Mercantile Bank (MBWM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Raymond E. Reitsma, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.8M in 2025, up 50% from $1.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $71,307.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.8M+50% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $71,307
CEO pay in equity
26%$462,798 in awards
CEO Target Bonus %
63.00%Percentage of 2025 salary
Median Employee Pay
$71,307Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
25:1CEO to median employee

How Reitsma was paid

$1.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary42%Bonus27%Stock awards26%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Raymond E. ReitsmaPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,769,983
Charles E. ChristmasExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$899,980
Mark S. AugustynExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer$892,642
Scott P. SetlockExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary$697,728
Brett E. HooverExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer$557,042

What changed and why

  • $1.8MCEO total compensation increased to $1,769,983 in 2025 from $1,181,790 in 2024.
  • Restricted stock grants were resumed in February 2025 after a process change in 2024.
  • Base salaries for executive officers were adjusted effective March 1, 2025.
  • Bonus payments were determined under the 2025 Executive Officer Bonus Plan.
  • The ratio of CEO pay to median employee pay was estimated at 25 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.