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Issuer:     PEOPLES BANCORP INC (PEBO)
CIK:        0000318300
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-28T20:11:22+00:00
Accession:  0000318300-26-000202
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Peoples Bancorp gets all regulatory approvals for Citizens National merger; Citizens holders approved Aug. 6, 2026
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- Peoples Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBO) received all necessary regulatory approvals for its merger with Citizens National Corporation (OTCPK: CZNL), with Peoples as surviving corporation.
- Peoples Bank separately won approval to merge with Citizens' wholly owned subsidiary, Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc., with Peoples Bank as the surviving bank.
- The Agreement and Plan of Merger is dated April 20, 2026; Citizens shareholders approved the transaction on August 6, 2026.
- The release gives no deal value, exchange ratio, expected closing date or cost-savings figures; the remaining condition cited is completion of the merger.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830026000202/0000318300-26-000202-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830026000202/pebo-20260928.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-26-000202

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