Company: FMFG
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001437749-25-007538
Chunk: 15

Company: Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: PREC14A
Chunk 15
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 of Communications Electronics, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland, a company that sells, designs and installs wireless communications systems, from 1994 to 2024; former Managing Member of Communications Electronics Systems, a company that sells, designs and installs commercial security systems; Managing Member of 1924 Group, LLC and Cassell Group LLC, which are real estate holding companies; Managing Member of 1955 Automotive Group, an automotive repair services company; and previously employed in various positions with Communications Electronics, Inc. from 1979 to 1994. Mr. Cassell’s qualifications to serve as a director include his 16 years as a director of the Bank, his many years as a business owner, his experience in real estate, and his experience with cutting-edge technology in the wireless communications field.

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Steven W. Eline, age 60. Director of the Company since 2016 and of the Bank since 2013; licensed mortician; President and co-owner of Eline Funeral Home, J.F. Eline & Sons, Inc., Eline Monuments, LLC, and Carroll Cremation, all funeral related companies; President and owner of Eline Properties, LLC., a real estate investment entity; President and co-owner of Petals, Flowers, & Gifts, LLC, a retail florist; Director of the Hampstead Cemetery Association, which manages the Hampstead Cemetery; and member of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association, the National Funeral Directors Association, the Cremation Association of North America, and the Hampstead Lions Club. Mr. Eline’s qualifications to serve as a director include his 11 years as a director of the Bank, his many years as a business owner, and his experience with commercial real estate.

Edward A. Halle, Jr., age 74. Director of the Company since 2016 and of the Bank since 2010; practicing attorney in the law firm of Fowley & Beckley, P.A.; President of Slade, Inc., a family-owned investment company; and Managing Member of Panther Branch LLC and Panther South LLC, both of which invest in real estate. Mr. Halle’s qualifications to serve as a director include his 14 years as a director of the Bank, and his experience as an attorney who specializes in land conservation, real estate, zoning and other related matters.

Gary A. Harris, age 54. Director of the Company and the Bank since 2022; President and CEO of the Company and the