Farmers & Merchants State Bank Announces Completion of the Acquisition of the Hicksville Branch of First Place Bank

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers & Merchants State Bank (F&M) of Archbold, OH completed, today, the previously announced acquisition of the First Place Bank, Hicksville office on July 9, 2010.

Paul S. Siebenmorgen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers & Merchants State

Bank, said, "We are delighted to welcome the customers and employees of the Hicksville office to F&M and are committed to providing the highest level of financial services to its customers."  Mr. Siebenmorgen added, "Hicksville fits very well into our F&M footprint, expanding our presence in Defiance County and meeting the needs of the markets between our existing Defiance, Auburn and Butler offices. Hicksville establishes our 19th banking office throughout the communities of Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana. Our new customers will benefit from an expanded local branch banking and ATM network that offers a broad array of financial products and services."

With assets of approximately $875 million, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company, whose banking subsidiary Farmers & Merchants State Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services through its 19 offices with locations in Fulton, Williams, Henry, Defiance and Wood counties of Northwest Ohio and in DeKalb and Steuben counties in Indiana.

SOURCE Farmers & Merchants State Bank