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| P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO - 45750 | NEWS RELEASE |
| www.peoplesbancorp.com | |
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | | Contact: | Edward G. Sloane |
| April 24, 2014 | | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| | | | (740) 373-3155 |
PEOPLES BANCORP INC. DECLARES
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
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MARIETTA, Ohio - The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) (NASDAQ: PEBO) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable on May 19, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 5, 2014.
This dividend represents a payout of approximately $1.6 million, or 34.2% of Peoples’ reported first quarter 2014 earnings. Based on the closing stock price of Peoples’ common shares of $26.34 on April 23, 2014, the quarterly dividend produces an annualized yield of 2.28%.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. is a diversified financial products and services company with $2.1 billion in assets, 49 locations and 47 ATMs in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Peoples makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, and trust solutions through its subsidiaries - Peoples Bank, National Association and Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC. Peoples’ common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market® under the symbol “PEBO”, and Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.
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