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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

OR

 

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File No. 000-26719

 

Mercantile Bank of Michigan

 

401(k) Plan

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

310 Leonard Street, NW

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504

(616) 406-3000

 

 



 

 
 

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REQUIRED INFORMATION

 

 

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF MICHIGAN 401(K) plan IS SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA). IN LIEU OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF items 1, 2 and 3 of form 11-k for annual reports, the financial statements and schedules of the plan for the two years ended december 31, 2014 and 2013, which have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of erisa, are included in this report.

 

 
 

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Mercantile Bank of Michigan

401(k) Plan

 

Financial Statements

And Supplemental Schedule

Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 
 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    3  
         
         

Financial Statements

       
         

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013

    4  
         

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

    5  
         

Notes to Financial Statements

    6-11  
         

Supplemental Schedule

       
         

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014

    12  
         
         

Exhibit List

    13  
         

Signatures

    14  
         

Exhibit Index

    15  
         

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    16  

 

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Plan Administrator

Mercantile Bank of Michigan 401(k) Plan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Mercantile Bank of Michigan 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

As further discussed in Note 7, the Firstbank Corporation 401(k) Plan was merged into the Plan effective June 9, 2014.

 

The accompanying supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/BDO USA, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

June 29, 2015

 

 
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits


 

 

December 31,

 

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Assets

               
                 

Investments, at fair value

               

Mutual funds

  $ 37,139,258     $ 13,730,606  

Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock

    14,976,077       7,759,067  

Money market fund

    2,254,258       11,448  

Common/collective trust

    -       679,807  
                 

Total investments

    54,369,593       22,180,928  
                 

Notes receivable from participants

    956,496       416,392  

Accrued income

    19          

Cash

    -       1,309  
                 

Net Assets Available for Benefits, at Fair Value

    55,326,108       22,598,629  
                 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in common/collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

    -       (2,216

)

                 

Net Assets Available for Benefits

  $ 55,326,108     $ 22,596,413  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits


 

Year ended December 31,

 

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Additions

               
                 

Investment income

               
                 

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

  $ (804,760 )   $ 3,808,250  

Interest and dividends

    2,832,739       751,114  
                 

Total investment income

    2,027,979       4,559,364  
                 

Contributions

               

Employer

    918,949       500,431  

Employee

    1,731,387       988,265  

Rollover

    127,927       17,413  
                 

Total contributions

    2,778,263       1,506,109  
                 

Interest from notes receivable

    31,533       10,579  
                 

Total Additions

    4,837,775       6,076,052  
                 

Deductions

               
                 

Benefits paid to participants

    7,145,213       779,334  

Administrative expenses

    77,425       5,211  
                 

Total Deductions

    7,222,638       784,545  
                 

Net Increase (Decrease)

    (2,384,863 )     5,291,507  
                 

Assets Transferred to the Plan

    35,114,558       -  
                 

Net Assets Available for Benefits, beginning of year

    22,596,413       17,304,906  
                 

Net Assets Available for Benefits, end of year

  $ 55,326,108     $ 22,596,413  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements


 

1.     Plan Description

 

The following description of Mercantile Bank of Michigan 401(k) Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement or Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General

 

The Plan was established by the Plan Sponsor, Mercantile Bank of Michigan (Bank), effective January 1, 1998. The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2013. The Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

 

Eligibility and Enrollment

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering eligible employees who have completed a minimum of one hour of service. Beginning January 1, 2014, eligible employees can enter the Plan on the first day of the month following date of hire. During 2013, eligible employees entered the Plan on the first day of the fiscal quarter following date of hire. Beginning May 1, 2014, the Bank adopted automatic enrollment provisions in which an amount equal to 3% of employee compensation for all newly eligible employees is automatically withheld, until such time as the employee elects a different percentage or elects no contributions.

 

Contributions

 

Elective deferrals by participants under the Plan provisions are based on a percentage of their compensation, subject to certain limitations as defined by the Plan Agreement. Participants may also make after tax Roth contributions, and may roll over account balances from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans into their account.

 

Effective January 1, 2013, the Bank made safe harbor matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 4% of compensation deferred by each participant, subject to certain limitations as specified in the Plan Agreement. Effective January 1, 2014, the safe harbor matching contribution increased to 100% of the first 4.25% of compensation deferred by each participant. The Bank may also make a discretionary profit sharing contribution subject to certain limitations as specified in the Plan Agreement. There were no profit sharing contributions in 2014 and 2013.

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, allocations of the Bank’s matching contribution and Plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account. Participants may direct the investment of their account balances into various investment options offered by the Plan.

 

Vesting

 

Participants are immediately vested in their elective deferrals and all employer contributions and earnings thereon.

