UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~March 281, 2022

LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-38458

Michigan						71-1015624
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)						(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

32991 Hamilton Court						48334
Farmington Hills,						(Zip code)
Farmington Hills						(Zip code)
Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)

(248) 737-0300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	LEVL	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B	LEVLP	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Item 25.0207. ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

On ~~January~~March 281, 2022, Level One Bancorp, Inc. ~~issued~~(“Level One”) held a ~~press~~special ~~release~~meeting ~~announcing~~of ~~its~~shareholders. ~~financial~~There ~~results~~were 7,733,726 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the ~~fourth~~special ~~quarter~~meeting, of ~~2021. A~~which ~~copy~~6,296,181 ofwere ~~the~~present ~~press~~in ~~release~~person isor ~~furnished~~by asproxy, ~~Exhibit~~representing 9981.14% of the outstanding shares eligible to ~~this~~vote. ~~Current~~Shareholders ~~Report~~voted on ~~Form~~a ~~8-K~~proposal to approve the Agreement and isPlan ~~incorporated~~of ~~herein~~Merger, bydated ~~reference~~as of November 4, 2021, between First Merchants Corporation and Level One. The results of the shareholder vote on the proposal were as follows:

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.


Number of Shares Voted For	Number of Shares Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
6,282,633	13,417	131	—

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Level One Bancorp, Inc. Press Release dated January 28, 2022
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 28, 2022
Date: March 1, 2022
	LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ David C. Walker
	Name:	David C. Walker
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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