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P.O. BOX 738 - MARIETTA, OHIO - 45750 | NEWS RELEASE | ||
www.peoplesbancorp.com | |||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: | John C. Rogers | |
October 23, 2018 | 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) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share on October 22, 2018, payable on November 19, 2018, to shareholders of record on November 5, 2018.
This dividend represents a payout of approximately $5.9 million, or 46.11% of Peoples’ reported third quarter 2018 earnings. Based on the closing stock price of Peoples’ common shares of $33.53 on October 22, 2018, the quarterly dividend produces an annualized yield of 3.58%.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. is a diversified financial products and services company with $4.0 billion in assets, 82 locations, including 72 full-service bank branches and 78 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 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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