FMAO Director Ahmed Receives 176-Share Award

What Happened

• Alomari Ahmed, a director of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, was granted 176 shares (an acquisition/award) on 2026-09-18. The award price is reported at $35.67 per share, for a total value of approximately $6,278. The filing lists this as an award/compensation receipt rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Insider: Alomari Ahmed — Director
• Transaction type: Award / grant (code A)
• Transaction date: 2026-09-18; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-21
• Price per share: $35.67; Total value: ~$6,278
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the provided filing
• Footnote: F1 — "Represents one-half of this Director's compensation for July, August & September 2026."
• Timeliness: Filed on 2026-09-21; this appears to meet the SEC’s two-business-day Form 4 filing requirement.

Context

• This is routine director compensation (an award), which generally reflects pay practices rather than a personal buy/sell decision and should not be read as a strong bullish or bearish signal. Purchases or sales by insiders tend to carry more direct sentiment information than scheduled compensation grants.