SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancshares, Inc.  (NASDAQ: MBVT),  the parent company of Merchants Bank, today announced that its 2015 Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Stockholders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of the close of business on March 30, 2015 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at The Essex Resort and Spa, 70 Essex Way, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452.

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, and 32 branches statewide.  Merchants Bank (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, NASDAQ "MBVT") and Merchants Trust Company employ approximately 287 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees statewide, and have 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.

Contact: Jodi Bachand, Merchants Bank, at (802) 865-1807

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