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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000842517-25-000102
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ISABELLA BANK Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000842517
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				382830092
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42639
		FILM NUMBER:		25927257

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			MT PLEASANT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48858
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9897729471

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			MT PLEASANT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48858

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ISABELLA BANK CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080602

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IBT BANCORP INC /MI/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i2ac4ba1a8153484b96eb4d95b1dcdf6c_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table 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#000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.432%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Isabella Bank Corporation (&#8220;ISBA&#8221;) is incorporated in the State of Michigan.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The rights of our shareholders are generally governed by Michigan law, our Articles of Incorporation (as amended, the &#8220;Articles of Incorporation&#8221;) and our Bylaws (as amended, the &#8220;Bylaws&#8221;).</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The terms of our common stock are therefore subject to Michigan law and federal law governing bank holding companies.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following description of our common stock is a summary and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws. For more detailed information about the rights of our common stock, you should refer to our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the applicable provisions of Michigan law for additional information.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Authorized Capital Stock</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  ISBA is authorized to issue 15,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value.  As of May&#160;8, 2025, 2025, there were 7,382,394 shares of ISBA common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of ISBA common stock has the same relative rights as, and is identical in all respects with, each other share of common stock.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dividends.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  The holders of our common stock are entitled to participate ratably on a per share basis in the payment of dividends when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors of ISBA out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. The payment of dividends by ISBA is subject to limitations that are imposed by law and applicable regulation.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Voting Rights.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  The holders of our common stock have exclusive voting rights in ISBA. They elect ISBA&#8217;s Board of Directors and act on other matters as are required to be presented to them under Michigan law or as are otherwise presented to them by the Board of Directors. Generally, each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote per share and does not have any right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Liquidation.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ISBA, the holders of our common stock would be entitled to participate ratably on a per share basis, after payment or provision for payment of all its debts and liabilities, all of the assets of ISBA available for distribution.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Preemptive Rights.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  Holders of our common stock are not entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any shares that may be issued. The common stock is not subject to redemption and does not have any sinking fund provisions.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Certain Provisions of our Articles or Bylaws</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Advance Notice for Shareholder Proposals. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Our Bylaws include specific procedures for shareholder proposals, including proposed nominations for directors, to be brought at shareholder meetings including that the shareholder must (1) have the legal right and authority to make the proposal and (2) have given timely notice thereof to the Secretary of ISBA. Notice of a shareholder proposal notice must generally be delivered to the Secretary of ISBA at least 120 days before the date of ISBA&#8217;s proxy statement for the prior year. The notice must set forth specific information regarding the shareholder submitting the proposal or nomination and the proposal or director nominee, as described in our Bylaws, and must otherwise comply with the terms of our Bylaws. These requirements are in addition to those set forth in the regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Call of Special Meetings.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  The Bylaws provide that special meetings of shareholders can be called only by the President or the Secretary of ISBA, or by either of them upon written request, or by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of ISBA, or by holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of ISBA common stock. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Potential Anti-Takeover Effect</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws could make the acquisition of control of ISBA and&#47;or the removal of our existing management or directors more difficult, including&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.8pt">Authorized but Unissued Shares.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  The Board of Directors of ISBA has the power, without shareholder approval, to issue the authorized but unissued shares of our common stock. 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However, any amendment that relates to the classified board provisions of the Bylaws requires the approval of the holders of at least a majority of outstanding shares.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Transfer Agent and Registrar</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Isabella Bank.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In accordance with the &#8220;Instructions as to Exhibits&#8221; 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</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">May 8, 2025</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; 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