Mercantile Bank Corporation Increases Dividend

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercantile Bank Corporation MBWM ("Mercantile") announced today that on July 16, 2015 its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable September 23, 2015 to holders of record as of September 11, 2015.  The $0.15 cash dividend represents an increase of approximately seven percent from the $0.14 cash dividend paid during the second quarter of 2015.

"We are pleased that our sound financial condition has allowed us to consistently pay quarterly cash dividends on our common stock," said Michael Price, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile.  "The increased dividend and sustained cash dividend program reflect our continuing commitment to provide a consequential return to shareholders and the confidence of our Board of Directors and management team in Mercantile's future."

About Mercantile Bank Corporation
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan.  Mercantile provides banking services to businesses, individuals and governmental units, and differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and the expertise of its banking staff.  Mercantile has assets of approximately $2.9 billion and operates 53 banking offices serving communities in central and western Michigan.  Mercantile Bank Corporation's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "MBWM."

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains comments or information that constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results expressed in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and nontraditional competitors; changes in banking regulation or actions by bank regulators; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our merger with Firstbank Corporation; our ability to compete in the highly competitive banking and financial services industry; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in local real estate values; changes in the national and local economies; and other factors, including risk factors, disclosed from time to time in filings made by Mercantile with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mercantile undertakes no obligation to update or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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