EXHIBIT 99.4
REVOCABLE PROXY
Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
Special Meeting of Stockholders
The undersigned hereby appoints ___________ and ____________, or either or both of them,
of Merchants Bancorp, Inc. ("Merchants"), with full power of substitution, to act as attorneys and
proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of Merchants that the undersigned
is entitled to vote at Merchants' Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"), to be held on
_______________, 1999, at _____________________, located at _______________________,
Aurora, Illinois, at ________ a.m., local time, and any and all adjournments and postponements
thereof, as follows:
The approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of July 29, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement"), between
Merchants Bancorp, Inc., Old Kent Financial Corporation and
Merchants Acquisition Corporation.
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[ ] FOR |
[ ] AGAINST |
[ ] ABSTAIN |
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR"
adoption of the Merger Agreement.
| THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT. IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY THOSE NAMED IN THIS PROXY
IN THEIR BEST JUDGMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS KNOWS OF NO OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING. |
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
This proxy may be revoked at any time before it is voted by: (i) filing with the Secretary of
Merchants at or before the Meeting a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than this proxy;
(ii) duly executing a subsequent proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to the Secretary
of Merchants at or before the Meeting; or (iii) attending the Meeting and voting in person (although
attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation of this proxy). If this proxy
is properly revoked as described above, then the power of such attorneys and proxies shall be
deemed terminated and of no further force and effect.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt from Merchants, prior to the execution of this proxy,
of Notice of the Special Meeting and a Prospectus and Proxy Statement.
| Date:______________________, 1999 |
PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER
PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER
SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER
Please sign exactly as your name appears on this card. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly,
each holder should sign. |
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PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL
THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
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