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Mercantile Bancorp: Mercantile Bancorp Announces Results of Annual Meeting

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  Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 at 12:14 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-05-19 12:15:48 by Market Wire
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QUINCY, IL--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: [ MBR ]) today announced the results of its annual meeting of stockholders held May 18. Shareholders elected eight directors, ratified the selection of independent auditors and participated in an open question and answer session.

At Monday's meeting, shareholders voted to reelect each of the following as directors for a one-year term: Ted T. Awerkamp, Michael J. Foster, William G. Keller, Jr., Dennis M. Prock, and James W. Tracy. Shareholders also elected three new directors to the Board: Julie A. Brink, Alexander J. House and James A. Senty who each fill seats left vacant by the retirement of three directors whose terms expired. The three retiring directors were Dan S. Dugan, Frank H. Musholt, and Walter D. Stevenson III.

Additionally, shareholders ratified the reappointment of BKD, LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

"We have always had the privilege of having very talented, experienced community business leaders comprise our company's Board membership, and our new Board is no exception," states Ted T. Awerkamp, President and CEO of Mercantile Bancorp. "We are grateful to our retiring members for their guidance, contributions and service throughout the years and look forward to facing the challenges and opportunities ahead with our newest members."

Following the conclusion of the meeting, the new Board of Directors met and voted to amend the by-laws of the company to expand the number of voting directors from eight to nine, and elected John R. Spake, President and CEO of Comstock-Castle Stove Company, to serve as an additional director of the company until the 2010 annual meeting. In further action, Dan S. Dugan was elected as a non-voting, advisory director of the company.

About Mercantile Bancorp

Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. is a Quincy, Illinois-based bank holding company with majority-owned subsidiaries consisting of three banks in Illinois, and one bank in each of, Missouri, Kansas and Florida, where the company conducts full-service commercial and consumer banking business, engages in mortgage banking, trust services and asset management, and provides other financial services and products. The company also operates a full-service Mercantile Bank branch in Indiana. In addition, the company has minority interests in eight community banks in Missouri, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, California and Tennessee. Further information is available on the company's website at [ www.mercbanx.com ].

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