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): January 20, 2022
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 000-55756 | 81-3605835 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 4510 Lower Beckleysville Road, Suite H, Hampstead, MD | 21074 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 374-1510
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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 20, 2022, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its bank subsidiary, Farmers and Merchants Bank (the “Bank”), issued a press release to announce that James R. Bosley, Jr. intends to retire as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank on December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The exhibits filed or furnished with this report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file (embedded within the iXBRL document) |
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.
| FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC. | |
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| Dated: January 20, 2022 | By: | /s/ James R. Bosley, Jr. | |
| | James R. Bosley, Jr. | |
| | President & CEO | |
