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            <com:city>New York</com:city>
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  0001311548
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000318300
  Peoples Bancorp Inc
  000-16772
  138 Putnam Street
  Marietta
  OH
  45750
  740-373-3155
  David F. Dierker
  Affiliate
  Common
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue - 6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  3000
  91440
  35508377
  08/20/2024
  Nasdaq
  Common
  03/31/2022
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  3000
  03/31/2022
  Compensation
  N
  David Dierker
  Care of Peoples Bancorp Inc
  138 Putnam Street,  P.O. Box 738
  Marietta
  OH
  45750
  Common
  06/18/2024
  1000
  28862.4
  David Dierker
  Care of Peoples Bancorp Inc
  138 Putnam Street,  P.O. Box 738
  Marietta
  OH
  45750
  Common
  07/15/2024
  4000
  128295.23
  David Dierker
  Care of Peoples Bancorp Inc
  138 Putnam Street,  P.O. Box 738
  Marietta
  OH
  45750
  Common
  07/19/2024
  1000
  33215.75
  The shares represented on this filing were acquired during 03/31/22 through 12/30/22.
  08/20/2024
  02/12/2024
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for David F. Dierker