Edgar Filing: MERCANTILE BANK CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GARDNER JEFF A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERCANTILE BANK CORP [MBWM]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION, 310 LEONARD STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2014

(Street)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		2,612	A	⁽¹⁾	2,612	I	by Keift & Gardner
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		9,999	A	⁽²⁾	9,999	I	by Marshall Gardner Trust
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		19,000	A	⁽³⁾	19,000	I	by Norma Gardner Trust
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		47,252	A	⁽⁴⁾	47,252	I	by Trust
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		11,500	A	⁽⁵⁾	11,500	I	by IRA
Common Stock	06/01/2014		A		11,123	A	⁽⁶⁾	11,123	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GARDNER JEFF A C/O MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION 310 LEONARD STREET GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504

Signatures

/s/ Bradley J. Wyatt, Attorney-in-Fact		06/03/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Received in exchange for 2,612 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the merger of Firstbank Corporation into Mercantile Bank Corporation (the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Firstbank's common stock was $21.59 per share and the closing price of Mercantile's common stock was $21.43 per share.
(2)	Received in exchange for 9,999 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the Merger.
(3)	Received in exchange for 19,000 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the Merger.
(4)	Received in exchange for 47,252 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the Merger.
(5)	Received in exchange for 11,500 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the Merger.
(6)	Received in exchange for 11,123 shares of Firstbank Corporation common stock in connection with the Merger.

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