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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): (October 31, 2023)

| PEOPLES BANCORP INC. |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |

Ohio |  | 000-16772 |  | 31-0987416
(State or other jurisdiction |  | (Commission File |  | (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) |  | Number) |  | Identification Number)

| 138 Putnam Street, PO Box 738 |  |  |
| Marietta, | Ohio |  | 45750-0738 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) |

| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |  | (740) | 373-3155 |

| Not applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, without par value | PEBO | The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
From time-to-time between October 31, 2023, and December 31, 2023, the management team of Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples"), including the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, intends to conduct one or more meetings with investors and analysts. These individuals intend to use an investor presentation containing financial data and other information regarding Peoples to assist the investors and analysts with their understanding of the business and financial performance of Peoples. A copy of the investor presentation is included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
a) - c)
Not applicable
d) Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits below.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number |  | Description |
99 |  | 3rd Quarter 2023 Investor Presentation |
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | PEOPLES BANCORP INC. |
Date: | October 31, 2023 | By:/s/ | KATIE BAILEY |
|  |  | Katie Bailey |
|  |  | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |