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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-16-024087
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160126
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160126
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160126

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MERCANTILE BANK CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042729
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				383360865
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26719
		FILM NUMBER:		161361724

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 LEONARD STREET NW
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49504
		BUSINESS PHONE:		616 406-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 LEONARD STREET NW
		CITY:			GRAND RAPIDS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49504
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2016</B></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Mercantile Bank Corporation</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA116 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><B>000-26719</B></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item </B><B>8</B><B>.01 </B><B>Other Item. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA49 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On January 26, 2016, Mercantile Bank Corporation issued a press release announcing that it completed a partial repurchase of trust preferred securities issued by Mercantile Bank Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned business trust subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Corporation, after being the successful bidder in a public auction. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated here by reference. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA53 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA149>99.1</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA150>Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation&nbsp;dated January 26, 2016</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Signatures</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA142.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Charles E. Christmas</P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 47%" vAlign=top width="50%">Date: January 26, 2016</TD>
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<P id=PARA154>Press release of Mercantile Bank Corporation dated January 26, 2016</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Mercantile </B><B>Repurchases $11.0 million in Trust Preferred Securities</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>R</I><I>epurchase results in an after-tax gain of $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January </B><B>26</B><B>, 201</B><B>6</B><B> </B>&#8211; Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) ("Mercantile") announced today that it closed on a repurchase of trust preferred securities that were being auctioned as part of a liquidation of a pooled collateralized debt obligation (&#8220;Fund&#8221;). The Fund owned $11.0 million of the $32.0 million in trust preferred securities that had been issued by Mercantile Bank Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned business trust subsidiary of Mercantile. The $11.0 million in trust preferred securities has been retired, resulting in a commensurate reduction in the related Floating Rate Junior Subordinate Note, leaving $21.0 million outstanding with a rate of 90-Day Libor plus 218 basis points, currently 2.80%.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mercantile&#8217;s winning bid equated to 73% of the $11.0 million par value, with the 27% discount resulting in an after-tax gain of approximately $1.8 million, or $0.11 per share. The following table reflects the impact of the transaction on various capital-related ratios on a pro forma basis as of December 31, 2015:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA51 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA54 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=.finRow.8.amt.2 style="WIDTH: 10%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$20.41</FONT></TD>
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<TD id=.finRow.8.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 10%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$20.51</FONT></TD>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mercantile is funding the repurchase via a cash dividend from its banking subsidiary, Mercantile Bank of Michigan (&#8220;Mercantile Bank&#8221;). That cash dividend results in a reduction of Mercantile Bank&#8217;s regulatory capital ratios of approximately 35 basis points; however, with a pro forma Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio of 11.29% and a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 13.16%, Mercantile Bank&#8217;s capital levels remain well above the &#8220;well capitalized&#8221; minimums.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA21 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8220;We are pleased to have executed this partial repurchase of our trust preferred securities. The resulting gain provided for an increase in our tangible capital-related ratios, and our regulatory capital ratios remain strong and well above the well capitalized categorization thresholds,&#8221; said Michael Price, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>About Mercantile Bank Corporation </B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA24 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan.&nbsp; Mercantile provides banking services to businesses, individuals and governmental units, and differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and the expertise of its banking staff. Mercantile has assets of approximately $2.9 billion and operates 53 banking offices serving communities in central and western Michigan. Mercantile Bank Corporation&#8217;s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol &#8220;MBWM.&#8221;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This news release contains comments or information that constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results expressed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional competitors; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; changes in the national and local economies; and other factors, including risk factors, disclosed from time to time in filings made by Mercantile with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mercantile undertakes no obligation to update or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P>
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