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements


 

Notes Receivable From Participants

 

Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. The notes are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates that are commensurate with local borrowing rates. Interest rates on notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2014 ranged from 3.25% to 7.75%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions over a period not to exceed five years, unless the notes were used to purchase a primary residence, in which case the note terms shall not exceed ten years.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Upon separation of service, death, disability or retirement, a participant or his or her beneficiary will receive a distribution of the participant’s account as a lump-sum amount. A participant may receive the portion of his or her account invested in Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock in either common shares or cash. Additionally, under certain circumstances of financial hardship, participants are allowed to withdraw funds from the Plan.

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Certain administrative expenses are paid by the Plan Sponsor. Certain fees incurred as a result of participant-directed transactions (e.g., participant loan origination and distribution fees) are charged directly to the participant’s account. Effective June 2014, an annual trustee fee is paid to Greenleaf Trust. The trustee fee is calculated quarterly based on the market value of the Plan assets and allocated to participant accounts on a quarterly basis.

 

2.     Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The accompanying financial statements are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements


 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, approximately 28% and 35%, respectively, of the Plan’s assets were invested in Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock. A significant decline in the market value of the common stock would significantly affect the net assets available for benefits.

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

 

Notes Receivable – Participant Loans

 

Participant loans are classified as notes receivable from participants, and are measured at the unpaid principal balance plus unpaid accrued interest. Defaulted loans, if any, are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan Document.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

3.     Investments

 

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the Plan utilizes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets.

 

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

The following valuation methodologies were used to measure the fair value of the Plan’s investments. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

 
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Money market and mutual funds - Valued at quoted market prices in an exchange and active market, which represent the net asset values (NAV) of shares held by the Plan.

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock - Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the security is traded.

 

Common/collective trust (CCT): The Plan’s interest in the Union Bond & Trust Company Morley Stable Value Fund (the Fund) is valued based on information reported by the issuer, The Union Bond & Trust Company (Union) using the net asset value from the audited financial statements of the Fund. Union determines fair value based on the underlying investments (primarily conventional, synthetic and separate account investment contracts, and cash equivalents). Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value, with an adjustment to contract value in the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The contract value of the CCT represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide preservation of capital, relatively stable returns consistent with its comparatively low risk profile, and liquidity for benefit-responsive payments. Withdrawals from the Fund for benefit payments and participant transfers to noncompeting options to be paid to plan participants are made within 30 days after written notification has been received. The Plan’s interest in the Fund was withdrawn during 2014 when Plan assets were transferred to Greenleaf Trust.

 

The Plan’s valuation methods may result in a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Although Plan management believes the valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with the market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

The tables below set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Plan’s investments as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. There have been no significant transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 in 2014 or 2013.

 

 

 

   

Investments at Fair Value

 
                                 

December 31, 2014

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
                                 

Mutual funds

                               

Domestic stock funds

  $ 11,979,798     $ -     $ -     $ 11,979,798  

International stock funds

    2,996,951       -       -       2,996,951  

Fixed income funds

    2,874,251       -       -       2,874,251  

Lifestyle/asset allocation funds

    19,288,258       -       -       19,288,258  
                                 

Total mutual funds

    37,139,258       -       -       37,139,258  
                                 

Common stock

    14,976,077       -       -       14,976,077  

Money market fund

    2,254,258       -       -       2,254,258  
                                 

Investments, at fair value

  $ 54,369,593     $ -     $ -     $ 54,369,593  

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements


 

   

Investments at Fair Value

 
                                 

December 31, 2013

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
                                 

Mutual funds

                               

Domestic stock funds

  $ 6,498,113     $ -     $ -     $ 6,498,113  

International stock funds

    5,289,258       -       -       5,289,258  

Fixed income funds

    718,890       -       -       718,890  

Balanced funds

    679,885       -       -       679,885  

Lifestyle/asset allocation funds

    544,460       -       -       544,460  
                                 

Total mutual funds

    13,730,606       -       -       13,730,606  
                                 

Common stock

    7,759,067       -       -       7,759,067  

Common/collective trust

    -       679,807       -       679,807  

Money market fund

    11,448       -       -       11,448  
                                 

Investments, at fair value

  $ 21,501,121     $ 679,807     $ -     $ 22,180,928  

 

 

Investments that represent 5% or more of the fair value of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits are as follows:

 

December 31,

 

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Mutual Funds

               

T Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund

    3,757,351       -  

T Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund

    7,144,537       -  

T Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund

    3,619,250       -  

American Funds Growth Fund of America

    -     $ 2,009,178  

Franklin Mutual Beacon

    -       1,254,343  

Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock

    14,976,077       7,759,067  

 

During 2014 and 2013, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value as follows:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2014

   

2013

 
                 

Mutual funds

  $ (779,252 )   $ 1,924,604  

Common/collective trust

    -       2,939  

Common stock

    (25,508 )     1,880,707  
                 

Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value of Investments

  $ (804,760 )   $ 3,808,250  

 

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements


 

4.     Related Party Transactions

 

Parties-in-interest are defined under Department of Labor (DOL) regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer and certain other parties. Professional fees for the administration and audit of the Plan are paid by the Bank.

