Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBVT) is the parent company of Merchants Bank, headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont. Established in 1849, Merchants Bank is the largest Vermont-based bank, independently and locally operated. Consumer, business, municipal and investment customers enjoy personalized relationships, sophisticated online and mobile banking options, with 32 branches in Vermont and 1 in Massachusetts. Merchants Bank (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender) has earned several “Best Places to Work in Vermont” awards. American Banker ranks Merchants Bank a “Top 200” in America among 851 peers. www.mbvt.com