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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Announces 31st Consecutive Annual Increase in Dividend
Regular quarterly dividend increased 2.82% year-over-year, to $0.2275 per shareARCHBOLD, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq: FMAO) the holding company of F&M Bank, with total assets of $3.35 billion at June 30, 2025, today announced that it has approved the Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.2275 per share. The third-quarter dividend is payable on October 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2025. Th
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