Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Declares 2024 First-Quarter Cash Dividend

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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) announces a 4.8% increase in quarterly cash dividend to $0.22 per share, payable on April 20, 2024, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2024.

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: FMAO) the holding company of F&M Bank, with total assets of $3.28 billion at December 31, 2023, today announced that it has approved the Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share, which is a 4.8% increase over the 2023 first-quarter dividend. The first quarter dividend is payable on April 20, 2024, to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2024.

About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) is the holding company of F&M Bank, a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and F&M has Loan Production Offices in West Bloomfield, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Bryan, Ohio.

Safe Harbor statement
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (“F&M”) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

Company Contact:	Investor and Media Contact:
Lars B. Eller President and Chief Executive Officer Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (419) 446-2501 leller@fm.bank	Andrew M. Berger Managing Director SM Berger & Company, Inc. (216) 464-6400 andrew@smberger.com

 

What is the ticker symbol for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.?

The ticker symbol for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. is FMAO.

What is the amount of the quarterly cash dividend announced by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.?

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share.

When is the first quarter dividend payable to shareholders?

The first quarter dividend is payable on April 20, 2024.

What is the percentage increase in the quarterly cash dividend compared to the 2023 first-quarter dividend?

The quarterly cash dividend increase is 4.8% over the 2023 first-quarter dividend.