Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Ranked in Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts List by American Banker Magazine

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, April 27, 2017 -- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., (OTCQX:FMAO) the holding company of The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, today announced that it has again been named to American Banker magazine’s Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts. The listing is based on a three-year average return on equity (“ROE”) as of 12/31/2016.

“It is an honor to again be named to American Banker’s Top 200 Community Banks and Thrifts list,” said Paul Siebenmorgen, President and CEO. “We are proud of our talented team of bankers who have helped us to achieve consistent success in the communities we serve and we’re optimistic about our positive growth trends and momentum thus far in 2017.”

About Farmer & Merchants State Bank:
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana since 1897.  The Farmers & Merchants State Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services through its 24 offices.  Our locations are in Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Lucas, Williams, and Wood counties in northwest Ohio.  In Northeast Indiana we have offices located in Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties.

Company Contact:	
Marty Filogamo
Senior Vice President – Marketing Manager
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
(419) 445-3501 ext. 15435
[email protected].	

Investor and Media Contact:
Andrew M. Berger
Managing Director
SM Berger & Company, Inc. 
(216) 464-6400
[email protected]