secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PEOPLES BANCORP INC (PEBO)
CIK:        0000318300
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-05T20:02:13+00:00
Accession:  0000318300-26-000227
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Peoples Bancorp held Sept. 30 call on proposed merger with Capital Bancorp; deal terms absent from filing
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- Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) disclosed a proposed merger with Capital Bancorp, Inc. (SEC file no. 001-38671); no deal value, per-share price or premium was stated.
- Management hosted a facilitated conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on September 30, 2026 to discuss the merger announcement; a replay will remain on peoplesbancorp.com for one year.
- Exhibit 99.1, the conference call transcript, is truncated in the filing text, so no synergy, EPS-accretion or expected closing details are available here.
- The report is signed by Kathryn Bailey, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and dated October 5, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830026000227/0000318300-26-000227-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830026000227/pebo-20261005.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-26-000227

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