 

Certain Plan investments were managed by Charles Schwab Trust Company (Schwab) and Union Bond and Trust Company (Union) prior to the change in custodian that occurred in June 2014. Schwab and Union were Plan custodians as defined by the Plan; therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

The 712,468 and 359,549 shares of Mercantile Bank Corporation common stock held by the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, represent approximately 4.20% and 4.11% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Cash dividends of $1,031,298 and $164,129 were paid to the Plan by Mercantile Bank Corporation during 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

5.     Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Bank has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

6.     Tax Status

 

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Bank by a letter dated August 7, 2014 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. The related trust, therefore, is not subject to tax under present tax law.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014 there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there currently are no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

 

7. Plan Merger

 

On August 14, 2013, Mercantile Bank Corporation (Mercantile) and Firstbank Corporation (Firstbank) entered into an agreement to merge. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Firstbank was merged with and into Mercantile, with Mercantile as the surviving corporation. The merger became effective on June 1, 2014. As a result, the Firstbank Corporation 401(k) Plan was merged into the Plan effective June 9, 2014, and assets of approximately $35,115,000 were merged into the Plan. Effective June 9, 2014, the Plan changed custodians, and Plan assets were transferred from Charles Schwab Trust Company to Greenleaf Trust Company.

 

 
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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

EIN: 38-3360868

Plan Number: 001

 

December 31, 2014

             
                   

(a)

 

(b)

Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party

 

(c)

Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value

 

(d)

Cost

 

(e)

Current Value

 
                     
   

Mutual funds

               
   

Blackrock Equity Dividend Fund

 

72,647

 shares

 

**

$

1,812,551

 
   

Fidelity Advisor New Insights

 

81,017

 shares

 

**

 

2,199,617

 
   

Franklin Small Cap Value R6

 

7,314

 shares

 

**

 

408,501

 
   

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

 

19,810

 shares

 

**

 

823,698

 
   

Prudential Jennison Small Cap Z Fund

 

29,693

 shares

 

**

 

793,106

 
   

T Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

17,138

 shares

 

**

 

1,292,923

 
   

Vanguard 500 Index Admiral Shares

 

14,170

 shares

 

**

 

2,690,732

 
   

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Admiral Shares

 

7,172

 shares

 

**

 

1,097,155

 
   

Vanguard Small Cap Index Admiral Shares

 

15,420

 shares

 

**

 

861,515

 
   

Delaware Emerging Market

 

19,482

 shares

 

**

 

282,294

 
   

Manning & Napier World Opportunities

 

253,836

 shares

 

**

 

1,860,617

 
   

Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund

11,987

 shares

 

**

 

318,504

 
   

Vanguard Total International Index Admiral

 

20,598

 shares

 

**

 

535,536

 
   

T Rowe Price Personal Income Fund

 

58,647

 shares

 

**

 

1,062,690

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund

 

20,832

 shares

 

**

 

369,348

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund

 

103,830

 shares

 

**

 

1,502,427

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund

 

181,427

 shares

 

**

 

3,757,351

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund

 

310,362

 shares

 

**

 

7,144,537

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund

 

151,306

 shares

 

**

 

3,619,250

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund

 

61,579

 shares

 

**

 

985,264

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund

 

63,191

 shares

 

**

 

847,393

 
   

T Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund

 

49,384

 shares

 

**

 

732,856

 
   

Vanguard Intermediate Term Treasury Admiral

 

15,638

 shares

 

**

 

177,800

 
   

Vanguard Short Term Treasury ADM

 

27,710

 shares

 

**

 

296,215

 
   

Vanguard Short Term Invest Grade Fund Admiral

 

54,277

 shares

 

**

 

578,591

 
   

Vanguard Total Bond Market Admiral Shares

 

100,165

 shares

 

**

 

1,088,789

 
                     
   

Total mutual funds

           

37,139,258

 
                     
   

Common stock

   

 

   

 

   

*

 

Mercantile Bank Corporation

 

712,468

 shares

 

**

 

14,976,077

 
                     
                     
   

Money market fund

               
   

Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio

 

2,254,258

 shares

 

**

 

2,254,258

 
                     
   

Total Investments, at Fair Value

       

$

54,369,593

 
   

 

             

*

 

Notes Receivable From Participants

 

(3.25% to 7.75%)

   

$

956,496

 

 

* A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.

** The cost of participant-directed investments is not required to be disclosed.

 

 
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Exhibit to Report on Form 11-K

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mercantile Bank of Michigan

401(k) Plan

 

 

Date: June 29, 2015 

By: /s/ Lonna L. Wiersma                   

 

 

 Lonna L. Wiersma, Plan Administrator

 

 

 

 
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Exhibit Index

 

 

  

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

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