FORM 8-K

 

 

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) October 1, 2012

 

 

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   000-14492   34-1469491

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

307 North Defiance Street,

Archbold, Ohio

  43502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (419) 446-2501

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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 1, 2012, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, had completed purchase of property to begin construction of its twentieth (20th) branch office in Waterville, Ohio. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with or incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Number

  

Exhibit

99    Company Press Release dated October 1, 2012


Signature

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.

Dated: October 1, 2012

 

/s/ Paul S. Siebenmorgen
Paul S. Siebenmorgen
President & Chief Executive Officer

 

/s/ Barbara J. Britenriker
Barbara J. Britenriker

Executive Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

99    Company Press Release dated October 1, 2012