MERCANTILE BANK CORP

Regulatory Filings • May 3, 2011

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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

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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2011

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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

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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TOC /TOC link1 "Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders"

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

An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on April 28, 2011. At the meeting, our shareholders voted on, and approved, each of the following three matters:

•	election of eleven directors, each for a one year term;
•	ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for 2011; and
•	an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in our
proxy statement for the annual meeting.

The final vote results for 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	3,619,421	53,142	0	3,201,587
Edward J. Clark	3,620,235	52,328	0	3,201,587
Doyle A. Hayes	3,617,495	55,068	0	3,201,587
Susan K. Jones	3,611,143	61,420	0	3,201,587
Lawrence W. Larsen	3,617,743	54,820	0	3,201,587
Calvin D. Murdock	3,618,758	53,805	0	3,201,587
Michael H. Price	3,618,018	54,545	0	3,201,587
Merle J. Prins	3,617,386	55,177	0	3,201,587
Timothy O. Schad	3,621,075	51,488	0	3,201,587
Dale J. Visser	3,617,165	55,398	0	3,201,587
Donald Williams, Sr.	3,593,987	78,576	0	3,201,587

The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
6,823,743	42,995	7,412	0
The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed
in our proxy statement for the annual meeting were as follows:
Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
3,525,827	132,308	14,428	3,201,587

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link1 "Signatures"

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
	Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: May 3, 2011

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