---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000318300-23-000128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEBO"
cik: "0000318300"
company_name: "PEOPLES BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T01:01:32.788987+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Peoples Bancorp shareholders approve merger with Limestone Bancorp; Dwight Smith elected to board

## Summary
- Shareholders approved merger with Limestone Bancorp; 98.7% of votes cast in favor.
- Dwight Smith elected to board; former CEO of Sophisticated Systems, IT consulting.
- Smith has 43 years IT experience, served on Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland board.
- Special meeting had 65.8% of shares represented.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000318300-23-000128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEBO
- cik: 0000318300
- company_name: PEOPLES BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000128/0000318300-23-000128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000128/pebo-20230224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000128
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000128.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000128.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dwight E. Smith was elected as Director at PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 23, 2023, following the unanimous recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) elected Dwight E. Smith as a director of Peoples.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000128/0000318300-23-000128-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  PEOPLES BANCORP INC shareholders approved Adopt and approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Limestone Bancorp, Inc. at the 2023-02-23 meeting.
  - Proposal: merger approval
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-02-23
  source text: Plan of Merger 18,366,749 167,506 72,931 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000128/0000318300-23-000128-index.htm

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