pebo-20260428

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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).

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On April 23, 2026, Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) with 27,707,182 (77%) of the 35,917,291 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the February 23, 2026 record date represented in person or by proxy.

Eleven directors of Peoples were elected to serve terms of one year each: S. Craig Beam, David F. Dierker, W. Glenn Hogan, Brooke W. James, Susan D. Rector, Kevin R. Reeves, Carol A. Schneeberger, Frances A. Skinner, Dwight E. Smith, Michael N. Vittorio, and Tyler J. Wilcox.


Nominee	For	Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
S. Craig Beam	21,026,037	406,868	not applicable	6,274,277
David F. Dierker	21,075,003	357,902	not applicable	6,274,277
W. Glenn Hogan	21,258,424	174,481	not applicable	6,274,277
Brooke W. James	20,370,658	1,062,247	not applicable	6,274,277
Susan D. Rector	20,353,130	1,079,775	not applicable	6,274,277
Kevin R. Reeves	21,224,320	208,585	not applicable	6,274,277
Carol A. Schneeberger	21,279,880	153,025	not applicable	6,274,277
Francis A. Skinner	20,681,723	751,182	not applicable	6,274,277
Dwight E. Smith	20,631,784	801,121	not applicable	6,274,277
Michael N. Vittorio	21,256,260	176,645	not applicable	6,274,277
Tyler J. Wilcox	21,165,105	267,800	not applicable	6,274,277

Also at the Annual Meeting, Peoples' shareholders: (1) approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of Peoples' named executive officers as disclosed in Peoples' proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Peoples’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The following is a summary of the voting results (excluding fractional shares):


Proposal	For	Against	Abstention	Broker Non-Votes
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation	20,897,915	415,283	119,706	6,274,277

Proposal	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm	27,162,783	503,469	40,929	—

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.
			(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


			Not applicable
			(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)