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MERCANTILE BANK CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

10Ballot items
200Asset managers
2,332Fund votes
May 23, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 23, 2024: 10 items on MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2024: 10 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by MERCANTILE BANK CORP.

These tallies are MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

MERCANTILE BANK CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 23, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Michael S. Davenport	9,541,236	--	0	349,827	2,602,807	96%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Michelle L. Eldridge	9,560,281	--	0	330,782	2,602,807	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.	9,678,717	--	0	212,346	2,602,807	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Michael H. Price	9,665,436	--	0	225,627	2,602,807	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: David B. Ramaker	9,063,738	--	0	827,324	2,602,807	92%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Raymond E. Reitsma	9,641,187	--	0	249,876	2,602,807	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Nelson F. Sanchez	9,798,778	--	0	92,285	2,602,807	99.0%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Amy L. Sparks	9,763,098	--	0	127,965	2,602,807	99%	Not verified	—
The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 were as follows:	12,399,286	79,936	14,648	--	0	99.3%	Not verified	—
The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows:	9,328,413	382,320	180,329	--	2,602,807	96%	Not verified	—

Source: MERCANTILE BANK CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the MERCANTILE BANK CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 200 asset managers that disclosed a MERCANTILE BANK CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Amy L. Sparks

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 9,763,098WITHHELD: 127,965

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Amy L. Sparks

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Amy L. Sparks”): 9,763,098 for, 127,965 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,613,079 for, 46,537 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,613,079WITHHOLD: 46,537UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Amy L. Sparks” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,396	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Withhold
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: David B. Ramaker

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 9,063,738WITHHELD: 827,324

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David B. Ramaker

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David B. Ramaker”): 9,063,738 for, 827,324 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,408,879 for, 250,737 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,408,879WITHHOLD: 250,737UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: David B. Ramaker” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,355	41	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	0	48,013	Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	47,300	Withhold
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Withhold
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	0	41,164	Withhold
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	11,339	13,633	Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Michael H. Price

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 9,665,436WITHHELD: 225,627

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael H. Price

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael H. Price”): 9,665,436 for, 225,627 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,659,538 for, 78 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,659,538WITHHOLD: 78UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael H. Price” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,365	31	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	46,537	0	For
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Michael S. Davenport

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 9,541,236WITHHELD: 349,827

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael S. Davenport

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael S. Davenport”): 9,541,236 for, 349,827 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,517,725 for, 141,891 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,517,725WITHHOLD: 141,891UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael S. Davenport” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,355	41	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	0	48,013	Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	47,300	Withhold
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Withhold
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Michelle L. Eldridge

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 9,560,281WITHHELD: 330,782

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michelle L. Eldridge

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michelle L. Eldridge”): 9,560,281 for, 330,782 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,565,738 for, 93,878 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,565,738WITHHOLD: 93,878UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michelle L. Eldridge” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,355	41	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	47,300	Withhold
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Withhold
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Nelson F. Sanchez

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 9,798,778WITHHELD: 92,285

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nelson F. Sanchez

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nelson F. Sanchez”): 9,798,778 for, 92,285 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,613,079 for, 46,537 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,613,079WITHHOLD: 46,537UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Nelson F. Sanchez” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,396	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Withhold
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Raymond E. Reitsma

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 9,641,187WITHHELD: 249,876

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Raymond E. Reitsma

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Raymond E. Reitsma”): 9,641,187 for, 249,876 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,595,655 for, 63,961 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,595,655WITHHOLD: 63,961UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Raymond E. Reitsma” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,391	5	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	0	63,956	Withhold
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	46,537	0	For
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 9,678,717WITHHELD: 212,346

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.”): 9,678,717 for, 212,346 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,659,585 for, 31 withheld, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,659,585WITHHOLD: 31UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Withheld	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,365	31	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	46,537	0	For
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

9. The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy…

Outcome not verified Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 9,328,413AGAINST: 382,320

