company, to the corporate board. Mr. Schad has also been elected to serve as a director of the bank by the board of directors of Mercantile Bank of Michigan, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary bank. He was also appointed to the audit committee.

Michael Price, chairman and chief executive officer of Mercantile Bank Corporation, commented on Mr. Schad’s appointment: “We are delighted that Tim will be joining our board. He brings to Mercantile a lifetime of leadership in our local business community. Even more importantly, we are counting on Tim to contribute the same qualities that have characterized his successful career — leadership, integrity and business acumen — to the leadership of Mercantile. Tim Schad represents a valuable addition to our Board.”

Schad joined Nucraft, a manufacturer of high-end wood office furniture for executive offices, conference rooms and board rooms, in 1980 and served in several executive positions prior to his appointment as chairman and chief executive officer in 1997. Under his leadership, Nucraft sales increased from $2 million to $30 million.

Concurrently, Mr. Schad served as vice president for finance and administration, and treasurer, at Grand Valley State University from 2001 to 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer systems engineering from Dartmouth College in 1970, a Bachelor of Engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1971, and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1977. Mr. Schad serves on the board of directors of several private

companies, and has been a member of the board of directors for the Grand Rapids Area Furniture Manufacturers Association, the Kendall College of Art and Design,Porter Hills Foundation and Opera Grand Rapids.

About Mercantile Bank Corporation

Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, the Bank provides a wide variety of commercial banking services through its five full-service banking offices in greater Grand Rapids, and its full-service banking offices in Holland, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Company recently announced its expansion into the Oakland County market. Mercantile Bank Corporation’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MBWM.”

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