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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): November 2, 2020
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Mercantile Bank Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Michigan 000-26719 38-3360865
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Number) Identification Number)
 
        
310 Leonard Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
(Address of principal executive offices)  (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):
 
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
MBWM
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).                                   
 Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
 
 

 
Item 8.01     Other Events.
 
On November 2, 2020, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Corporation, issued a press release announcing the opening of a new mortgage lending center in Cincinnati, Ohio. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
  
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Number  Description
   
99.1 Press release of Mercantile Bank of Michigan dated November 2, 2020.
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 

 
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
Executive Vice President, Chief
    Financial Officer and Treasurer  
       
Date: November 2, 2020