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 200 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“The votes cast on the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows:”): 9,328,413 for, 382,320 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 69 asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	0	257,195	Against
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,396	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	46,537	0	For
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 69 managers: 4,401,068 for, 258,404 against, 180 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 153 asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	609,975	0	0	For
Renaissance	470,342	0	0	For
BANC FUNDS CO LLC	405,729	0	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	348,225	0	0	For
American Century	0	258,975	0	Against
Tributary Capital Management, LLC	228,995	0	0	For
GREENLEAF TRUST	176,168	1,105	47,781	Mixed
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	0	For
Northern Trust	152,319	0	0	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	141,599	6,500	0	For
State Street	121,300	0	0	For
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV	112,377	0	0	For
Allianz	109,973	0	0	For
Dimensional	98,659	0	0	For
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P.	96,196	0	0	For
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	79,146	0	0	For
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/	68,700	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	63,597	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	61,950	0	0	For
AQR	58,639	0	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	56,480	0	0	For
Invesco	55,197	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	47,300	0	0	For
SEI	41,194	0	0	For
JPMorgan	40,995	0	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 153 managers: 4,632,088 for, 309,436 against, 47,781 abstained, 100 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

10. The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent registered public…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 12,399,286AGAINST: 79,936

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING COMPANY FOR 2024.

MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s own tally for this item (“The votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 were as follows:”): 12,399,286 for, 79,936 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 23, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 4,613,079 for, 46,537 against, 180 unknown.

FOR

FOR: 4,613,079AGAINST: 46,537UNKNOWN: 180

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING COMPAN” at MERCANTILE BANK CORP., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Dimensional	1,040,107	0	For
Vanguard	778,903	0	For
BlackRock	691,103	0	For
Fidelity	336,855	0	For
American Century	257,195	0	For
Charles Schwab	198,416	0	For
Tributary Funds, Inc.	159,713	0	For
First Trust	142,505	0	For
State Street	116,396	0	For
OBERWEIS FUNDS	66,000	0	For
WisdomTree	63,956	0	For
Invesco	49,661	0	For
RBC FUNDS TRUST	48,013	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	47,300	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	46,537	Against
Equitable	41,751	0	For
SEI	41,164	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	34,940	0	For
Thrivent	34,388	0	For
Northern Trust	33,442	0	For
TIAA	32,819	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	31,696	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	27,968	0	For
JPMorgan	25,340	0	For
Lincoln Financial	24,972	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

Largest MERCANTILE BANK CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 16,122,503 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top MERCANTILE BANK CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Dimensional	6.45%
2	Vanguard	4.83%
3	BlackRock	4.29%
4	Fidelity	2.09%
5	American Century	1.60%
6	Charles Schwab	1.23%
7	Tributary Funds, Inc.	0.99%
8	First Trust	0.88%
9	State Street	0.72%
10	OBERWEIS FUNDS	0.41%

Institutional-manager reports: top MERCANTILE BANK CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	3.78%
2	Renaissance	2.92%
3	BANC FUNDS CO LLC	2.52%
4	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.16%
5	American Century	1.61%
6	Tributary Capital Management, LLC	1.42%
7	GREENLEAF TRUST	1.40%
8	Charles Schwab	1.23%
9	Northern Trust	0.94%
10	LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	0.92%

Reported MERCANTILE BANK CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

MERCANTILE BANK CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	8.88%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	7.21%	13F
Vanguard Group	6.44%	13F
Renaissance Technologies	3.24%	13F
State Street	2.80%	13F
Geode Capital	2.16%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	1.33%	13F
Northern Trust	1.14%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.04%	13F
Robert B. Kaminski, Jr.●	0.80%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 16,122,503 shares outstanding, as reported by MERCANTILE BANK CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from MERCANTILE BANK CORP.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At MERCANTILE BANK CORP.'s shareholder meeting held May 23, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 200 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,332 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DISCLOSED IN THIS… — FOR was 96% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: MERCANTILE BANK CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2024.

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