NOTICE OF FILINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received the following applications. Comments may be submitted to the Director, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371, for inclusion in the official record without requesting a hearing. However, pursuant to provisions specified in Chapter 69U-105, Florida Administrative Code, any person may request a public hearing by filing a petition with the Clerk, Legal Services Office, Office of Financial Regulation, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0379. The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 p.m., August 25, 2006):

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be Acquired: Royal Palm Bank of Florida (Royal Palm Bancorp, Inc.), Naples, Florida

Proposed Purchaser: Mercantile Bancorp, Inc., Quincy, Illinois

Received: July 18, 2006.