BRITENRIKER BARBARA J 4
4 · FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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FMAO Exec VP Barbara J Britenriker Withholds 221 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Barbara J. Britenriker, Executive Vice President of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, had 221 shares repurchased by the company to satisfy tax withholding related to a stock award. The repurchase price was $25.86 per share, for a total repurchase value of $5,715. This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-02
- Price per share: $25.86; shares repurchased: 221; total value: $5,715
- Reason/footnote: Shares were repurchased by the company to cover federal, state, and local taxes on 2,100 shares that vested on 2026-03-01 under the company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). (221 shares withheld represents ~10.5% of the vested 2,100 shares.)
- Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Filing timeliness: Reported with the same Period of Report date (2026-03-02); no late-filing indication in the data provided.
Context
- This was a routine tax withholding (share repurchase/net settlement) following vesting of stock awards, not an indicative open-market sale or buy. Such transactions are administrative actions to satisfy tax obligations and generally do not signal executive sentiment about the company’s stock.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
BRITENRIKER BARBARA J
Exec. Vice President
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-02$25.86/sh−221$5,715→ 31,490 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]221 shares were repurchased by the "Company" to cover taxation. The "Company" calculated taxes owed-federal, state, and local on 2,100 shares that were vested on 3/1/26 as a result of stock awards issued pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan.
Signature
/s/Melinda L. Gies//Attorney in Fact|2026-03-02