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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950137-08-000544.txt : 20080116
<SEC-HEADER>0000950137-08-000544.hdr.sgml : 20080116
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-08-000544
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080110
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000792966
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				341469491
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14492
		FILM NUMBER:		08534097

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		307-11 N DEFIANCE ST
		CITY:			ARCHBOLD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4194462501

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		307-11 NORTH DEFIANCE ST
		CITY:			ARCHBOLD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43502
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<DESCRIPTION>CURRENT REPORT DATED JANUARY 10, 2008
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                                  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 10, 2008
                                                 -------------------------------

                        Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         Ohio                            000-14492               34-1469491
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)

         307-11 N. Defiance,        Archbold, Ohio                    43502
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code   (419) 446-2501
                                                   -----------------------------

                                       N/A
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          (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 obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17-CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
            APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
            CERTAIN OFFICERS.


     Effective January 10, 2008, the Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants
Bancorp, Inc. named Steven J. Planson to fill existing vacancies on both the
Company's Board and the Board of Directors of its subsidiary, The Farmers &
Merchants State Bank. Mr. Planson's current term will expire at the Company's
2008 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Planson will receive the standard
retainer and meeting attendance fees payable to all non-employee directors,
which fees consist of: a monthly retainer of $500; $450 for each
regular meeting attended; $350 for each audit committee meeting attended;
and $250 per meeting for all other committees. At this time, it is not known
which committees of the Board of Directors Mr. Planson will serve on.

     During 2007, Mr. Planson was a customer of and had transactions with the
Company or its subsidiaries in excess of $120,000. These transactions involved
loans made by The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, which loans were made in the
ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including
interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with unrelated persons and did not involve more than the normal
risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. Except for the
transactions described above, Mr. Planson (or any of his affiliated interests or
immediate family members) did not engage in any transaction with the Company
during 2007 in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000.


                                    SIGNATURE

     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: January 16, 2008

                                        By  /s/ Paul S. Siebenmorgen
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Paul S. Siebenmorgen
                                            President & Chief Executive Officer



                                        By  /s/ Barbara J. Britenriker
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Barbara J. Britenriker
                                            Executive Vice President &
                                            Chief Financial Officer







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