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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): May 20, 2024
 
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland 000-55756 81-3605835
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(IRS Employer
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)
 
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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: 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 May 20, 2024, the Board of Directors of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend on the common stock of $.33 per share, which will be paid on June 21, 2024 to stockholders of record as of June 3, 2024. 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.
 
Item 9.01         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 May 21, 2024 (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: May 21, 2024      
By:
/s/ Gary A. Harris
Gary A. Harris
President & CEO