Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Dec. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Michael Price, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile Bank
 Corporation (MBWM), will preside over the opening bell. Accompanying
 Price will be Executive Vice President and COO Bob Kaminski, Senior
 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Chuck
 Christmas, as well as Gordon Oosting, Mark Augustyn and Mark 
 Hoffhines.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 John Zimmerman; (616) 726-1604; jzimmerman@mercbank.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM):

Mercantile Bank Corporation is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, the Bank provides a wide variety of commercial banking services through its five full-service banking offices in greater Grand Rapids, and its full-service banking offices in Holland, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Company recently announced its expansion into the Oakland County market. Mercantile Bank Corporation's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "MBWM."