Mercantile Bank (MBWM) 10-Q 2021 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

  This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (the "Form 10-Q") of Mercantile Bank Corporation (the "Issuer").

  I, Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, certify that to my knowledge:

(i)         the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii)        the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.

Dated: November 5, 2021

/s/ Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.                           

Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer