UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 9, 2010

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio		000-14492		34-1469491
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
307 North Defiance Street, Archbold, Ohio				43502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (419) 446-2501

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

     On July 12, 2010, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that on July 9, 2010 its wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, had completed its acquisition of the Hicksville, Ohio branch office of First Place Bank, based in Warren, Ohio. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with or incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Number				Exhibit
	99			Company Press Release dated July 12, 2010

Signature

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto authorized.

     Dated: July 12, 2010

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibit
99		Company Press Release dated July 12, 2010

Exhibit 99

press release

Farmers & Merchants State Bank		First Place Bank
1313 S. Defiance Street		185 East Market Street
Archbold, Ohio 43502		Warren, Ohio 44481
Contact: Marty Filogamo		Contact: Debra Bish
Phone: (419) 446-2501		Phone: (330) 373-1221 x-2128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

Release – July 12, 2010

Archbold, Ohio
Farmers & Merchants State Bank (F&M) of Archbold, Ohio completed 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 19^th 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.”

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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.