GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 18, 2020 10:15AM EST

December 18, 2020

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: FMAO) the holding company of The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, with assets of $1.83 billion at September 30, 2020, today announced that it has approved the Companys quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share. The fourth quarter dividend represents a 6.3% increase over the 2019 fourth quarter dividend and is payable on January 20, 2021, to shareholders of record as of December 29, 2020.

About Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, IncThe 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 offices. Our locations are in Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Williams, and Wood counties in Northwest Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, and Steuben counties.

Safe harbor statementFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (F&M) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including managements expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&Ms SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SECs website, www.sec.gov or through F&Ms website www.fm.bank.

Company Contact: Investor and Media Contact:Lars B. Eller Andrew M. BergerPresident and Chief Executive Officer Managing DirectorFarmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. SM Berger & Company, Inc.(419) 446-2501 (216) 464-6400leller@fm.bank andrew@smberger.com