ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Farmers and Merchants Banks ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
275
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,019
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Farmers and Merchants Banks · Arkansas · Finance & Insurance

$13M in assets, 275 participants

Farmers and Merchants Banks's The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $13M in total assets and 275 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #5,087 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 275 participants in Arkansas, about 10% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#5,087
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-6.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $921K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$13,480,115 Top 29% higher than 71% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (275 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 710600180 · Farmers and Merchants Banks PY 2022 · ESOP

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $13M · 275 · 71st

  • VS-ST $13M
  • BOY 275
  • SCH 71st
  • EBSA ESOP
  • PART near American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • TYPE ind #5087

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Arkansas →

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$921K
Employer EIN710600180
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Farmers and Merchants Banks)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Farmers and Merchants Banks plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 66.10043940053288% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M 202220232024 $31.4M $10.7M ▼ -66.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 562 $31M
2023 1 268 $11M
2024 1 254 $11M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Arkansas

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05001000150020002500 -1000100200300400 Total assets ($M) Participants The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 13.480115 · Participants: 275The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral States Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 336.726227 · Participants: 1068Central States Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 303.746151 · Participants: 2351Harps Food Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentral Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 180.291297 · Participants: 112Central Moloney, Inc. Salaried Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustE.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($M): 167.015531 · Participants: 587E.C. Barton & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustRubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 60.748052 · Participants: 140Rubber & Gasket Company of America Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest ESOP by assets is American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in OH ($13M); by covered participants it is National Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC (275 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (275 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.4% during 2022, from $14M to $13M. Reported net income was -$921K.
How have Farmers and Merchants Banks plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Farmers and Merchants Banks's sponsor-wide assets declined 66.1%, from $31M to $11M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in OH ($13M, 81 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Spinning Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC (275 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710600180.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.