FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC. INCREASES ITS CASH DIVIDEND BY 5.9% TO $0.36 PER SHARE

HAMPSTEAD, Md., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On May 18, 2026, the Board of Directors of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent of Farmers and Merchants Bank (the “Bank”), declared a cash dividend on the common stock of $0.36 per share, which will be paid on June 18, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 2, 2026. The $0.36 dividend represents a 5.9% increase over the dividend paid in December and an annualized payout ratio of 33%.