ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. was held April 17, 2023. The following six matters to be decided by vote were:

1. A proposal to elect twelve (12) Directors of the Company. The following individuals were elected as Directors of the Company to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2024.



                       Votes Cast          Votes             Broker
                          For             Withheld          Non-Vote
Andrew J. Briggs       7,372,513.48       835,940.85       2,396,293.00
Eugene N. Burkholder   7,642,728.76       565,725.57       2,396,293.00
Lars B. Eller          7,985,599.89       222,854.44       2,396,293.00
Jo Ellen Hornish       7,493,142.20       715,312.13       2,396,293.00
Jack C. Johnson        7,483,767.19       724,687.13       2,396,293.00
Lori A. Johnston       7,582,572.26       625,882.07       2,396,293.00
Marcia S. Latta        7,218,118.12       990,336.21       2,396,293.00
Steven J. Planson      7,657,963.30       550,491.03       2,396,293.00
Kevin J. Sauder        7,386,047.34       822,406.99       2,396,293.00
Frank R. Simon         7,210,738.59       997,715.74       2,396,293.00
K. Brad Stamm          7,630,206.41       578,247.92       2,396,293.00
David P. Vernon        7,705,337.30       503,117.03       2,396,293.00

2. An advisory vote on the executive compensation programs of the Company.



  Votes Cast          Votes            Votes             Broker          Votes
     For             Against         Abstained          Non-Vote         Uncast
  7,271,131.07       677,102.25       259,520.07       2,396,293.00       700.94

3. An advisory vote on the frequency to consider the executive compensation noted in Proposal 2.



  Votes Cast        Votes Cast        Votes Cast          Votes             Broker          Votes
  For 1 Year        For 2 Year        For 3 Year        Abstained          Non-Vote         Uncast
  4,262,566.99       269,800.27       3,104,338.27       571,047.86       2,396,293.00       700.94

4. To amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the preemptive right of shareholders to subscribe to additional shares of stock issued by the Company from time to time.



  Votes Cast          Votes            Votes             Broker          Votes
     For             Against         Abstained          Non-Vote         Uncast
  7,350,510.75       645,383.19       211,859.45       2,396,293.00       700.94

5. To amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to establish 100,000 shares of a new class of flexible preferred stock that will allow the Board of Directors to issue series of preferred stock with terms determined by the Board as desired from time to time, without further shareholder approval.



  Votes Cast          Votes            Votes             Broker          Votes
     For             Against         Abstained          Non-Vote         Uncast
  7,026,323.34       956,154.88       225,275.17       2,396,293.00       700.94

6. An advisory vote on the ratification of the Company's appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, FORVIS, LLP for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.



  Votes Cast           Votes           Votes           Votes
      For             Against        Abstained         Uncast
  10,385,112.59       69,426.85       143,996.95       6,210.94

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