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  0001964569
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000318300
  Peoples Bancorp Inc
  000-16772
  138 Putnam Street
  Marietta
  OH
  45750
  740-568-2862
  Matthew Edgell
  Officer
  Peoples Bancorp
  Raymond James
  880 Carillion Parkway
  St Petersburg
  FL
  33716
  3000
  93000
  35538229
  11/06/2024
  NASDAQ
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  Stock Grant
  Matthew Edgell
  N
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  Cash
  Common
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  Stock Grant
  Matthew Edgel
  N
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  02/13/2020
  Cash
  Common
  02/07/2022
  Stock Grant
  Matthew Edgell
  N
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  02/07/2022
  Cash
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  Matthew Edgell