EX-23 10 exhibit232024.htm EX-23
EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-189744) related to the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Retirement Savings Plan,
2) | Registration Statements (Form S-8, No. 333-43629, Form S-8, No. 333-179897 and Form S-8, No. 333-276043) related to the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Third Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries as amended (formerly known as the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Second Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries and the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries),
3) | Registration Statements (Form S-8, No. 333-136383, Form S-8, No. 333-188149, Form S-8, No. 333-226451 and Form S-8, No. 333-272323) related to the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan (formerly known as the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan, the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan, the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan and the Peoples Bancorp Inc. 2006 Equity Plan),
4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-195986) related to the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
5) | Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 333-211637) related to the Peoples Bancorp Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan,
6) | Registration Statement (Form S4, No. 333-196872), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 2014, between Peoples Bancorp Inc and Ohio Heritage Bancorpm Inc.,
7) | Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-197736), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 21, 2014, as amended effective as of July 25, 2014, among Peoples Bancorp Inc., Peoples Bank, National Association and North Akron Savings Bank,
8) | Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-199152), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 4, 2014, as amended, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and NB&T Financial Group, Inc.,
9) | Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-222054), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 23, 2017, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and ASB Financial Corp.
10) | Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-256040), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 26, 2021, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. and
11) | Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-268728), related to common shares to be issued as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 24, 2022, between Peoples Bancorp Inc. and Limestone Bancorp, Inc.

of our reports dated February 27, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Peoples Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries for the ended December 31, 2024.

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Chicago Illinois
February 27, 2025