Mercantile Bank Corporation Announces Webcast of First Quarter 2009 Conference Call

• Press Release
• Source: Shareholder.com; Mercantile Bank Corp.
• On 6:00 am EDT, Wednesday April 1, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercantile Bank Corporation (NasdaqGS:MBWM - News) will hold a conference call to discuss first quarter results on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

 Date:  April 15, 2009
 Time:  10:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet: https://www.mercbank.com/investor/index.asp

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=36035&k=39675023

Telephone: 800-289-0437

REPLAY: If you are unable to participate on the call, a replay will be available two hours following the completion of the conference call until Midnight, ET, April 22, 2009 by dialing 888-203-1112, Conference Passcode #: 7481379. The webcast will also be available for one month at the Company's website, http://www.mercbank.com.

About Mercantile Bank Corporation

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan. Founded in 1997 to provide banking services to businesses, individuals, and governmental units, the Bank differentiates itself on the basis of service quality and its banking staff expertise. Mercantile has nine full-service banking offices in Grand Rapids, Holland, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Oakland County, Michigan. Mercantile Bank Corporation's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ``MBWM.''

          Mercantile Bank Corporation
          Charles Christmas, CFO
          616-726-1202
          cchristmas@mercbank.com