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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Declares 2025 Fourth-Quarter Cash Dividend
Regular quarterly dividend increased 4.0% year-over-year to $0.23 per shareARCHBOLD, Ohio, Dec. 16, 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 $3.39 billion at September 30, 2025, today announced that it has approved the Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share. The fourth-quarter dividend is payable on January 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 29, 2025. Th
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