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) April 14, 2011

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)

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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. was held on April 14, 2011. The following three matters to be decided by vote were:

1. A proposal to elect thirteen (13) directors of the Corporation The following individuals were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

		Votes Cast				Votes				Votes				Unvoted Shares
		For				Against				Abstained				Held in Street Name
Dexter L. Benecke			2,972,605				28,156				0				525,707
Steven A. Everhart			2,970,805				29,956				0				525,707
Robert G. Frey			2,965,466				35,295				0				525,707
Jack C. Johnson			2,934,578				66,183				0				525,707
Marcia S. Latta			2,843,657				157,104				0				525,707
Steven J. Planson			2,972,492				28,269				0				525,707
Anthony J. Rupp			2,958,956				41,805				0				525,707
David P. Rupp Jr.			2,961,042				39,719				0				525,707
James C. Saneholtz			2,972,133				28,628				0				525,707
Kevin J. Sauder			2,927,671				73,090				0				525,707
Merle J. Short			2,972,492				28,269				0				525,707
Paul S. Siebenmorgen			2,967,042				33,719				0				525,707
Steven J. Wyse			2,930,700				70,061				0				525,707

2. A proposal for an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation programs of the Corporation.

Votes Cast

Votes

Votes

Unvoted Shares

For

Against

Abstained

Held in Street Name

2,537,385

268,302

195,074

525,707

3. A proposal for an advisory vote on the frequency to consider the executive compensation noted in Proposal Two.

														Votes				Unvoted Shares				Broker
		One Year				Two Years				Three Years				Abstained				Held in Street Name				Non-Vote
			598,605				198,983				1,992,975				209,696				525,707				502

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 authorized.