UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced in an October 3, 2022 press release that effective on October 1, 2022 it completed the acquisition of People-Sidney Financial Corporation (“PPSF”) and its subsidiary, Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association (“Peoples Federal”), both of Sidney, Ohio as a result of the merger of PPSF with and into the Company and the merger of Peoples Federal with and into The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary bank. Peoples Federal reported balance sheet assets of approximately $132.5 million at June 30, 2022. Following the acquisition, the assets of the Company total approximately $2.8 billion.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 3, 2022, announcing the consummation of the acquisition of Peoples-Federal Financial Corporation and Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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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: October 3, 2022 | /s/ Lars B. Eller | |||||
| Lars B. Eller | ||||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| /s/ Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||