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) April 30, 2021
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Ohio | 001-38084 | 34-1469491 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 307 North Defiance Street, Archbold, Ohio | 43502 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (419) 446-2501
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of Each Exchange | ||
| Common Stock, No Par Value | FMAO | NASDAQ Capital Market |
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 ☐
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 30, 2021, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its completion of the acquisition of Ossian Financial Services, Inc. (“OFSI”) and its subsidiary bank, Ossian State Bank (“OSB”), as a result of the merger of OFSI with and into the Company and the merger of OSB with and into The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary bank. Both OFSI and OSB maintained their main offices in Ossian, Indiana. OSB reported balance sheet assets of approximately $130 million at March 31, 2021. Following the acquisition, the assets of the Company total approximately $2.2 billion.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 30, 2021, announcing the consummation of the acquisition of Ossian Financial Services, Inc. and Ossian State Bank | |
| 104 | The Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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 authorized.
| FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
Dated: April 30, 2021 | /s/ Lars B. Eller | |||||
| Lars B. Eller | ||||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
/s/ Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Barbara J. Britenriker | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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