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                                 UNITED STATES                                  
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       
                             Washington, D.C. 20549                             
                                ________________                                

                                      FORM                                      
                                      8-K                                       

                                 CURRENT REPORT                                 

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the                     
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         

               Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):                
                                  May 23, 2024                                  
                              ____________________                              

                          Mercantile Bank Corporation                           
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)             


                                                                          
                                   000-26719              38-3360865      
          Michigan                                                        
                                                                          
                                                                          
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File        (IRS Employer     
                                                                          
     of incorporation)              Number)         Identification Number)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                            49504         
               310 Leonard Street NW                                      
                         ,                                                
                   Grand Rapids                                           
                         ,                                                
                     Michigan                                             
                                                                          
     (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)      
                                                                          
                                                             616          
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code           -           
                                                           406-3000       


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to 
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of 
the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 
230.425)


Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 
240.14a-12)


Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange 
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange 
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


                                                                               
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
                                                                               
                                                                               
Common Stock        MBWM              The                                      
                                      Nasdaq                                   
                                      Stock Market LLC                         
                                                                               


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as 
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR (s)230.405) or Rule 
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR (s)240.12b-2).
                                                         Emerging growth company
                                                                                

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has 
elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new 
or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) 
of the Exchange Act.

                                                                                
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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Mercantile Bank Corporation ("Mercantile") has prepared the presentation 
materials (the "Shareholder Presentation") that management intends to use 
during its previously announced 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 
Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:00 am Eastern Time. Mercantile may use the 
Shareholder Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to 
current and potential investors, analysts, lenders, business partners, 
acquisition candidates, customers, employees and others with an interest 
Mercantile and its business.

A copy of the Shareholder Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 
report and incorporated here by reference. The Shareholder Presentation is 
also available on Mercantile's website at http://ir.mercbank.com. Materials on 
Mercantile's website are not part of or incorporated by reference into this 
report.

In accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K and General Instruction B.2 of 
Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including 
Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or 
otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be 
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document 
filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, 
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number Description                                                                
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
99.1           Mercantile Bank Corporation Shareholder Presentation dated May 23, 2024.   
104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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                                   Signatures                                   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 Mercantile Bank Corporation         
                                     
 By: /s/ Charles E. Christmas        
                                     
     Charles E. Christmas            
                                     
     Executive Vice President, Chief 
                                     
     Financial Officer and Treasurer 
                                     


Date: May 23, 2024

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                                 Exhibit Index                                  


Exhibit Number Description                                                                
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
99.1           Mercantile Bank Corporation Shareholder Presentation dated May 23, 2024.   
104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)




                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                                                                



                                                                                
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