On September 26, 2019, following the unanimous recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) elected Timothy J. Lathe as a director of Peoples. The Peoples Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Lathe to serve on the Risk Committee of the Peoples Board of Directors.

At the September 26, 2019 meeting of the Board of Directors of Peoples Bank, the banking subsidiary of Peoples, Mr. Lathe was elected as a member of the Peoples Bank Board of Directors.

In his capacity as a non-employee director of Peoples and Peoples Bank, Mr. Lathe will receive compensation on the same basis as the other non-employee directors receive for their service on the Peoples and Peoples Bank Boards of Directors and the respective committees of the Peoples and Peoples Bank Boards of Directors.

Mr. Lathe is the former President and CEO of FB Corporation, and the former Chairman of FB Corporation’s banking subsidiary, First Bank, each headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. He also served on the Boards of Directors of both companies, and he continues to serve as a director of First Bank. Mr. Lathe retired from FB Corporation and First Bank in July 2019.

Mr. Lathe was employed by FB Corporation from 2013 to 2019. Previously he was an Executive Vice President of KeyBank, N.A., Cleveland, Ohio, from 2009 to 2012, where he served as Community Bank Sales Executive (2011 – 2012) and Wealth Management Segment Head (2009 – 2011). Prior to joining KeyBank, N.A., Mr. Lathe was employed from 1990 to 2009 by National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, where he served in a variety of positions, including as Executive Vice President and head of the Private Client Group (2004 – 2009), President and CEO of National City Bank of the Midwest, Kalamazoo, Michigan (2000 – 2004) and Executive Vice President, Multinational Department (1995 – 2000). In total, Mr. Lathe has more than 40 years of banking experience.

Peoples has determined that neither Mr. Lathe nor any of his immediate family members has had (or proposes to have) a direct or indirect transaction in which Peoples or any of Peoples’ subsidiaries was (or is proposed to be) a participant, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Lathe’s election to the Peoples Board of Directors is included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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About PEOPLES BANCORP INC. (NASDAQ:PEBO)

Peoples Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company is engaged in banking, investment, insurance and trust solutions. The Company operates principally through its subsidiary, Peoples Bank, National Association (Peoples Bank). The Company’s products and services include demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial, consumer and real estate mortgage loans for both commercial and residential purposes, and lines of credit. The Company also offers corporate and personal trust services, safe deposit rental facilities, money orders and cashier’s checks. The Company also offers life, health, property, and casualty insurance, as well as fiduciary, employee benefit plans and asset management services. Peoples Bank’s operating subsidiaries include Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC and over two asset management companies, PBNA, L.L.C. and Peoples Tax Credit Equity, L.L.C.