8-K

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): August 28, 2023 (August 28, 2023)

PEOPLES BANCORP INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	000-16772	31-0987416
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	Number)	Identification Number)

138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738
Marietta,	Ohio	45750-0738
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (740) 373-3155

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 shares, without par value	PEBO	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On August 28, 2023, Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) issued a press release announcing the election of Hugh Donlon to the position of Executive Vice President, Community Banking, effective September 5, 2023, and the election of Matthew Macia to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, effective August 21, 2023. The positions are with Peoples and its banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

a) - c)

Not applicable

d) Exhibits

See Index to Exhibits below.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99	News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on August 28, 2023

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.

			PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
Date:	August 28, 2023	By:/s/	KATIE BAILEY
			Katie Bailey
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99

P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO - 45750	NEWS RELEASE
www.peoplesbancorp.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:	Chuck Sulerzyski
August 28, 2023		President and CEO
		(740) 374-6163

PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

_____________________________________________________________________

MARIETTA, Ohio - Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (Nasdaq: PEBO) today announced the election of Hugh Donlon to the position of Executive Vice President, Community Banking, effective September 5, 2023, and the election of Matthew Macia to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, effective August 21, 2023. The positions are with Peoples and its banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank. Donlon succeeds Tyler Wilcox, who was elevated to Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, of Peoples and Peoples Bank on July 11, 2023.

“Hugh and Matt bring a tremendous amount of banking experience to Peoples, much of it with institutions over $10 billion in asset size,” said Chuck Sulerzyski, Peoples’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “I am thrilled to have them join our executive leadership team.”

Donlon has a broad background in commercial banking, credit administration, retail banking, wealth management and business banking. Prior to joining Peoples, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, of Alma Bank in New York, New York, since 2021. Donlon’s prior experience includes serving as a consultant with Blue Sky Partners, LLC, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, from 2018 to 2020, serving as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, with Astoria Bank, Lake Success, New York, from 2014 to 2017, serving as Region President, Eastern Division, for Key Bank, N.A., Albany, New York, from 2008 to 2014, and serving in various roles with Citibank, N.A., New York, New York, from 1985 to 2008.

Macia brings significant experience in enterprise risk management to Peoples. He joins Peoples from Edwards Jones, St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as Senior Director, Head of Financial, Model and Investment Risk, from 2022 to 2023. Prior to Edward Jones, Macia served as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, of Bank of the Sierra, in Fresno, California, from 2019 to 2021, as Bank Chief Risk Officer, Senior Managing Director, of TIAA Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2014 to 2019, as Senior Vice President, Deposit and Small Business Lending Risk Executive, of Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2012 to 2014, and in various roles with Wachovia Bank and Wells Fargo from 2003 to 2012.

Peoples is a diversified financial services holding company that makes available a complete line of banking, trust and investment, insurance, premium financing and equipment leasing solutions through its subsidiaries. Peoples has been headquartered in Marietta, Ohio, since 1902. As of June 30, 2023, Peoples had $8.8 billion in total assets, and 150 locations, including 129 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. Peoples’ vision is to be the Best Community Bank in America.

Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of U.S. publicly-traded companies. Peoples offers services through Peoples Bank (which includes the divisions of Peoples Investment Services, Peoples Premium Finance and North Star Leasing), Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC, and Vantage Financial, LLC.

END OF RELEASE

XML

Cover	Aug. 28, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 28, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	OH
Entity File Number	000-16772
Entity Tax Identification Number	31-0987416
Entity Address, Address Line One	138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738
Entity Address, City or Town	Marietta,
Entity Address, State or Province	OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	45750-0738
City Area Code	(740)
Local Phone Number	373-3155
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common shares, without par value
Trading Symbol	PEBO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000318300
Amendment Flag	false