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): November 20, 2023

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	000-55756	81-3605835
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

4510 Lower Beckleysville Road, Suite H, Hampstead, MD	21074
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 374-1510

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ 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: None

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 20, 2023, the Board of Directors of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of $.33 per share of common stock, which will be paid on December 15, 2023 to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2023. A copy of the Company’s press release relating to the dividend is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibits filed with this report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated November 21, 2023 (filed herewith)

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.

	FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC.
Dated: November 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Gary A. Harris
		Gary A. Harris
		President & CEO

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
November 21, 2023
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.	Mr. Gary A. Harris
4510 Lower Beckleysville Rd, Suite H	President & CEO
Hampstead, Maryland 21074	(410) 374-1510, Ext. 1104

FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC. DECLARES

CASH DIVIDEND OF $.33 PER SHARE

HAMPSTEAD, MARYLAND (November 21, 2023) – On November 20, 2023, the Board of Directors of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc., the parent of Farmers and Merchants Bank, declared a cash dividend of $.33 per share of common stock, which will be paid on December 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 1, 2023. The $.33 per share dividend is the same as the most recent dividend paid in June 2023. The combined 2023 dividend of $.66 per share represents a 3.8% yield on the current market value of $17.52 per share and represents a 4.8% increase over the $.63 per share dividend paid in 2022. The annual dividend has increased for 13 consecutive years.

Please visit the investor relations section of the Bank’s website, www.fmb1919.bank. It includes press releases, financial information, stock information, peer analysis, and information about Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. officers and directors.

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company and the parent of Farmers and Merchants Bank. Farmers and Merchants Bank was chartered in Maryland in 1919 and has over 100 years of service to the community. The Bank serves the deposit and financing needs of both consumers and businesses in Carroll and Baltimore Counties along the Route 30, Route 795, Route 140, and Route 26 corridors. The main office is located in Upperco, Maryland, with seven additional branches in Owings Mills, Hampstead, Greenmount, Reisterstown, Westminster, and Eldersburg. Certain broker-dealers make a market in the common stock of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc., and trades are reported through the OTC Markets Group’s Pink Market under the symbol “FMFG”.

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