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0001200250
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000318300
PEOPLES BANCORP INC
000-16772
138 PUTNAM ST
P O BOX 738
MARIETTA
OH
45750-0738
7403733155
BEAM S CRAIG
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
4000
125240.00
35508377
10/31/2024
Nasdaq
Common
03/09/2015
Employee Compensation
Issuer
N
4000
03/09/2015
Equity Compensation
Y
Table I acquisition dates - 03/09/2015-4/27/2023
10/31/2024
S. Craig Beam