Mercantile Bank Corporation Declares Regular Cash Dividend
The quarterly cash dividend is 5.3 percent higher than the payment made during the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, payable December 16, 2026. The board declared the dividend on October 15, 2026, for holders of record on December 4, 2026. The payment is 5.3% higher than the dividend paid during the fourth quarter of 2025 and represents a current annual yield of approximately 2.7%.
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- Minor point$0.40 per-share quarterly dividend increases shareholder cash returns 5.3 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Board of Directors declares
resulting in a current annual yield of approximately 2.7 percent
"We are pleased that our financial performance metrics remained robust during the third quarter of 2026, which permitted us to continue our cash dividend program and once more provide shareholders with meaningful cash returns on their investments," said Ray Reitsma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile. Although macro-economic and geopolitical conditions remain uncertain, we believe our strong balance sheet and ongoing strength in asset quality measures, together with the anticipated attainment of solid operating results in future periods, should enable us to continue to build shareholder value while providing sufficient capital support for expected asset growth."
About Mercantile Bank Corporation
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank and Eastern Michigan Bank. Mercantile Bank and Eastern Michigan Bank provide financial products and services in a professional and personalized manner designed to make banking easier for businesses, individuals, and governmental units. Distinguished by exceptional service, knowledgeable staff, and a commitment to the communities they serve, Mercantile Bank and Eastern Michigan Bank together comprise one of the largest Michigan-based banking organizations with total combined assets of approximately
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains statements and information that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "endeavor," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will," and similar references to future periods. Any such statements are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results expressed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include difficulties and delays in the ongoing integration of Mercantile Bank and Eastern Michigan Bank and achieving anticipated synergies, cost savings and other benefits from the transaction; delays, cost overruns, disruptions, or other difficulties in completing our core and digital banking system conversion, or failure to realize its anticipated benefits; changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; increasing rates of inflation and slower growth rates or recession; significant declines in the value of commercial real estate; market volatility; demand for products and services; climate impacts; labor markets; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional financial services companies; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws and other laws and regulations applicable to us; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; the impact of technological advances; potential cyber-attacks, information security breaches and other criminal activities; litigation liabilities; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of existing or future contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; damage to our reputation resulting from adverse publicity, regulatory actions, litigation, operational failures, and the failure to meet client expectations and other factors; changes in the national and local economies; unstable political and economic environments; disease outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or similar public health threats, and measures implemented to combat them; and other factors, including those expressed as risk factors, disclosed from time to time in filings made by Mercantile with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mercantile undertakes no obligation to update or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein.
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FAQ
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How much is Mercantile Bank Corporation's quarterly dividend?
The quarterly cash dividend is $0.40 per common share, an increase of 5.3 percent from the dividend paid during the fourth quarter of 2025. Its current annual yield is approximately 2.7 percent.
When will MBWM pay its dividend, and what is the record date?
Mercantile's dividend is payable on December 16, 2026, to holders of record as of December 4, 2026.