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Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: April 28, 2025

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

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:

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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).

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 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 24, 2025, Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) with 27,898,307 (78%) of the 35,681,409 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the February 24, 2025 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.

The following is a summary of the voting results (excluding fractional shares):

    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, 2025. The following is a summary of the voting results (excluding fractional shares):

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.