UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 27, 2021

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Mercantile Bank Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan	000-26719	38-3360865
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	Number)	Identification Number)

310 Leonard Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan	49504
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code	616-406-3000

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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 ☐

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	MBWM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 5.07         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on May 27, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted on each of the following three matters:

● election of seven directors, each for a one-year term;

● ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; and

● an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

The final vote results for each of these three matters is set forth below.

The votes cast on the election of directors were as follows:

Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
David M. Cassard	8,998,569	412,281	0	3,025,951
Michael S. Davenport	9,364,648	46,203	0	3,025,951
Michelle L. Eldridge	9,199,010	211,840	0	3,025,951
Jeff A. Gardner	8,810,990	599,861	0	3,025,951
Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.	9,319,267	91,584	0	3,025,951
Michael H. Price	9,292,754	118,096	0	3,025,951
David B. Ramaker	9,364,664	46,187	0	3,025,951

The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
12,399,386	29,526	7,889	0

The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-votes
9,087,909	258,778	64,163	3,025,951

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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.

Mercantile Bank Corporation
By:	/s/ Charles E. Christmas
	Charles E. Christmas
	Executive Vice President, Chief
	Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: May 27, 2021

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